[Nfb-fundraising] Nominations Invited for Garden Crusader Awards

[Everett Gavel]

Hello,

Do you know of any local "blind centers" that have 
gardening classes, perhaps?  Does your chapter hold 
such classes for interested blind people in your 
community?  If not, why not?  It'd allow for a great PR 
opportunity, to have your chapter partnering with a 
local nursery to hold classes in gardening, to teach we 
who are blind, how to grow their own, you know?  And, 
hey, if you start such a program, next year you could 
be eligible for the funding and prizes discussed below. 
But this year, you could perhaps nominate your local 
blind center, or maybe even an organization like 
Hadley, as the recipient of funds.  Read below for 
details.


To Your Success!
Everett
www.everettgavel.com



Nominations Invited for Garden Crusader Awards

Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Garden Crusader Awards were created by Gardener's 
Supply
 ( http://www.gardeners.com/ ) to honor individuals who 
are
 improving the world through gardening. Garden 
Crusaders are
 men and women who are planting trees and flowers, 
growing food,
 creating new green spaces, and teaching their friends 
and neighbors
 about the rewards of gardening.

The awards honor individuals in the United States who 
are improving
 their communities through gardening. Nominations of 
organizations
 will not be accepted. However, many organizations 
apply and
 choose one person to represent the group, with the 
entire group
 sharing the prize. There is no age requirement. 
Nominees may be
 volunteers or may be paid for their garden work. 
Self-nominations
 are accepted.

Award categories for 2008 are Education; Feeding the 
Hungry;
 Urban Renewal; and Restoration. There are five winners 
for each
 category: first, second, third, plus two honorable 
mentions and
 one grand-prize winner, for a total of twenty-one 
winners over-
 all. The grand-prize winner will receive $2,500 in 
cash and a
 $2,500 gift certificate from Gardener's Supply. 
First-place win-
 ners will receive a $1,000 gift certificate each; 
second- place
 winners a $750 gift certificate; third-place winners a 
$500 gift
 certificate; and honorable mentions a $200 gift 
certificate. All
 prizes will be awarded to the winner's organization in 
his/her
 name.

 Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines 
and nomi-
 nation forms.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012351/gardeners