Bring Fruit Trees to Summit-U!
Irna Landrum | Blog | Thursday April 14 2011Summit-University Planning Council is in the running to win a community orchard for the empty lot/burgeoning community garden at Victoria Street & Concordia Avenue and you will make the difference!
The site at Victoria & Concordia was once a vacant lot. Over the past year, residents and community gardeners have been working to create a community green space. A community orchard will serve as an asset and gathering place, helping neighbors and other community members build stronger relationships with one another, grow healthy food and beautify the neighborhood. It will enhance the green space currently being developed, providing a strong focal point for the neighborhood. With this orchard, we will not only create a local source of produce, but also provide education on nutrition and local food production. We hope it will also help to foster even greater interest in community gardening.
WE NEED YOU TO VOTE!! Voting starts Friday, April 15th at www.communitiestakeroot.com. Anyone and everyone can vote once per day –so “vote early and often!” Please pass the word along to your networks! SPREAD THE WORD on Facebook (and if you haven’t already, be sure to “like” us), Twitter, your book club, running group…anywhere else you can think of!
Here are some quick facts about the Communities Take Root Program:
• Communities Take Root is a program created by Edy’s Fruit Bars that helps the brand give back by providing fruit orchards in deserving communities across the U.S. Our hope is to not only beautify these neighborhoods, but to encourage healthy eating and build strong community relationships.
• Edy’s Fruit Bars has partnered with the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants in places that best benefit communities across the world. Their hope is to help alleviate world hunger and global warming, while strengthening communities and improving surrounding air, water and soil. The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation will be responsible for sourcing the plants and trees, and helping to plant the winning orchards.
• People of all ages are invited to cast one vote per day from April 15 through August 31st by visiting www.CommunitiesTakeRoot.com.
• The 20 locations with the most votes will win a fruit orchard provided by Edy’s Fruit Bars and planted by the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. From June through September, we will announce 5 winners every 1st of the month.
• 120 organizations are participating in Communities Take Root this year, including city parks, community gardens, educational centers, YMCA’s, local food banks, and other deserving establishments.
• 2011 is the second year of the Communities Take Root program. Edy’s Fruit Bars has already planted 25 orchards in communities across the US, and will award 20 more as part of this year’s campaign.
