After our summer break, HERE IS our fun and educational September Newsletter. and we are in full swing with the erecting and planting of Gardens of Hope in our community.
NEW to our Foundation, we are adding something you have been asking for: MEMBERSHIP!
We are excited to announce our new membership program. Many of you have asked me how you can make a difference, and we have just rolled out this opportunity.
For as little as $6 a month, your membership takes gardens within our parks and recreation, school campuses, vacant properties that might lay dormant, and creates an exemplary learning environment for providing hands-on nutrition and health education, promoting positive time outdoors, physical activity and developing collaborative skills.
And what a trifecta it is. Sandpiper Shores Elementary School in Boca Raton recently debuted new garden T-shirts, proudly inscribed on the back with the three Gardens of Hope collaborators supporting this year’s efforts: Whole Kids Foundation, Sprouts Farmers Market, and The Joseph P. Cory Foundation. Together, these partners are helping bring impactful organic teaching gardens to life. With […]
On a picture-perfect gardening day, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Joseph P Cory Foundation (JPCF) and The School District of Palm Beach County’s Transportation Facilities (SDPBC) planted the first of four Gardens of Hope, to kick off a new employee wellness initiative. This project was the collaborative efforts of Nada […]
JPCF founder Nada Cory knows how to host an event, and her Cooking with Nada classes have been a wonderful fundraising oportunity to share her garden delights and her skills in the kitchen AND a fun way to continue supporting the Gardens of Hope programs. Our final Cooking with Nada […]
Congratulations to teachers Zarina Fortunato, first grade educator, and Kerry Maione, ESOL coordinator at Sandpiper Shores Elementary in Boca Raton. Kerry and Zarina are one of our latest Gardens of Hope grant recipients, and we are excited to watch great health take root and grow this year! Hats off to Principal Coyle’s support […]