2012 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award

Children today spend more time in the virtual world than the natural world. How can we expect the next generation to care for the environment if they feel disconnected from it and lack understanding about the impact of their actions on our health and food supply, both locally and globally? One solution: Get them in the garden! For the past 3 years, the Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award has recognized and supported youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. Through winning programs, youth will learn the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle compatible with environmental stewardship and gain an understanding of how their actions can positively impact the wellbeing of their community.

Eligibility: To be eligible for the 2012 Healthy Sprouts Awards, your school or organization must plan to garden in 2013 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18.

Amount available per project: $400 gift certificate to the Gardening with Kids catalog and online store for youth gardening supplies plus supporting educational materials (engaging taste education and nutrition lessons, set of hand tools and child-sized gloves, Curriculum package from National Gardening Association, and a Plantcam to document the growth and changes of your garden).

Deadline for HISD Intent to Submit form: October 24, 2012

Deadline for Applications to Funding Agency: October 31, 2012

An Intent to Submit form must be completed and sent to the Office of Community Development in order to apply for any grant for Humble ISD. Please contact Adrianne Holmes at the Office of Community Development at 281-641-8141 for more information.

Link to opportunity:  http://grants.kidsgardening.org/2012-subaru-healthy-sprouts-award 

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