Project Orange Thumb Makeover on Madison's Northside - Volunteers needed for Thursday, May 26!

[Nicole Craig]

Hi all,

There’s an exciting new garden project this spring on Madison’s northside! We’re looking for 30-60 great volunteers to help with a garden installation on Thursday, May 26. Please help us spread the word!

Best,

Nicole

 

Join a Project Orange Thumb Makeover &

Help Fiskars Sow the Seeds of Change in Madison

 

Join students and community members on Madison’s Northside to build a community garden

 

  

 

Madison is the newest recipient of a Project Orange Thumb garden makeover! Fiskars Brands, Inc. has partnered with the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CAC), the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), and The Home Depot Foundation to install a school and community garden at Black Hawk Middle School on Madison’s northside. Over the course of a single day, we’ll roll up our sleeves and transform a barren patch of soil into a beautiful, productive community gathering space for students, teachers, and neighbors to enjoy. Don’t miss your chance to get involved and make a difference in your community!

 

What: Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb: Volunteers are needed to help build the “Growing Together School and Community Garden,” a 14,400 square-foot school-community garden.

 

Where: Black Hawk Middle School, 1402 Wyoming Way (northeast corner of campus on Wheeler Road), Madison, WI

 

When: Thursday, May 26, 2011

·        7am – volunteers arrive

·        7:45am – “first dig”

·        8am-2pm – garden installation

·        3pm – ribbon-cutting ceremony

·        3:30pm – ice cream social

 

To volunteer: Contact Nicole Craig at Community Action Coalition by May 13 (nic...@cacscw.org or 246-4730 x208).  Volunteers are needed for the entire day or for a morning (about 7am-11am) or afternoon (11:30am-3pm) shift.

 

Additional volunteer information:

-          Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and snacks will be provided.

-          This is a physically challenging event – participants must be able to lift up to 50 pounds (if needed) and stand, bend, twist, and move over the course of their shift.  There will be work stations that require less physical effort, but come prepared for manual labor.

 

If you aren’t able to participate as a volunteer, you are still invited to come and check on the progress of the project, and enjoy the music, prize drawings, classroom activities, and other festivities throughout the day!

 

If you have specific questions regarding the day’s events, please contact Nicole Craig.

 

Thanks in advance for your interest in this great event!

 

 

Nicole Craig
Community Gardens Specialist
Food and Gardens Division
Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc.
1717 N. Stoughton Road
Madison, WI 53704-2605
608-246-4730 ext. 208
nic...@cacscw.org
www.cacscw.org/gardens

Interested in learning more about community gardening events and activities and connecting with other gardeners in our area? Join the Madison Area Community Gardeners listserv: http://groups.google.com/group/madison-area-community-gardeners

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