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.
· 1 in 5 school-aged children is obese · Obesity results in diseases that were once considered adult-limited conditions. School (as well as home) gardens represent a unique opportunity to influence childhood health outcomes by providing an empowering setting. Early exposure to fruits, vegetables, herbs, and hands on nutrition education, […]
The School District of Palm Beach County officially proclaimed April 28, 2022, as “Gardens of Hope Awareness Day”. At the District’s monthly Board Meeting, a motion was made, accepted, and witnessed by the esteemed committee sitting on the dais. Superintendent Michael J. Burke, Board Chair Frank A. Barbieri Jr., Esq., and […]
Joseph P Cory Foundation “Grow It Forward” Scholarship The application for the Joseph P Cory “Grow it Forward” Scholarship commences on March 1, 2020.Our foundation is offering a total of $500, awarded to two students (Grand prize winner and runner up) who either writes a short essay or creates a […]
Before and after says it all. On Saturday, October 15that Riverbend Park, the Joseph P Cory Foundation was blessed to host Fab & Fun Friends, a local women’s social group with a mission to make our community a better place. Our collaborative agenda on this day was to educate a […]