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Beloved GRuB Fans and Advocates,
Fall is upon us again, slowing things down, reminding us to celebrate, reminding us to reflect, reminding us to appreciate the success, opportunities, and challenges of this past year. As I write this, it is hard not to be inspired by GRuB’s work in 2009. An incredible, expanded youth ...employment program that included the mentorship of a GRuB-like organization in Lewis County; thriving, full community gardens at Sunrise Park, Evergreen Vista, and in Rochester; record food production on our small farm feeding hundreds of families – all highlights from this past year. We are thankful to all of our incredible partners whose work with us fueled real change in our community. We extend much gratitude to the Thurston County Food Bank, Left-Foot Organics, ROOF, the Olympia Parks Department, and Community Youth Services for their stellar support.
I am also inspired as I look ahead. Imagine a community where GRuB wasn’t the only place youth could find employment engaging with local hunger and poverty issues. Imagine GRuB-style youth crews throughout our region working on food bank sponsored gleaning projects, secured organic farms, and neighborhood-run community gardens. Imagine a food bank flooded with fresh local produce. Imagine an abundance of empowering opportunities for families of all incomes to grow their own food and support local farms. Imagine a hunger free community. That future is possible.
We are in an exciting time right now. Demand for our work has never been higher, from families requesting backyard gardens to communities looking to adopt our employment program model for their own youth; the opportunities are compelling and real. Strong partners are aligning with us to move this vision forward. Even amidst fear of scarcity and hard economic times, we are striving to be bold and creative. Our 2010 efforts include hosting trainings on starting community gardens and establishing agriculture-based youth employment programs. Youth program activities will expand further in collaboration with groups such as Safeplace, Junior League of Olympia, and the Olympia School District.
As I write this, I also realize many of you may have just received our annual fall mailer. As you are well aware, meeting our vision will take money. As part of our fall fundraising efforts, we are submitting quality proposals to private foundations, we are re-applying for a 3-year Community Food Project grant from the USDA (a federal stream of money that has supported a chunk of our work for the past 3 years), and through expanded consultative work, we foresee new streams of earned income to diversify us further.
We also need the meaningful support of individuals and families in our community. This is where you come in. I invite you to consider contributing a meaningful gift to GRuB right now. Your community donations support the heart of our work. Local donations support employment opportunities for youth who are deemed “too at-risk” by federal and state standards or who aren’t quite poor enough, it supports garden builds for families in rural areas where government support has dried up, it supports innovative work that is responsive to emerging community needs and opportunities. Your gifts matter. I hope you’ll join us for another year of incredible work!
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GRuB Check out the great photo album from Soiree!
GRuB A huge thanks to everyone who attended Soiree at the Schmidt last night! We had a great time and hope you did too! We're looking forward to getting back in the office on Tuesday to see how much we raised to continue our work with youth & families in our community. We'll keep you posted!
GRuB We're still on for Soiree at the Schmidt - Saturday at 4:30! We've got a plan if the weather doesn't cooperate, although it looks to pass over before we get started, so keep your fingers crossed. Either way it's gonna be a great evening! We will have a little bit of wiggle room for folks to buy tickets at the door, bu...t it's best to call ahead if you can. 360-753-5522
GRuB Ok, ok, we'll give you one more chance to RSVP to Soiree at the Schmidt!! Give us a call ASAP next week to secure your spot at the Oly event of the season! Don't miss your chance to bid on: An original Nikki McClure papercut, a private performance from George Micheal Jackson, a week at a condo in Hawaii, a Mad River ca...noe, a wheelbarrow full of Fish Tale BEER, fabulous local art, and so much more!! 360-753-5522
GRuB Join us for our fabulous annual auction, an event not to be missed. If you'd like more info, would like to attend, or have an auction item to contribute, contact Anna by September 11 at anna@goodgrub.org!
Time:4:30PM Saturday, September 19th
Location:The Schmidt Mansion
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Summer has arrived in all it's splendor! Come see for yourselves!
Volunteer: Wednesdays 3-6, Sundays 1-4
Marketstand: Wednesdays 4-7
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GRuB In case you missed it (or just want to re-live it), here are a few shots from this year's celebration!
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GRuB Our new Farmhouse is complete! Come on by to check it out and see what we're up to at GRuB.
Time:10:00AM Thursday, February 5th
Location:The GRuB Farm
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Hey Steve - our Kitchen Garden Project builds free gardens for low-income families at their homes - very similar to the Victory Garden Concept. Check out our website or give us a call for more info.
GRuB This fabulous imovie was put together by our friend Kim Nichols to celebrate a year at GRuB at our annual Graduation & Garden Party in May 2008. Enjoy!
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