The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Announces Final GRO1000 Community Garden Grant Recipients
March 20 2018 - 8:00AM
To celebrate the first day of spring and the start of the community
gardening season, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced
it final list of GRO1000 Grassroots Grant recipients, including
thirty-four nonprofit organizations nationwide. The organizations
awarded will use the funding to improve their neighborhoods through
the development or enhancement of community gardens and
greenspaces.
Now in its final year, the GRO1000 Grassroots
Grants are part of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation’s commitment
to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to more people and
more communities, particularly to the children and people who need
them most. The GRO1000 program will conclude in
May, having supported the creation of more than 1,000 community
greenspaces, aligning with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s 150th
anniversary.
“For the past eight years, we’ve seen firsthand how gardening
can positively transform communities, and even more so, people’s
lives,” said Foundation President and Board Member Jim King, who
also serves as SVP and Chief Communications Officer for
ScottsMiracle-Gro. “It’s been our honor to connect more people to
the life-enhancing benefits of gardens, and we are committed to
continuing this work for years to come.”
“Our garden at the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center
provides at-risk youth the opportunity to grow nutritious food for
themselves, and also the local food banks,” said Bill Dixon,
Washington State University Extension Master Gardener and 2018
grant recipient. “We are grateful for the support of The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Foundation to continue this important work.”
From children’s learning gardens to pollinator habitats, urban
farms to healing gardens, GRO1000 has supported
nearly one thousand community-based projects in every state in
America since 2011. The final GRO1000
project––The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s
Garden at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical
Gardens––will open in May 2018. This interactive, two-acre garden
will encourage children to explore their own creativity, build
self-confidence, and improve their health and wellbeing while
engaging with the natural world around them.
GRO1000 projects have resulted
in more than 12.8 million square feet of greenspace revitalized;
15,000 new garden beds; an estimated 560,000 pounds of produce, or
2.9 million meals, donated annually; and helped connect more than
205,000 youth with meaningful, hands-on experiences with nature,
according to data collected from previous GRO1000
Grassroots Grants recipients. A full list of this year’s
recipients, along with additional program information, can be found
at www.GRO1000.com.
About The Scotts Miracle-Gro FoundationThe
mission of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to inspire, connect
and cultivate a community of purpose. The Foundation is deeply
rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next
generation, and preserve our planet. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
organization that funds non-profit entities that support its core
initiatives in the form of grants, endowments and multi-year
capital gifts. For more information, visit
www.scottsmiraclegrofoundation.org.
Contact:Molly JenningsThe Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company937-681-7683 (desk)561-350-5734
(mobile)Molly.Jennings@Scotts.com
Kailyn LongoriaFahlgren Mortine646-919-1234
(mobile)kailyn.longoria@fahlgren.com
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