Guidestone Colorado is pleased to announce that our Farm to School Initiative and the Salida School Gardens: Healthy Food, Healthy Growing Program is a semi-finalist for the Opal Apple Youth Make a Difference Grant! To secure this grant, we need your vote, and it’ll only take a second! VOTE HERE!
As a reminder of all the good things you are supporting with your vote: The Salida School Gardens Program empowers youth with the skills and knowledge necessary to grow their own food and make informed eating choices. The Salida School Garden program offers a continuum of engagement, providing age appropriate garden learning and leadership opportunities for toddlers all the way to adults. This allows participants to build on their experiences and knowledge as they assume more responsibility and demonstrate their deepening understanding of agriculture and education. Each garden education opportunity includes a garden project component allowing participants to directly contribute to the success of the garden and to learn food production skills through hands-on experience
Voting beginning April 15 through May 15, 2015. Only one vote per person is allowed. To vote, visit here Also, please help us spread the word by sharing the – this link http://opalapples.com/voting/healthy-food,-healthy-growing,-salida-school-gardens-program.aspx – with friends and on facebook.
Want to say more with your vote? Consider matching your vote with a $1 donation to directly support the program! Donate here!
A big thank you to Opal Apple for this opportunity, and a of course a big thank you to all of you community members who contribute to the program on a daily basis whether through, votes, donations, volunteerism or enthusiasm!
For more information about the Salida School Gardens: Healthy Food, Healthy Growing Program, please contact Margaret Fitch, Director, Guidestone Farm to School Initiative at [email protected]