Western Colorado Gardening Foundation
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New Foundation is LaunchedGardening foundation seeks new membersJanuary 12, 2003 -- Grand Junction, Colorado Filling a need to raise money for much needed gardening related projects; a new foundation has been formed for western Colorado. The Western Colorado Gardening Foundation (WCGF), a Colorado nonprofit corporation, was formed on December 2, 2002 and organized for charitable and educational purposes. The Foundations’ stated purpose is “to promote funding for the edification of residents of Western Colorado in matters pertaining to horticulture in order to foster successful and environmentally sound gardening practices that protect and beautify neighborhood environments in Western Colorado.” Membership in the WCGF is open to anyone with an interest in supporting its objective to raise funds for gardening related projects. Communities outside Mesa County are encouraged to participate and to develop local chapters, or similarly affiliated groups of WCGF members. For further information, please view the WCGF website at www.wcgf.org. To obtain an application for membership, write to: Western Colorado Gardening Foundation, P. O. Box 40423, Grand Junction, CO 81504-4323 or call 970-523-1865 The group has identified a number of worthy projects and they are excited to begin work on them. A primary objective is to build cooperative, mutually supportive relationships with other gardening organizations and to pursue possible "partnership" opportunities in planning and completing projects. The next meeting of WCGF will be held Saturday, January 25th at 10:00 AM at Meadowlark Garden, 2259 Broadway (at Redlands Parkway), Grand Junction, CO. The educational program for this meeting is of particular interest to gardeners in western Colorado. "Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardening -- How To Attract Them" will be presented by John Moore, Advanced Master Gardener. Anyone interested in becoming acquainted with the new foundation is invited to attend this meeting. The
Officers and Board of Directors for 2003 to be installed at this meeting
include: For further information, please view the WCGF website at www.wcgf.org. To obtain an application for membership, write to: Western Colorado Gardening Foundation, P. O. Box 40423, Grand Junction, CO 81504-4323 or call 970-523-1865.
For More Information Contact: Internet:
ask@wcgf.org
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