Please help! Grant Application Due April 6!
Yes, we would like more garden space! AND we need lots of help to make this happen. It will take both work and money. And YOU?
The Department of Neighborhoods offers us an opportunity to apply for money, but the work is up to everyone. We, Mary Jones and Barb Donnette, are volunteer site coordinators for the Eastlake P-Patch. And though we want to see more garden plots and more gardeners enjoying this neighborhood treasure, we cannot do this alone. We need you!
Specifically, the grant application is due in April 6th, 2009. We need someone(s) to coordinate the application. See it on-line at http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/. We can help you with this if needed.
We have a great design for the expanded garden space.
In order to create the work plan, budget, and community match we need several point people to:
- price materials: wood, rock, plumbing, soil, concrete, heavy equipment rental, etc.
- secure volunteer commitments time/labor
- solicit donations: money, services, food, materials
- secure plumbing services, be a plumber
- recruit work party leaders, lead work parties
- coordinate skills offered by neighborhood volunteers and friends
- loan a truck during construction
- attend work parties, volunteer your time
- help build the garden
Your volunteer time is valued at $15 per hour. In kind professional services are valued at the going rate for the service up to $75 per hour.
Please let us know how you would like to be involved and how many hours you'd like to pledge:
Mary Jones: MEJ@raincity.com, 860-9293
Barb Donnette: jandbdonnette@comcast.net, 324-6147