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Rotary Club: Anchorage South Project Title: Garden Boxes in Elem Schools 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? Our goal was to build raised garden boxes in elementary schools in the Anchorage area to teach children to plant, nurture and harvest fresh vegetables and ultimately to donate at least a portion of the veggies to Childrens' Lunchbox. They make wonderful healthy cold lunches with fresh vegetables for thousands of children. Each school we chose, has agreed that in harvesting, they will donate to CL. We constructed the boxes from 2"x 6" x 12' pressure treated lumber stacked two high so the boxes are 12" deep. 4"x4" fence posts were used in the corners and midway to add stability. We stapled one way cloth to the bottom, flipped them over and filled them with topsoil. Abbott Loop Elem: Build and filled 7 boxes August 03/2018 Springhill Elem: Filled concrete beds with topsoil August 14, 2018 Baxter Elementary: Built 8 boxes Sept 02, 2018 Filled boxes with soil Sept 04,2018 Tudor Elementary: Built and filled 8 boxes October 2, 2018 We are ordering wood from SBS this week and will have a Box Build at our house on April 6th. We will store them until the snow melts and then place them at the following schools: NL ABC: 4 Boxes Denali: 8 Boxes Bowman: 6 boxes Pac North: 4 Boxes STEM: 8 boxes Grace Christian: 6-8 Boxes Once the topsoil places open up in May, we will fill them with soil. Teachers, Principals, students and summer programs like United Way, will water and nurture vegetables over the summer. We as Rotarians, will stay in touch with the schools to help with planting of starts and volunteer to help water. In the fall, we will coordinate with the schools to help harvest and get photos then. We have allotted each school with a $300 'seed' money so they can buy seeds and veggies starts at greenhouses of their choice or any of the local stores, so their money can go the farthest. We have money set aside for signs for each school and are working on design now. We will have the Rotary sign and club names on the signs 2. How many people benefited from this project? Literally, thousands of students that are food challenged. 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? Children's Lunchbox provided over 350,000 cold meals to students last year and in 2019 it will most likely be the same or more. They provide lunches to 11 different entities where hungry children gather. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? I'd say up to 50 individuals from our four clubs, different numbers show up each time. 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. Several of us gathered ahead of time to cut the lengths of wood so they could be assembled onsite with the schools. We constructed the boxes from 2"x 6" x 12' pressure treated lumber stacked two high so the boxes are 12" deep. 4"x4" fence posts were used in the corners and midway to add stability. We stapled one way cloth to the bottom, flipped them over and filled them with topsoil. This spring in May/June, the kids, principals and teachers will plant their gardens. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? Our four Rotary clubs donated time and money. SBS was the provider of lumber and they did that 'at cost'. American Topsoil: Soil at a discount. GEM Constructing: Provided topsoil, dump truck, small bobcat to move soil, and offered soil at cost for us. 7. Income
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