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 […]
Category: Grow It Forward
Help Students Plant 1,000 Seedlings This Month!
Joseph P Cory Foundation Gardens of Hope recipients in schools are rolling out “Ready, Set, Grow” this month. Each student will jumpstart their yearlong education by planting a variety of organic sustainable herb and vegetable seedlings. Please click the link below to view ways to help and how we are […]
Future Stewards of our Earth!
Nada Cory was honored to be the keynote speaker on June 11th, at the General Federal of Women’s Club (GFWC), Stuart, Florida. Within the club, sports an amazing group of teens, with whom Mrs. Cory had the pleasure to previously instructing at the Riverbend Park Garden of Hope. These bright […]
Congratulations to Nada Cory and the Joseph P Cory Foundation!
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 […]
“I would rather eat kale salad than watch Encanto!”
After school students at Morikami Park Elementary received a treat yesterday, as they donned their chef hats and aprons. Assembled in the cafeteria, all eyes were focused ahead, awaiting another fun lesson. These students have opportunities to learn about gardening, as the Joseph P Cory Foundation has donated an organic […]
Plumosa School of the Arts – Think like a Chef!
So edifying, to see students so excited to finish a Gardens of Hope project, that they wanted to give up outdoor play! Think Like A Chef, is precisely what Mrs. Smollar’s garden club did. Using their flash cards and gained knowledge from last week’s lesson, students created their own recipes, […]