8.7.25 Can you sponsor a Student… Class… or Whole Garden?
| Can you Sponsor a Student… Class… or Whole Garden? As we embark on another school year of empowering youth through hands-on experiences with healthy food and nature, we invite you to join us in our mission. Every child deserves access to nutritious food and a connection to nature. Involving youth in every step from seed to table, empowers them to make informed and nutritious choices. That’s why we offer hands-on learning opportunities like garden lessons, farm visits, greenhouse tours, Kids Cooking Challenges, and summer garden programs. Last year, our programming engaged over 4,000 youth in the Coulee Region in learning about how healthy food is grown, and how they can access and choose to eat it. Your support can help us continue to make these meaningful and lasting experiences a reality for students. We are looking for individuals who can sponsor a student, class or school for the 2025-26 school garden lesson and growing season. A gift of just $5 provides one student with a garden lesson. Consider the multiplying effect of gifting dollars to provide lessons to a class or even a whole school! Your gift will give local youth opportunities to lead the way to a healthier future. Click to donate today! Summer Volunteers Are Making a Big Impact With seven gardens to maintain there is no shortage of watering, weeding, and harvesting to be done. Our small, part-time staff works with amazing volunteers, interns and volunteer work groups to ensure the gardens are producing for summer programming and flourishing when students return to school. We want to give a huge shout out to all of the individuals, families and work groups who have given of their time and energy this summer to make school gardens a place where students can explore, taste, learn and GROW – Thank you volunteers! Since the beginning of July we have been lucky enough to complete large project work days with the mammography team from Mayo Health System, Hydrite Helps Team, The United Way staff, RSVP volunteers, the Larson family and the Majinski family. If you have a work group, civic organization or a group of friends that want to help make an impact on the community let us know.     Al’s Musky Challenge We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the organizations that will benefit from the 2025 Al’s Musky Challenge! This year marks the 7th Annual Musky Challenge. From June through early October, Rotarian Al Louis will be fishing Lake Vermilion in Northern Minnesota. This year, he will fish with his fishing partners, both named A.J., as well as multiple sponsor guests and fellow Rotarians. Al is challenging fellow Rotarians and community members to contribute to the annual event by a flat dollar pledge or a pledge per fish caught in the boat. The funds raised this year will be split between GROW, Big Brothers Big Sisters of La Crosse and the La Crosse Community Theater. In six years of fundraising, Al has raised nearly $1 million. The funds have consistently supported programs and organizations that serve children throughout the Coulee Region.You can learn more or make a donation by following this link.  |
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