Gh Volunteer Update 11/21/06
Hi Everyone…
Happy Thanksgiving … and I hope you’re all gearing up to spend time with friends and family this holiday. We’ve got some fun family events coming up this December – so take a look and get all those relatives out of your house for a change…
To all of you that took part in the past couple weeks of volunteer events – we'd like to send you a BIG thanks for your hard work, especially to our hearty volunteers from the Plymouth YMCA who did some amazing work at 3! gardens on a rainy, cold Saturday last week.
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. Growing Hope Fundraiser at Frenchies – Tues. Dec. 5th 6-9pm
2. GH Center Community Input Session – Thursday. Dec. 7th 6:30-8pm
- Special Projects -
3. GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
4. Cookbooks, GH DVDs, music videos…hmmmm
5. VISTA Position with Growing Hope - Youth and Education Coordinator
_____________________________________________________________________
(***Please reply by emailing info@growinghope.net***)
1.
Growing Hope Fundraiser at Frenchies
Tues. Dec. 5th 6-9pm
Frenchies at Sidetrack Restaurant in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town
56 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti
Dine out for a cause and help Growing Hope help the community GROW!
Join us for Dinner and Drinks at Frenchies – and 20% of your bill will go to support Growing Hope. Bring your family and friends!
Please RSVP at rsvp@growinghope.net (not necessary to attend)
2.
GH Center Community Input Session
Thursday. Dec. 7th 6:30-8pm
Brown Chapel AME – 1043 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
As you might know we are exploring the development of a property for a Growing Hope Center, a space where community can gather to learn, share, and grow together. Please join us Thursday Dec. 7th to discuss the project and share the floor with community members and their opinions on the project.
The Center would have growing space for food and flowers, teaching space inside & out, a lending library for garden tools & resources, greenhouses for healthy food production, Growing Hope offices, a demonstration green building, & much, much more.
We want your input & involvement! Please call 786-8401 for more information or to rsvp.
--SPECIAL PROJECTS--
3. 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 GH Newsletters. Are you familiar with InDesign? We are also looking for someone interested in helping us format our furture Newsletters (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.
4. VOL. NEEDED
Cookbooks, GH DVDs, music videos…hmmmm
We’re open to suggestions and looking for creative volunteers who want to share their talents. Maybe you’d like to collect recipes and create a GH gardener’s cookbook, how about creating a DVD of photos and interviews to document gardens and programs, or putting together a snazzy music video to remember the season. We know our volunteers are full of talents beyond wielding shovels and hand tools – so let us know! The season is coming for all those indoor projects and we love to work on some together… Please email Karen@growinghope.net with interest and ideas.
5. VOL. NEEDED
Growing Hope VISTA Position – Youth and Education Coordinator
Deadline – Nov. 27th
Growing Hope is currently recruiting a Youth & Education Coordinator VISTA position for a 12-month term of service, to begin in February 2007 and serve until February 2008. Growing Hope is a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people improve their lives and communities through gardening. Through a community capacity-building approach, we work in partnership with low-income schools, community groups, and agencies to help people gain the skills, resources, and support needed to develop and sustain school & community gardens and garden-based programming. Applications due November 27th, but earlier submissions are strongly encouraged!
All VISTA members at Growing Hope work to help to enhance local environments by strengthening food security, improving health & nutrition, and providing educational opportunities to low-income community members throughout Washtenaw County through different roles in the organization. VISTA members will work to increase Growing Hope’s organizational capacity by developing program models, partnerships, training, and resources that support school & community gardening.
Please call 786-8401 for more information and take a look at the posting on our blog (www.growinghope.net/blog)
See you out and about,
Karen
Happy Thanksgiving … and I hope you’re all gearing up to spend time with friends and family this holiday. We’ve got some fun family events coming up this December – so take a look and get all those relatives out of your house for a change…
To all of you that took part in the past couple weeks of volunteer events – we'd like to send you a BIG thanks for your hard work, especially to our hearty volunteers from the Plymouth YMCA who did some amazing work at 3! gardens on a rainy, cold Saturday last week.
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. Growing Hope Fundraiser at Frenchies – Tues. Dec. 5th 6-9pm
2. GH Center Community Input Session – Thursday. Dec. 7th 6:30-8pm
- Special Projects -
3. GH Newsletter Assistants – writers, InDesign users, etc.
4. Cookbooks, GH DVDs, music videos…hmmmm
5. VISTA Position with Growing Hope - Youth and Education Coordinator
_____________________________________________________________________
(***Please reply by emailing info@growinghope.net***)
1.
Growing Hope Fundraiser at Frenchies
Tues. Dec. 5th 6-9pm
Frenchies at Sidetrack Restaurant in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town
56 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti
Dine out for a cause and help Growing Hope help the community GROW!
Join us for Dinner and Drinks at Frenchies – and 20% of your bill will go to support Growing Hope. Bring your family and friends!
Please RSVP at rsvp@growinghope.net (not necessary to attend)
2.
GH Center Community Input Session
Thursday. Dec. 7th 6:30-8pm
Brown Chapel AME – 1043 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
As you might know we are exploring the development of a property for a Growing Hope Center, a space where community can gather to learn, share, and grow together. Please join us Thursday Dec. 7th to discuss the project and share the floor with community members and their opinions on the project.
The Center would have growing space for food and flowers, teaching space inside & out, a lending library for garden tools & resources, greenhouses for healthy food production, Growing Hope offices, a demonstration green building, & much, much more.
We want your input & involvement! Please call 786-8401 for more information or to rsvp.
--SPECIAL PROJECTS--
3. 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 GH Newsletters. Are you familiar with InDesign? We are also looking for someone interested in helping us format our furture Newsletters (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.
4. VOL. NEEDED
Cookbooks, GH DVDs, music videos…hmmmm
We’re open to suggestions and looking for creative volunteers who want to share their talents. Maybe you’d like to collect recipes and create a GH gardener’s cookbook, how about creating a DVD of photos and interviews to document gardens and programs, or putting together a snazzy music video to remember the season. We know our volunteers are full of talents beyond wielding shovels and hand tools – so let us know! The season is coming for all those indoor projects and we love to work on some together… Please email Karen@growinghope.net with interest and ideas.
5. VOL. NEEDED
Growing Hope VISTA Position – Youth and Education Coordinator
Deadline – Nov. 27th
Growing Hope is currently recruiting a Youth & Education Coordinator VISTA position for a 12-month term of service, to begin in February 2007 and serve until February 2008. Growing Hope is a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people improve their lives and communities through gardening. Through a community capacity-building approach, we work in partnership with low-income schools, community groups, and agencies to help people gain the skills, resources, and support needed to develop and sustain school & community gardens and garden-based programming. Applications due November 27th, but earlier submissions are strongly encouraged!
All VISTA members at Growing Hope work to help to enhance local environments by strengthening food security, improving health & nutrition, and providing educational opportunities to low-income community members throughout Washtenaw County through different roles in the organization. VISTA members will work to increase Growing Hope’s organizational capacity by developing program models, partnerships, training, and resources that support school & community gardening.
Please call 786-8401 for more information and take a look at the posting on our blog (www.growinghope.net/blog)
See you out and about,
Karen
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