Welcome to the October edition of Green Spaces, the e-newsletter of the Newport News Green Foundation. Fall is in the air and it is a busy and exciting time at the Green Foundation. We hope you will share this newsletter with a friend or colleague. Also, don't forget to visit the Newport News Green Foundation on Twitter and Facebook, and visit our web site: www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org.
Sincerely,
Amanda Dale Wroten
Executive Director
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Volunteer Help Needed!
The Newport News Green Foundation needs your help to staff a booth at the Newport News Community Family Day. The event is held on Saturday, November 5th from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at South Morrison Family Education Center, located at 746 Adams Drive in Newport News. If you or someone you know is willing to help please contact Amanda Wroten at amanda@newportnewsgreenfoundation.org or (757) 597-2842. This is a great opportunity for students needing service hours! |
Summit Christian Academy provides Service at McLawhorne Property
Students from Summit Christian Academy visited the Green Foundation's property at the intersection of McLawhorne and Jefferson, adjacent to the Midtown Community Center, to provide service and install dozens of plants and trees to beautify the space. The students completed a landscape install that added two large beds to the property as well as a multitude of trees, including maples and cryptomeria.
Photos of the event are courtesy of Susan Spaulding from Summit Christian Academy.
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James Landing Garden Club
Preserves a Greener Future
The James Landing Garden Club recently provided the Newport News Green Foundation a donation to assist the Foundation in promoting the creation and preservation of green space throughout the City of Newport News through advocacy, acquisition, and assistance to others.
"We are excited about sharing a common goal of making our community better," said Amanda Wroten, Executive Director of the Newport News Green Foundation. "James Landing Garden Club and the Green Foundation share similar goals and objectives and their generosity will help make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work and play for current and future generations. We are honored by their generosity and look forward to partnering with them in the future."
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Green Corps Meeting
The Newport News Green Foundation's Green Corps held its second activity of the school year by visiting the Newport News Public Works Composting Facility to learn about compost, mulch, and landfill management. The tour was fun and informative. The Green Corps is planning their next meeting to be held in November at the Tea House at Newport News Park. Membership is free and open to students 14 through 21 and adults and parents are also needed. You can call our office at (757) 597-2842 or email amanda@newportnewsgreenfoundation.org for more information. To learn more about the Green Corps visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nngreencorps.
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Annual Fundraising Campaign
The Newport News Green Foundation is wrapping up its annual fundraising campaign and needs your help! Please consider a donation to help make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work, and play. Donations are tax deductible. You can donate online at www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org or contact our office at (757) 597-2842 for more information. No gift is too large or too small! Please consider donating today!
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