12.29.25 Final Giving Season Update • Happy Holidays from the GROW Team
| Final Giving Season Update Consider donating to help us reach our year end goal. We are 80% of the way there! Through the generosity of our community we are able to continue the mission of connecting youth to healthy food and nature through hands-on garden-based learning to nourish growing minds and bodies. We are looking for a few more supporters to help us reach our year end fundraising goal. In 2025, over 1,620 students participated in greenhouse field experiences, over 2,000 children took part in seed-to-table school garden lessons and hundreds more had the chance to enrich their lives by tending gardens, animals or recipes in our outreach programs. Through these experiences we are GROWing future environmental stewards who understand the value of healthy foods and healthy communities. Please consider making a donation to help finish this year strong. All funds raised will go directly to continuing this important work in 2026. Cheers to a strong start to a healthy new year! Kari Bersagel Braley, Co-Founder and Executive Director Bonnie Martin, Director of Communication and Outreach Amy Sherrill, Sara Wooden & Jessica Malpica, GROW Educators Guided and supported by the GROW Board of Directors: Liza Ware, Bree Moore-Lawrence, Esti Tierney, Erica Rytilahti, Kathy Oslund, Mark Moulton, Maria Morgan-Bathke, Mariah Hall and Angela GelattSupport the health of our future leaders – donate today!   |
| Limited Field Trip Spots Remain There are already 1,300 students signed up for winter field trips to the greenhouse. Many students from the La Crosse area, and some from as far away as Nekoosa will be learning about the science of urban food production in our state-of-the-art greenhouse on the Western Technical College Campus from January through March. If you haven’t already, please fill out the field trip interest form to start the process of booking a visit for your class!    |