<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><br></b></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><div class="Section1"><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">For immediate release<font color="navy"><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– please share widely</span></font>:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Interested in gardening with kids or hands-on gardening opportunities in your community?<br>Take a FREE 20-hour gardening and teaching workshop!</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Training Starts Monday March 14</span></font></b><b><sup><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-weight: bold; ">th</span></font></sup>! 6-9pm</b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><a href="http://ccetompkins.org/node/405" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Gardens 4 Humanity</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(G4H) is recruiting parents, teachers, students and all interested community members to become Gardens 4 Humanity teachers. As a G4H teacher, you will receive a free 20-hour garden based learning training on topics including gardening basics, effectively teaching kids and adults in and out of the classroom setting, and garden and food related activities. After the training, you will be able to shadow experienced G4H teachers in a classroom, after-school or community setting during garden based learning programs. You will then be matched with a school or community site in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tompkins</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to teach/help/lead a group on a regular basis. (We will do our best to match you to a school or community center of choice/close to your home.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; ">NOTE: In exchange for the free<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></i>20<i><span style="font-style: italic; ">-hour training, Gardens 4 Humanity asks for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i>20<i><span style="font-style: italic; ">-hours of volunteer time in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tompkins</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype></st1:place>. </span></i><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">No prior gardening experience is required.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Dates: The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></b>Monday March 14 6-9pm, Monday March 28 6-9pm, Saturday April 2 10-4pm, and Monday April 11 6-9pm. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic; ">You must be able to attend all 4 sessions unless special arrangements are made.</span></i><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Location:</span></font></b><i><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i>Greater<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ithaca</st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Activity Center (GIAC)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">301 Albany Street</st1:address></st1:street><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(unless noted otherwise)<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">For more Information and to Register:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></b>Visit our web sit:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ccetompkins.org/g4h" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.ccetompkins.org/g4h</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and fill out an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ccetompkins.org/sites/all/files/158/G4H%20Training%20Application_2011.doc" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">application</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; ">**Gardens 4 Humanity (G4H) is a community-driven organization that promotes economic, personal, and neighborhood empowerment through urban gardening and local farm connections.</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Liz</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">-------</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font size="2" color="green" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: green; 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