AGN Garden Education Challenge

Thanks to a timely email from DonorsChoose, I have decided to start the first AGN Garden Education Challenge. I have always felt that education, in a wide variety of areas, is an essential part of every child's life. Through education, they can make informed decisions about their lives.

I also believe that garden-related education offers up a unique and fun way to address hundreds of different education concepts, while allowing the children to engage in a hands-on, fun and creative activity. One of my best memories from High School, was our small, inflatable greenhouse that was the result of some grant money. It says something that the only class in which I received straight A's, was Botany, taught at a college-level.

Using the DonorsChoose web site, I have selected 3 projects that focus on garden-related topics. You can donate some or all of the resources necessary or divide your donations among them.

Click on the graphic above to donate.

From their web site...

DonorsChoose is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund. (More information on DonorsChoose)

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