Mark your calendar for the $5.00 5K


Friday, April 27th

Help Grow Food, Grow Hope raise money for our community gardens as you race through 3.1 miles of fun obstacles, including tunnels, hurdles, zig-zags, and a maze (among others) on the Wilmington College campus and Bicentennial Bike Trail.

The $5.00 5K will begin at the Center for Service and Civic Engagement at Wilmington College. Sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the run/walk will begin at 6:30. Participants of all ages are welcome to attend. Children under 10 must have a parent or guardian participating with them. Dogs are also welcome to run with their owners as long as they are on a leash.

The $5.00 5K is an 'a la carte' event so T-shirts and other items will be sold separately for interested parties. There will also be a bake sale and a raffle following the run. Raffle tickets will be $1 each or $5 for 6.

Pre-registration is preferred but not required. There is no discount for early registration, but if we receive your participation fee by April 24th, you will be entered into a raffle for a GFGH Goodie Basket.

There are 2 ways to register:

Register online then send in your participation fee or bring it with you on the day of the run


Download and Print your Registration Form then send it in with payment
Got Questions?
Send an email to Sarah Bachman

Garden Mentors Needed

Everything we do here at GFGH, we do with the help of volunteers. From teaching lessons at area elementary schools to building a greenhouse at the Clinton County Youth Council, we depend on volunteers to serve our community.

At this time, we are seeking dedicated members of the community to volunteer as mentors at the Friends of Hope Community Gardens. We invite avid gardeners and patient hobbyists alike to lend a hand with some of our garden families, many of whom just need a little encouragement and direction in order to become self-sufficient gardeners themselves.

Volunteer mentors are needed to attend Community Garden sessions for no more than two hours on either Tuesday evenings or Saturday mornings beginning in mid-May (the first garden session dates are yet to be determined). We have 40 plots at the community garden and would like to have a mentor for each participating family though some mentors may be asked to help more than one family if they are able.

If you would like to be a mentor, click to download an Application
If you have questions, please send an email to Bernadette Gallagher, an AmeriCorps VISTA with Grow Food, Grow Hope or call (937) 382-6661 ext. 693

April Newsletter

Click below to view a copy of our most recent Newsletter.

April 2012
In the April 2012 issue:

Go to Generations Pizzeria and help Grow Food, Grow Hope.
For the entire month of April, when you take our promotional flyer to Generations, they will donate 20% of the proceeds from your purchase to us.
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Find out how you can be a part of the GFGH team by serving as a yearlong AmeriCorps VISTA member or a Summer Associate.
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Volunteer as a Garden Mentor for the summer and help teach new community garden participants how to care for their plots.
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Register to take part in our $5.00 5K on April 27th. It's an obstacle course run that promises to be fun for all ages. You can even bring your dog! The run will be followed by a bake sale and raffle.
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Help us to stay in the running for a $4,000 grant from DeLoach Vineyards and Organic Gardening Magazine by voting daily!!
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Get all of our pointers for spring planting
and garden prep with the April Harvest Calendar.
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Try out a spring recipe for Radish and Cream Cheese Tartines.
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Read about the dedication of one of our most beloved volunteers (and former Summer Associate), Brad Fuller in the Volunteer Spotlight.
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April is a busy month for us. Check out our Upcoming Events Calendar!


To find copies of our previous newsletters, please click here. And if you would like to get the Grow Food, Grow Hope Newsletter in you inbox, it's easy! Just click to sign up!
If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know.
Thanks!

Mark your calendar for the $5.00 5K


Friday, April 27th

Help Grow Food, Grow Hope raise money for our community gardens as you race through 3.1 miles of fun obstacles, including tunnels, hurdles, zig-zags, and a maze (among others) on the Wilmington College campus and Bicentennial Bike Trail.

The $5.00 5K will begin at the Center for Service and Civic Engagement at Wilmington College. Sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the run/walk will begin at 6:30. Participants of all ages are welcome to attend. Children under 10 must have a parent or guardian participating with them. Dogs are also welcome to run with their owners as long as they are on a leash.

The $5.00 5K is an 'a la carte' event so T-shirts and other items will be sold separately for interested parties. There will also be a bake sale and a raffle following the run. Raffle tickets will be $1 each or $5 for 6.

Pre-registration is preferred but not required. There is no discount for early registration, but if we receive your participation fee by April 24th, you will be entered into a raffle for a GFGH Goodie Basket.

There are 2 ways to register:

Register online then send in your participation fee or bring it with you on the day of the run


Download and Print your Registration Form then send it in with payment
Got Questions?
Send an email to Sarah Bachman

Get a Pizza, Give to GFGH!

Do you have dinner plans?

If not, Grow Food, Grow Hope would like to invite you to enjoy dinner at Generations Pizzeria the #1 local pizza eatery as voted by Grow Food, Grow Hope.

Take this flyer with you when you go to Generations for dine in or carry-out (or present it to the driver when you order delivery) and 20% of your total bill will be donated to our program, which will contribute to the number of people we are able to serve in the Wilmington community.

Over the past 3 years Grow Food, Grow Hope has donated 20,000lbs of food to local pantries.

We would not be able to do things like this without supporters like you!

Not feeling like pizza tonight? Already have plans? Don't worry! You have the whole month of April!

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