GH Volunteer Update 10/17/06
Hi Everybody…
We’ve had a few snowflakes in the past couple of weeks – but don’t think Growing Hope is closing up for the winter. There a still some gardens to close, two more weeks of the Downtown Ypsi Farmers’ Market, and a whole winter season of planning, and prep. – Not to mention some very exciting planning towards The Growing Hope Center… check out details on our newest endeavor below!
To all of you that took part in the past couple weeks of volunteer events - we send you a special thanks and appreciate your high spirits and hard work! Whether you tackled the enormous compost pile at Perry on 10/7, came out to lend a hand at the Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market on a past Tuesday, or came out to support and celebrate your fellow community gardeners at the Harvest Party this past Saturday we couldn’t have done it (or had a party) without you … so THANKS!
If this is the first Growing Hope volunteer update you’re receiving – thanks so much for your interest and I hope you enjoy getting to hear about all the upcoming events and ways to participate. – See you out and about…
1. Perry Garden Workday – Sat. Oct. 28th 9-12pm
- Special Projects -
2. Growing Hope Center Info. Sessions – 10/17 thru 11/1 @ various times
3. Plant-A-Row for the Hungry – collection and donation opportunities
4. Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market Crew – Tuesday evening vol. shifts
5. GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
_____________________________________________________________________
(***Please reply by emailing info@growinghope.net***)
1. VOL. NEEDED
Perry Garden Workday
Sat. Oct. 28th – 9-12pm
Join some great volunteers from UofMs Circle K group as we continue putting the Perry Learning Garden to bed for the winter. We’re especially looking for folks that know a bit about dividing perennials, anyone with a pick-up truck, and anyone with experience using a chipper/shredder. Please call or email to RSVP or for more information.
--SPECIAL PROJECTS--
2.
Growing Hope Center Info. Sessions
(see dates and times below)
As some of you may have seen in an earlier email, we are currently moving forward on our vision to create the Growing Hope Center – a central location for our programs and offices as well as demonstration gardens and greenhouse space. We would like to warmly invite all who are interested and very much hope you can find time to attend. Below is a snip from the original invite if you missed it…
The vision for the Growing Hope Center is for a space where community can gather to learn, share, and grow together. By demonstrating organic food, flower, and herb production in gardens and greenhouses, growing nutritious food to be sold and given to surrounding neighborhoods, offering job opportunities for low-income youth & adults, housing a garden tool lending & resource library, being a hands-on training center for community & school garden development, and potentially providing incubator space for green business, the Center will allow Growing Hope to expand its ability to catalyze and support healthy, sustainable families & community in Ypsilanti and throughout Washtenaw County. The Center, in addition to providing growing space, will also house the organization and all of its educational programs, be accessible to low-income parts of the community, showcase green & energy efficiency building, and contribute to community revitalization of the neighborhood.
We are seeking donors, investors, builders, advisors, and community members who want to see positive change and community development in the Eastern part of Washtenaw County, who care about healthy neighborhoods and healthy citizens, and who want to be catalysts for sustainability and growth for communities of all income levels. I’d like you to invite you to attend one of our upcoming info sessions to learn about the vision, gain an understanding of the property currently being considered, and—most of all—provide us with your input about how we might move forward. Current sessions are scheduled for:
Tuesday, October 17, 5:30-7 pm. EnHouse @ Recycle Ann Arbor’s ReUse Center
(2420 S. Industrial, Ann Arbor, 48104)
Wednesday, October 18, 8:30-10 am. Board Room, Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce (Michigan Ave & Hamilton in downtown Ypsi, in the Key Bank Building)
Wednesday, November 1, 7-8:30 pm. Towner I, Rm228, Washtenaw County Public Health (Off Prospect near Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti)
Please RSVP by email to Amanda@growinghope.net or calling Amanda directly at 330-7576. We look forward to your input & participation!
3. VOL. NEEDED
Plant-A-Row for the Hungry – collection and donation opportunities
- The Foodgatherers’ Warehouse – M-F from 9am to 4pm
(see www.foodgatherers.org for directions)
- English Gardens on Maple Rd. in Ann Arbor – M-Sat. 9-9 and Sun. 9-6
(ask a sales clerk where to donate for PAR)
**If you have organized a collection day that you would like posted or would like to assist with one please reply to Karen@growinghope.net**
(Don’t forget, Foodgatherers will arrange a truck to pick up any donations over 40 lbs., just call (734) 761-2796 during business hours)
4. VOL. NEEDED
Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market Crew
Tuesday evenings June 6 – Oct. 31
Set-up, market staff, and breakdown …GREAT for groups, community service etc.!
Be part of The Market Crew – and help make something great possible!
The NEW Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market – every Tuesday from June-October in the parking lot behind Key Bank on the corner of Michigan Ave and Hamilton. Local food, plants, local crafts, local products, and local fun! PLUS… The Market accepts credit/debit cards and EBT (food stamps)!
Market Crew shifts – SIGN-UP with your friends, family, or group!
(Set-up) 1:30 – 3:30
(Market Staff – kids tent, greeters, Growing Hope tablers etc.) 3 – 6:30
(Break-down) 6:30-7:30
5. VOL. NEEDED
GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
On-going, flexible schedule
Volunteer by sharing your skills in writing and design… We are looking for a few good writers to lend a hand writing and editing newsletter articles for our upcoming Fall GH Newsletter. Are you familiar with InDesign? We are also looking for someone interested in helping us format our Fall Newsletter (we have a template, just need the extra experienced hands)
If you think you might like to write an article, edit, or format please contact info@growinghope.net for more information.
