>>anybody interested in doing this?  Claudia is the present (and past) president of the Multnomah County chapter of the Master Gardeners and  it is very nice of her to think of us.  

>>Betty

>>----- Forwarded Message ----
>>From: Claudia Groth <claudia_gr...@hevanet.com>
>>To: Betty Barker <bettybarke...@yahoo.com>
>>Sent: Sat, March 12, 2011 9:41:39 PM
>>Subject: Scotts grant opportunity for Ariadene

>>Betty

>>The Scotts/Whitney Farms folks are looking to help 1,000 community gardens by 2018 and they are putting up grants to do it. I thought of Ariadene as a likely candidate. I don’t know whether your group has done grant applications before, but the information looks pretty straightforward.

>>If I can do anything to help, let me know. And if you do submit an application, do let me know, so I can put a word in on my side.

>>Claudia

>>The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Offers Grants for
>>Community Gardens and Green Spaces

>>World's Largest Lawn and Garden Company Launches Program Helping
>>Communities to Cultivate a Green Thumb

>>Marysville, OH - March 1, 2011 - The goal: to plant 1,000 gardens and green spaces across the U.S. , Canada and Europe by 2018.  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company wants to make that happen and launched a new program called GRO1000, offering $1,500 grants to deserving communities and organizations in the hopes it will get people involved in creating more community gardens and green spaces where they call home.

>>"Something happens when communities grow and learn together," said Jim King, ScottsMiracle-Gro's senior vice president of corporate affairs. "People develop a sense of pride and accomplishment when they get involved in cleaning up their neighborhoods, growing flowers, or cultivating their own healthy local food, and we want to help them get the job done."

>>Communities interested in pursuing 2011 GRO1000 grassroots grants can apply online at <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pinmpdeab&et=1104765100639&s=271&e=001i...>http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pinmpdeab&et=1104765100639&s=271&e=001i... by March 31, 2011. Projects should include the involvement of neighborhood residents and foster a sense of community spirit.

>>This year's crop of ScottsMiracle-Gro's community gardens is already underway. On March 1st teachers, parents, and students at Morning Star School in Tampa , Florida , got their hands dirty planting edible and learning gardens on the school's campus.  For more information, visit the GWA website: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pinmpdeab&et=1104765100639&s=271&e=001i...>http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pinmpdeab&et=1104765100639&s=271&e=001i...

>>Throughout 2011, ScottsMiracle-Gro and its partners: Keep America Beautiful, Plant A Row for the Hungry, Garden Writers Association, the National Gardening Association and Franklin Park Conservatory will establish gardens and green spaces in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, New York, Ontario, Canada and Lyon, France.

>>About ScottsMiracle-Gro

>>With $3.14 billion in worldwide sales, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S. , the Company's Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, and Ortho® brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S. , we operate Scotts LawnService®, the second largest residential lawn care service business.  In Europe , the Company's brands include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®, Fertiligene® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at <http://www.scotts.com>www.scotts.com.

>> Contacts:
>>Su Lok
>>The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
>>937-578-5169 (office)
>>937-309-5616 (mobile)
>>su....@scotts.com

>>Karen Bailey
>>Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations
>>614-383-1604 (office)
>>614-716-9678 (mobile)
>>Karen.Bai...@fahlgren.com