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CITY SPROUTS CHILDREN'S CLASS THIS SATURDAY JUNE 27
Jeanine Lackey
Wildlife Education Specialist and Project WILD Coordinator
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Will be conducting the City Sprouts children's class this Saturday, June 27th, at 10:30 am to 12 noon.
The Theme: "Gardens are Good for People and Creatures."
There are lots of cool animals that find shelter and food in gardens. During this session you will meet a garden friend that can help your garden grow. Small snakes eat other pests that might harm your garden plants. We will dispel myths that surround snakes and introduce you to one of Nebraska's gentle creatures.
All children are invited. No charge.
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At the City Sprouts garden, 40th St. and Franklin St., 3 blocks north of Hamilton, in Omaha's Orchard Hill Neighborhood. For more information, contact City Sprouts Co-Director Jumoke Omojola at: csgardening@gmail.com or 402-981-6624.
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GALA REMINDER: HOLD THE DATE
Date: Sunday August 23rd
Time: 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Place: Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St.
Theme: Victory through Vegetables! Give Peas a Chance!
Tickets: Tickets are $25 each, or $200 for a table of 10
Silent auction, music by the Prairie Gators, great food, cash bar.
Auction donations, sponsors, volunteers, needed.
For more information, contact Gala committee chair Norita Matt at: nmatt@ci.omaha.ne.us or call 402-670-9464.
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NEXT COOKING CLASS JULY 18
Date: Saturday, July 18th
Time: 11:00 to 12:30
Title: Cooking from the Garden
Nancy Williams will show participants of all ages how to cook and prepare the garden harvest. Participants will sample the foods prepared. If you have a favorite garden recipe, bring about 20 copies for a recipe exchange at the end of the presentation.
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ORCHARD HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ANNUAL CLEANUP OVER. WHEW!!
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Place: Walnut Hill School, 1370 Hamilton St.
This was an intense and successful day!
Thanks especially to Jeannie Dickes, Noreen Wilkins, and many other volunteers for doing the heavy lifting.
The Spring Cleanup is a joint effort of Keep Omaha Beautiful and the City of Omaha. A big THANK YOU to them, and to the volunteers who staffed the collection site, from all of us in the Orchard Hill neighborhood.
Garden Beds Assigned at City Sprouts Demonstration Garden
We are pleased to announce that all the beds at the City Sprouts demonstration garden have been assigned to gardeners for the 2009 growing season. We were oversubscribed for the second straight year! We are pleased also that we have more participants from our local Orchard Hill Neighborhood than ever before.
We have 11 Community Beds (for shared growing for food for donations, gifts, and potlucks). The remaining 34 beds are assigned to neighbors, families, individuals and a few groups.
Regular garden parties do not begin until May, but gardeners are welcome out in the garden at any time.
If you missed out on the sign up this year, we hope to be opening the "Decatur Street Gardens" nearby soon. So, if you are interested, please contact Jeannie Dickes at 402-680-0118 or jeaninedickes@gmail.com
Special Thanks
Thanks for Attending our January Discussion of City Sprouts Funding & Goals
This Was: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8 am to 9 am
AND Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 6 pm to 7 pm
Where: At the City Sprouts Community Center, 4002 Seward St. (at 40th Street, 2 blocks north of Hamilton in the Orchard Hill Neighborhood)
A number of thoughtful supporters of City Sprouts attended. We came up with some great ideas for activities and reaching out around Omaha.
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Thank You to All Our Gardeners, Staff, & Volunteers Last Summer of 2008!
Special thanks are due to our garden director, Carol Dona, for her excellent leadership. Many thanks also to our gardeners, Sheryl Fratt and Terry Fowler. Thank you especially also to gardeners and students who gave generously of their time to maintain the garden and community.
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Thank you to all who came to the City Sprouts 6th Annual Gala in August of 2008
You can still see a pictures of the event at the Omaha World Herald web site:
Gala Photos.
Thanks go to Norita Matt and Diane Kaye for Organizing this wonderful event!! For more information on our 2009 gala, please check our "events" page or contact Norita Matt at 402-670-9464 or nmatt@ci.omaha.ne.us |
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Thank You to Kate Card
Kate Card, our director, resigned as of February 28, 2009. She has done a nice job getting City Sprouts more organized. She helped move ahead our volunteer programs and worked hard to help remodel our City Sprouts / Orchard Hill Neighborhood House.
Thank you, Kate, for your many contributions!
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City Sprouts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity.
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