Fwd: First Aid Certification Workshop for Gardeners

[Marc Toppel]

Hey gardeners, Green Spaces Alliance is hosting a First Aid Workshop this weekend at another garden. Does anybody want to attend this? They'll have to cancel if they don't get a few more sign ups. Also, rememeber that we have to attend so many workshops a year to remain a member of Green Spaces.

If you're in, email Libby Day at int...@greenspacealliance.org and copy me. -Marc

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Angela Hartsell <angelah...@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:17 AM
Subject: First Aid Certification Workshop for Gardeners
To: Libby Day <int...@greenspacesalliance.org>
Cc: su...@greenspacesalliance.org, bl...@greenspacesalliance.org

Hello, Gardeners!!

 

Do you want your garden to be a place where

·         the produce is nutritious to eat,

·         the paths are clear to wander,

·         the grounds are risk-free for picnicking and somersaulting,

·         the air smells fresh because it is fresh,

·         gardeners and visitors can retreat from our unrelenting urban environs,

·        and everyone departs from the garden feeling healthier and happier?

 

Green Spaces is offering its third work(ing)shop of 2010 to help you take steps in this direction!

 

Garden Safety and First Aid Certification

Saturday, July 31, 2010

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Gardens of St. Therese, 906 W. Kentucky** (behind the Basilica of the Little Flower)

$15 for the first participant ($35 for the second)*

RSVP required!

 

The work(ing)shop will consist of:

1.       A garden walkthrough to give participants experience recognizing and addressing potential safety hazards.

2.       A licensed instructor to provide hands-on demonstration of the tools and techniques used to respond efficiently to accidents.

3.       Handouts that list ways to assess and make safety improvements to community gardens for the whole community’s benefit.

4.       One first-aid certification per participant so fellow gardeners feel at ease knowing that one of their own will be helpful in case of accident.

 

Please identify at least one of your garden members to attend this upcoming work(ing)shop and encourage him or her to RSVP as soon as possible. You, your fellow gardeners, your families and friends, and even the random passerby will greatly benefit from enlisting this representative to bring these lessons back to your garden.

 

Put it on your calendar and reply today!

 

Best,

Angela

 

 

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ANGELA HARTSELL | GREEN SPACES ALLIANCE OF SOUTH TEXAS

COMMUNITY GARDENS MANAGER

P.O. BOX 6250| SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209

T: 210-222-8430 | F: 210-222-8022

ANG...@GREENSPACESALLIANCE.ORG

WE NEED YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!