National Garden Clubs
New Project
“Beautify Blight…
Love is…Cultivating a Community Garden”
EXCITING NEWS
“Beautify Blight” has received a monetary contribution for Awards to be given to the individual Regions. The idea is to promote community “vegetable” gardens throughout our eight (8) Regions and the International Affiliates, which will be counted as one (1) additional Region.
We hope this small incentive will encourage more clubs to participate within their communities. With more Community gardens perhaps the monetary contributions will also grow.
The Award money will be divided between two (2) categories.
CATEGORY 1: “Beautify Blight”…A three (3) member team composed of a garden club, sponsored organization and a sponsored organized youth group establishing a community vegetable garden on an unsightly piece of land. The objective is to supply a soup kitchen or homeless shelter.
BOOK OF EVIDENCE: A before and after set of photos, one (1) or two (2) page description of the project and those involved; a statement about it being a one (1) or two (2) year endeavor.
AWARD: A 1st Place Award of $50.00 will be given in each of nine (9) Regions if warranted; ribbons will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd Place winners.
DEADLINE FOR CATEGORY 1 – JANUARY 20, 2011
CATEGORY 2: Existing “Community Vegetable Gardens”…The purpose of which has been to supply & provide for a homeless shelter and soup/church kitchen. This project has to have been in place for a MINIMUM of the last three (3) years.
BOOK OF EVIDENCE: Garden Clubs will provide photos of the progress of project; a two (2) page description of how, when where, who is involved and purpose of initiating garden.
AWARD: A 1st Place Award of $35.00 will be given in each of the nine (9) Regions if warranted; ribbons will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd Place winners.
Each Regional Chairperson or persons of “Beautify Blight…Love Is…Cultivating a Community Garden” will send no more than five (5) candidates for Category 2 to the National Chairperson of “Beautify Blight”, Jeanne T. Nelson, no later than January 20, 2010.
For additional information contact:
Jeanne T. Nelson, 143 So. Harrison Avenue, Congers, NY 10920-2229
845-268-6220 or jtnelson@optonline.net
