Gray Thompson Community Projects Grant Page
Purpose
To broaden community service of Clackamas County Master Gardeners by providing seed money to projects which further the use of plants as food, as tools for education, as benefits to the environment, and as a means to beautify the community.
Focus
For 2011, priority will be given to projects involving food production, reclaiming locations from invasive plants and children’s education. Priorities may change and guidelines will be reviewed and determined annually.
Eligibility
We accept applications from the Portland metro region. However, 85% of the funds will be reserved for projects located in Clackamas County through June 30, 2011.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until September 1, 2011. The Community Project Committee awards grants several times a year.
Procedure
The application will be filled out and submitted by the sponsoring Clackamas County Master Gardener. 2012 CCMG community grant application word doc to save and email or 2012 CCMG community grant application pdf to print and mail. You may also email Nancy with any questions.
Christ the Vine Community Food Shed Garden project was awarded $500 for seeds, fertilizers, soil supplements and additional soil. (However, when they received our grant money, they did use it to complete the water line instead. The labor to install the water line was donated.) This impressive garden on church property truly is a community garden for Damascus. It will feature a food production area to feed the community, two orchard areas, a children’s garden, a place for relaxation and reflection and a learning space. This is a multi-year project. John Rossetto, Sponsoring Master Gardener Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church was awarded $500 to go toward building a storage shed project especially designed to make it easier for seniors to garden. Half their new community garden plots are tended by non-Church members and the excess produce will go to the food bank. (The shed has not been built yet, but the money is a shed account. A fence had to built before the shed, and the fence is almost completed.) Barbara Workman, Sponsoring Master Gardener The Oswego Heritage House project was awarded $350 for soil amendments. They will re-establish an heirloom rose garden to educate about the plantings and various gardening techniques typical of 1920 when the Heritage House was built. They hope to encourage more children to visit and learn about gardening practices. Nancy Dunis, Sponsoring Master Gardener
Lisa Lashbrook, Sponsoring Master Gardener |
A TRIBUTE TO GRAY THOMPSON Gray believed in education and service. He talked the talk and walked the walk. He always helped out at educational events like soil pH testing clinics and the Spring Garden Fair, chatting with clients about gardening. For years, he grew produce at a community garden, as part of our “Plant An Extra Row Program.” Area food pantries have him to thank for hundreds of pounds of fresh produce each summer. Gray’s love of education & service matches so well with a new initiative of the Clackamas County Master Gardeners that we have named this program after Gray -- the “Gray Thompson Community Projects Grant” program. This program was tested in 2010. This year, we have increased funding. Norrene tells me Gray would have been pleased with this association. Imagine -- making possible many, many projects that further the use of plants as food, as tools for education, as a means to beautify our community and benefit our environment – all through the Gray Thompson Community Projects Grant. At a personal level, I will think of Gray’s zest for life and love of others as I live and serve. It seems a fitting way to keep his spirit alive! |
last updated on January 10, 2012
Gray Thompson Founded the Oregon Master Gardener Program in 1976
State Master Gardener of the Year 2005 Chapter President 1988 |
