[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [sustainable_tompkins-l] September 1 deadline for Sustainable Tompkins Neighborhood Mini-Grants program

[Shira Golding]

share tompkins got a grant last february that helped us with  
everything from photocopies to making a banner and getting a hard  
drive to host photos and videos of our events!


> From: Gay Nicholson <gaynicholson at gmail.com>
> Date: August 4, 2010 12:14:42 AM EDT
> To: tc-hsc-l <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>, ST list <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >, Cayuga Sustainablity Council <cayugasustain-l at list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] September 1 deadline for  
> Sustainable Tompkins Neighborhood Mini-Grants program
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
> Local Self-Reliance Gets a Boost from Sustainable Tompkins
>
> ITHACA:  What does growing vegetables have to do with economic  
> security?  According to community leaders Kirtrina Baxter of  
> Southside Community Center and Dave Gell of the Black Locust  
> Initiative, teaching young people how to garden is one of the surest  
> ways to build both self-reliance and the entrepreneurial spirit so  
> necessary to creating a resilient and thriving local economy.  
> Sustainable Tompkins could not agree more, which is why Baxter’s  
> Youth Farm Project and Gell’s Trumansburg Middle School Root Cellar  
> were recent recipients of awards from their Neighborhood Mini-Grants  
> Program.
>
> Sustainable Tompkins is eager to support more projects like these  
> and is calling on local citizens and grassroots groups to submit  
> their applications by September 1 for the next round of funding.   
> Over the last two years, the donor-supported program has distributed  
> $14,455 to 35 projects with a goal of encouraging local self- 
> reliance, strengthening neighborhood connections, and promoting long- 
> term community well-being.
>
> Mini-grants awarded in the latest round included:
>
> ·      $750 to support the Youth Farm Project organized by Congo  
> Square Market, Southside Community Center, Lehman Alternative  
> School, Beverly J Martin School’s Fresh Fruits and Snack Program,  
> Gardens4Humanity, and Three Swallows Farm.  The partners will bring  
> together young people from all backgrounds to learn about organic  
> farming techniques, food justice, and nutrition.  The students are  
> spending the summer months raising vegetables to be sold at a  
> neighborhood market or served in local schools in the fall.
>
> ·      $750 to the Black Locust Initiative to create a youth-built  
> root cellar for squash and winter vegetable storage at Trumansburg  
> Middle School.  The project is part of an ongoing initiative to  
> engage students in food production at the school and provide real- 
> world applications of math and carpentry skills.
>
> ·      $630 to Dryden Community Garden for fencing materials to keep  
> deer out of a new community garden on land donated by the Town of  
> Dryden.  Organizers hope to encourage those utilizing the Dryden  
> Kitchen Cupboard or living in apartments, trailer parks, or senior  
> housing to take advantage of a chance to grow their own food.
>
> Danielle Klock of Wishing Well Magazine was so impressed by the  
> diversity, ingenuity, and community spirit of awardees in the  
> program that she committed to an ongoing business sponsorship of  
> $300 a month – substantially increasing the amount of funds  
> available to applicants.  A portion of Wishing Well’s advertising  
> revenue goes to the sponsorship, so when local businesses support  
> Wishing Well, they are in turn supporting our community.  “It’s  
> really a model of interdependence.” says Klock, “Ithaca has so many  
> caring and active citizens – it’s an honor to be a part of making  
> our community more sustainable.”
>
> Neighorhood Mini-grant awards range from $150 to $750, and are made  
> on a quarterly basis.  Applications for the next round of grants are  
> due on September 1, and all residents, citizen groups and non-profit  
> organizations of Tompkins County are eligible to apply. To obtain an  
> application form, make a donation in support of the program, or get  
> more information, contact Gay Nicholson:gay at sustainabletompkins.org  
> or call (607) 266-1952.
>
> Sustainable Tompkins is a citizen-based organization whose mission  
> is to promote the long-term well-being of our communities and region  
> by integrating social equity, economic vitality, ecological  
> stewardship, and personal and civic responsibility.  Their office is  
> located at 109 South Albany St. in Ithaca.  Visit www.sustainabletompkins.org 
>  for more details.
>
>
> -- 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Gay Nicholson, Ph.D.
> President
> Sustainable Tompkins
> 109 S. Albany St.
> Ithaca, NY 14850
>
> www.sustainabletompkins.org
>
>
> 607-533-7312 (home office)
> 607-220-8991 (cell)
> 607-216-1552 (ST office)
> 607-216-1553 (ST fax)
>
> gay at sustainabletompkins.org

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