More Gardens Fund

_____________________ PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE _____________________________ _____ _____________________ ____________ _____ 1- MORE GARDENS' "RISE UP" FREE FAMILY UPSTATE SUMMER CAMP - SOUTH BRONX CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE CATSKILLS STATE PARK CAMPSITE SURROUNDED BY TREES, STARS, WITH ALL THE WONDERS OF NATURE. CAMPERS SWIM DAILY IN CRYSTALLINE MOUNTAINTOP LAKES, VISIT AND PICK GREENS AT A LOCAL FARM, WILDCRAFT AND MAKE MEDICINE WITH LOCAL HERBS AND FLOWERS. THE CAMPERS ARE ENERGIZED WITH FRESHLY COOKED ORGANIC LOCAL FOODS GROWN IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, STORYTELLING, SINGING AND MUSIC AROUND THE CAMPFIRE. CAMP CREATES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP STRENTHENING FOR BRONX CHILDRENS AND FAMIIES. GRANT-$35,000 EXPENSES-$35,000 _____________ ___________ ________ _____ 2 - CHILDREN'S MAGICAL GARDEN SUMMER CAMP - THIS FREE CAMP IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE A BELOVED COMMUNITY GARDEN SERVES THE CHILDREN WHO NEED IT THE MOST-- LOW-INCOME CITY CHILDREN WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO NATURE IN THE SUMMER. THEY ARE MENTORED BY YOUNG EDUCATORS AND EXPERIENCED GARDENERS AND TEACHERS. THE CAMPERS ARE IMMERSED IN PERMACULTURE, URBAN FARMING, STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH ACTIVISM, COLLABORATIVE ARTS IN NATURE, HERBAL MEDICINE, AND ARE NURTURED TO GROW THEIR UNIQUE CREATIVITY WITHIN THE GROUP DYNAMICS. WE ALSO GO ON TRIPS TO OTHER COMMUNITY GARDENS AND URBAN FARMS WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO LEARN FROM WISE URBAN FARMERS CITYWIDE. THE INCLUSION OF COOPERATIVE-STYLE TEACHING DEEPENS PLAYFUL PEER TO PEER LEARNING. PARENTS AND DEDICATED COMMUNITY GARDEN MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ESSENTIAL SUCCESS AND JOY OF THIS CAMP, ALSO STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITY. GRANT-$4,500; EXPENSES-$9,000 ______________ _______________ _____ _____ _____ 3 - ART COLLABORATIONS & EARTH-BASED ARTS. ARESH JAVADI, ALONG WITH HELP FROM OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDING GEORGE HIROSE ARE WORKING ON AN EGG-SHAPED CHICKEN COOP AS WELL AS ROCK GARDEN BED, ROSE TRELLIS AND MURALS. IN OTHER COLLABORATIONS MORE GARDENS! SHARES ITS CREATIVE ASPECTS OF PUPPETRY, PARADES, AND BANNERS TO HELP SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF SEVERAL OTHER ENDANGERED COMMUNITY GARDENS. GRANT-$1100; BUDGET-$1100 ___________________ _____________________ ____________ _____ 4 - FREE CHAHARSHANBE SURI FIRE FESTIVAL IN NYC COMMUNITY GARDEN - A TRANSFORMATIONAL FIRE JUMPING NIGHT, IN A LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY GARDEN CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OF FIRE TO USHER IN THE SPRING! THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CELBRATIONS POSSIBLE IN COMMUNITY GARDENS. MUSIC FOOD AND PERFORMANCES. LOCATED AT EL JARDIN DEL PARAISO COMMUNITY GARDEN. GRANT-$1000; EXPENSES-$3000 __________________ ___________________ _____________ _____ 5 - EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIONS: MORE GARDENS! CONTINUES TO LIAISON WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS, PS120), TO PUT SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TOUCH WITH COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY. WE ALSO WORK DIRECTLY WITH INTERNS FROM SEVERAL MANHATTAN & SOUTH BRONX HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (ARIZONA STATE, KANSAS STATE, PINKERTON ACADEMY AND NYU). GRANT-$500; EXPENSES-$600___________________________ _____________________________ _____ 6 - MORE GARDENS WON A RESIDENSY AT THE LOISAIDA CENTER TO BEGIN A MORE GARDENS ENVIRONMENTAL ART HISTORY TIMELINE PROJECT. GRANT $1500; EXPENSES; $1500. _____ 7 - ECOVILLAGE BUSINESS PLAN AND OVERALL VISION. GRANT:$1000; EXPENSES:$1600