We have received approval from Dr. Ross for the Community Garden Plot Project.
It will start as an Exhibition Garden for the fall and to allow for fundraising then have a Spring garden. The school is giving us an initial $500.00 I feel strongly that the guidelines for existing service learning programs at other universities such as the University of Indiana (Dr. Ross came from there) www.indstate.edu/publicservice/gardenproject.htm primarily for sustainability
Community Garden Plot Project-UNT Dallas FWOP Student Association
funding and UNT Dallas just spent $45 million on a LEEDS building. The Dallas County Master Gardeners Association is ready to help us with the project along with Don Lambert, Gardening in Community Development(GICD) and Our Savior Community Gardens (where I did my service learning).Dr. Amanda Coleman-Mason, our advisor, has made a committment involving her HSML classes for the service learning hours needed by her students. Francis Rizo has also made a committment to provide her leadership especially to me. Thanks to all of you.
Here is a link to the funding and another initiative part of the President’s Climate Comm. www.secondnature.org
Carolyn Kimball
President UNT Dallas FWOP Student Association
carolyn.kimball@yahoo.com
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