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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

These worthy Participants will meet twice weekly to throughout their entire lives. Ms. Moore,
initiatives are employed engage in discussions and activities for as her students refer to her, embodies the
in cultivating a multi- the progress and continued success of the meaning of community. Her tireless work
generational connection garden. Finally, in Part Three, the garden and programmatic approach to education,
between senior citizens harvest goes to the kitchen. Students will relationships, and experiences for her
and youth at the bring inside their bounty of vegetables community center patrons, make Adrianna
community center. and herbs. With the help of their mentors, the “cream of the crop.”
Growing vegetables they’ll create healthy and delicious recipes.
and relationships, with Cultivate the Success West Branch YP is beyond honored
intentional mentorship, to come beside such an amazing group
promotes better health HHCC Director Adrianna Moore has of people and lend a helping hand. To
for everyone involved planted the seed for educating youth about further cultivate the success of this
and the community healthy eating, teamwork, mentorship, program, West Branch YP is committed
itself. and an appreciation for the fruits of labor. to serve this community, and all their
The garden program’s groundwork will gardening efforts, as they plan their
The community carry forward with these young individuals growing success in the future.
center has focused on the education
and mentorship of their youth as the
primary goal for the gardening program.
The program will pair approximately 45
seniors with nearly 200 summer camp
attendees for a three-part program.

Part One focusses on gardening
classroom education, from the basics
of terminology to the fundamentals of
manual labor. Part Two transfers that
basic gardening knowledge into the
garden. Youth partnered with senior
volunteers will construct, till, seed, plant,
mulch, fertilize, water and weed the
garden.

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