-Karen
We’ve had a few snowflakes in the past couple of weeks – but don’t think Growing Hope is closing up for the winter. There a still some gardens to close, two more weeks of the Downtown Ypsi Farmers’ Market, and a whole winter season of planning, and prep. – Not to mention some very exciting planning towards The Growing Hope Center… check out details on our newest endeavor below!
To all of you that took part in the past couple weeks of volunteer events - we send you a special thanks and appreciate your high spirits and hard work! Whether you tackled the enormous compost pile at Perry on 10/7, came out to lend a hand at the Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market on a past Tuesday, or came out to support and celebrate your fellow community gardeners at the Harvest Party this past Saturday we couldn’t have done it (or had a party) without you … so THANKS!
If this is the first Growing Hope volunteer update you’re receiving – thanks so much for your interest and I hope you enjoy getting to hear about all the upcoming events and ways to participate. – See you out and about…
1. Perry Garden Workday – Sat. Oct. 28th 9-12pm
- Special Projects -
2. Growing Hope Center Info. Sessions – 10/17 thru 11/1 @ various times
3. Plant-A-Row for the Hungry – collection and donation opportunities
4. Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market Crew – Tuesday evening vol. shifts
5. GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
_____________________________________________________________________
(***Please reply by emailing info@growinghope.net***)
1. VOL. NEEDED
Perry Garden Workday
Sat. Oct. 28th – 9-12pm
Join some great volunteers from UofMs Circle K group as we continue putting the Perry Learning Garden to bed for the winter. We’re especially looking for folks that know a bit about dividing perennials, anyone with a pick-up truck, and anyone with experience using a chipper/shredder. Please call or email to RSVP or for more information.
--SPECIAL PROJECTS--
2.
Growing Hope Center Info. Sessions
(see dates and times below)
As some of you may have seen in an earlier email, we are currently moving forward on our vision to create the Growing Hope Center – a central location for our programs and offices as well as demonstration gardens and greenhouse space. We would like to warmly invite all who are interested and very much hope you can find time to attend. Below is a snip from the original invite if you missed it…
The vision for the Growing Hope Center is for a space where community can gather to learn, share, and grow together. By demonstrating organic food, flower, and herb production in gardens and greenhouses, growing nutritious food to be sold and given to surrounding neighborhoods, offering job opportunities for low-income youth & adults, housing a garden tool lending & resource library, being a hands-on training center for community & school garden development, and potentially providing incubator space for green business, the Center will allow Growing Hope to expand its ability to catalyze and support healthy, sustainable families & community in Ypsilanti and throughout Washtenaw County. The Center, in addition to providing growing space, will also house the organization and all of its educational programs, be accessible to low-income parts of the community, showcase green & energy efficiency building, and contribute to community revitalization of the neighborhood.
We are seeking donors, investors, builders, advisors, and community members who want to see positive change and community development in the Eastern part of Washtenaw County, who care about healthy neighborhoods and healthy citizens, and who want to be catalysts for sustainability and growth for communities of all income levels. I’d like you to invite you to attend one of our upcoming info sessions to learn about the vision, gain an understanding of the property currently being considered, and—most of all—provide us with your input about how we might move forward. Current sessions are scheduled for:
Tuesday, October 17, 5:30-7 pm. EnHouse @ Recycle Ann Arbor’s ReUse Center
(2420 S. Industrial, Ann Arbor, 48104)
Wednesday, October 18, 8:30-10 am. Board Room, Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce (Michigan Ave & Hamilton in downtown Ypsi, in the Key Bank Building)
Wednesday, November 1, 7-8:30 pm. Towner I, Rm228, Washtenaw County Public Health (Off Prospect near Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti)
Please RSVP by email to Amanda@growinghope.net or calling Amanda directly at 330-7576. We look forward to your input & participation!
3. VOL. NEEDED
Plant-A-Row for the Hungry – collection and donation opportunities
- The Foodgatherers’ Warehouse – M-F from 9am to 4pm
(see www.foodgatherers.org for directions)
- English Gardens on Maple Rd. in Ann Arbor – M-Sat. 9-9 and Sun. 9-6
(ask a sales clerk where to donate for PAR)
**If you have organized a collection day that you would like posted or would like to assist with one please reply to Karen@growinghope.net**
(Don’t forget, Foodgatherers will arrange a truck to pick up any donations over 40 lbs., just call (734) 761-2796 during business hours)
4. VOL. NEEDED
Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market Crew
Tuesday evenings June 6 – Oct. 31
Set-up, market staff, and breakdown …GREAT for groups, community service etc.!
Be part of The Market Crew – and help make something great possible!
The NEW Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market – every Tuesday from June-October in the parking lot behind Key Bank on the corner of Michigan Ave and Hamilton. Local food, plants, local crafts, local products, and local fun! PLUS… The Market accepts credit/debit cards and EBT (food stamps)!
Market Crew shifts – SIGN-UP with your friends, family, or group!
(Set-up) 1:30 – 3:30
(Market Staff – kids tent, greeters, Growing Hope tablers etc.) 3 – 6:30
(Break-down) 6:30-7:30
5. VOL. NEEDED
GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
On-going, flexible schedule
Volunteer by sharing your skills in writing and design… We are looking for a few good writers to lend a hand writing and editing newsletter articles for our upcoming Fall GH Newsletter. Are you familiar with InDesign? We are also looking for someone interested in helping us format our Fall Newsletter (we have a template, just need the extra experienced hands)
If you think you might like to write an article, edit, or format please contact info@growinghope.net for more information.
-Karen
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