February 2025 99th St Community Garden Day
ORGANIZATION: Garden School Foundation
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Come get your hands dirty with Garden School Foundation at our next Community Garden Day on Saturday, February 22nd from 9am-12pm!
Why: As a GSF volunteer, you'll play a indispensable role in maintaining our cherished school garden and an elementary school in South LA.
Who: Garden School Foundation provides in-depth garden-based education to youth at Title I schools in Los Angeles, strengthening connections between food justice, environmental stewardship, and community health. By using the full transformative potential of school gardens as teaching sites, we nurture a healthy and mindful generation of children who care for their bodies, their communities, and the earth. We currently serve ten Title I elementary schools, reaching over 3,200 students and their families each year.
What to Expect:
1 Shift
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Sat Feb 22, 2025
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09:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST
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FULL
Los Angeles CA 90002 US
More opportunities with Garden School Foundation
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Garden School Foundation
Location:
2055 W 24th St, Los Angeles, CA 90018, US
Mission Statement
Garden School Foundation provides in-depth garden-based education to youth at Title I schools in Los Angeles, strengthening connections between food justice, environmental awareness, and community health. By using the full transformative potential of school gardens as teaching sites, we nurture a healthy and mindful generation of children that care for their bodies, their communities, and the earth. We currently serve seven Title I elementary schools, reaching over 3,000 students and their families each year.
Description
The Garden School Foundation offers a variety of volunteer opportunities from monthly Community Garden Days to open volunteer hours during school hours. Our garden beautification projects include weeding, planting, constructing raised beds, tending to the compost pile and maintaining the overall beauty of our natural space. There are also opportunities to assist with our Seed to Table Program.
Our foundation is more than happy to provide volunteering members of your organization with signatures for volunteer hours or school credit if needed.
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Los Angeles, CA 90002
DATE POSTED
February 4, 2025
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