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 | COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release: May 24, 2010 For More Information: John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798 |
CITY COUNCILMEMBER PRISCILLA R. TYSON ANNOUNES LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY PRODUCE GARDENING GRANT AWARD WINNERS
(COLUMBUS) Columbus City Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson, chair of the Recreation and Parks Committee announced the winners of the 2010 Landscape Enhancement and Community Produce Gardening Grant Awards today.
The Landscape Enhancement grant program is administered through the Recreation and Parks Department. This year, Councilmember Tyson was additionally able to develop a partnership with the Institute for Active Living and administer the very first community produce gardening grants.
“I am an avid gardener and so I understand the amount of dedication and care it takes to landscape or grow fresh produce,” said Councilmember Tyson. “These grant funds will enable 29 area landscape and produce gardening groups to purchase the supplies needed to support existing landscape and community garden sites throughout the city.”
A total of $12,000 was awarded to 16 different landscape gardening groups that work to beautify the city’s public parks and neighborhood right of ways. An additional $5,000 was distributed among 13 community produce gardens that cover every quadrant of the city.
The Landscape Enhancement and Beautification of Public Spaces grants have been awarded to sixteen different parks groups. The winners of those grants include:
- American Addition Community Garden
- Eastgate Garden and Civic Association
- Friends of Moeller Park
- Friends of Schiller Park
- Friends of Goodale Park
- Lincoln Park Community Garden (Barack Rec)
- Glen Echo Neighbors Civic Association
- Huntington Gardens in Schiller Park
- Friends of the Cultural Arts Center
- Columbus Park of Roses Foundation
- German Village Garten Club
- Forest Park Civic Association
- Columbus Downtown Dog Park Association
- Driving Park Civic Association
- Friends of Topiary
- Friends of Westgate Park
Thirteen community produce gardens will receive funding for plant materials and equipment to help sustain the good work theses community gardeners are doing in their neighborhoods and for the food pantries they help support. The winners are:
- Morrison Hill
- Stoddart Ave Garden
- Franklinton Gardens
- YWCA/Americorp
- Arawak City Gardens
- Mt. Vernon AME Garden
- East meets West
- Three Sisters Garden
- North Side Health Advisory
- Westside Boys and Girls
- Ganthers Place
- Run the race Club at Holten Rec Center
- Community of Holy Rosary
“Approximately 200 children come to the Holton Recreation Center on a regular basis,” said Rachel Muha, Director of Run the Race Club. “These children will now have the opportunity to learn how to grow fresh produce from seeds. They will be able to observe the entire process from start to finish and take fresh food home to their families. It's a great lesson for the children all the way around.”
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