In the spirit of informing the community of the work we are doing and what changes are coming; our Press Release was sent out to four papers last week.
What usually happens is that we send out a Press Release and then a reporter will make a “story” of the information. Press Releases are rarely printed as they are received by the Newspapers and the final articles are written from the perspective of the reporter/editor’s viewpoint and focus and are edited within the constraints of available print space. As links are put online to the articles that were created from our Press Release, this post will be updated with those links.
For immediate Release
June 19, 2012
Empowering Gardeners Sowing the seeds to “Grow Tomorrow”
The Ohio National Guard’s Marysville Training and Community Center is the beneficiary of a new, carefully designed, accessible garden developed by Empowering Gardeners, a division of The Hope Center in Union County.
Always looking for innovative ways to work with the synergy of existing relationships and partnerships in the community to provide sustainable spaces that support sustainable programming; Empowering Gardeners proposed an idea to the Guard’s Training and Community Center and the YMCA that would give both facilities a vested interest and allow both to utilize the space for the communities and groups they serve.
“It is so exciting to be able to offer an accessible gardening space that will allow equal opportunity to all persons, including those persons with limited mobility and who may be confined to a wheelchair, to participate in gardening and nutritional programming that focuses on connecting us with each other and the food we eat” said Caryn Dalton, Executive Director of Empowering Gardeners. “We break ground Friday, June 22 and are planning for the entire space to be completed by mid-July”
The Site is visible from Coleman’s Crossing and is adjacent to the enclosed corridor that links the two facilities together.
“It’s good to be able to undergird the community-building efforts of both The Ohio National Guard’s Marysville Training and Community Center and the YMCA by establishing this space for them” said Caryn Dalton. “We also want to point to the fact that Lowe’s of Marysville and Scotts Miracle-Gro also greatly invested in our local community by supporting this project with the Lowe’s Hero’s Grant and a Scotts Miracle-Gro award for “innovative garden and green space development”. Additional funding was received by generous private, anonymous donors who believe in the good that our local Armory and YMCA does in our community. Over 50 local volunteers have been inspired to sign up to help establish this accessible garden. This is about Businesses, Organizations, Agencies and Individuals all working side-by-side to build our community. Together, we are literally growing tomorrow. And we are doing it one garden at a time.”
If you are also inspired to get involved, please contact Caryn Dalton at EmpoweringGardeners@hopecenterohio.org or by phone: 937.707.4769
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