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Consider giving the gift of leadership and health to an East NY Farms! Intern this
holiday season!
Our youth leaders did amazing work this year! We worked with 21 first year interns, 12
returning interns and 5 alumni youth in our externship program at partner organizations.
Youth built over 70 raised beds for local gardens, grew over 7,000 lbs. of food for our
community on our ½ acre urban farm, and cooked 14 delicious fresh from the garden meals
for their fellow interns.
One thing that helps our youth grow as leaders and community change makers is
attending conferences to learn and share ideas with other programs. Because this is also
expensive and hard to prioritize financially, we are asking for your help!
Please help us send one youth and staff member to the Rooted In Community (RIC) Winter
Institute. RIC is a national grassroots network of youth and adults committed to fostering
healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture, community
gardening, food security, and related environmental work. The 3 youth who attended the RIC
Summer conference were so inspired they designed their own workshop for fellow interns on
how to get involved with the RIC-generated Youth Food Bill of Rights campaign. The RIC
Winter Institute is an opportunity to grow personally and professionally and bring what we’ve
learned back to East New York Farms!
We are hoping to raise $1000 in conference fees and travel expenses to Tucson, AZ by Dec
15th (our last day to register!). If only 20 people give $50.00 each, we can meet our goal. Any
amount is appreciated! Please contact us as well if you have extra frequent flier miles that
you are willing to transfer.
You can make your donation through our website
or
send a check payable to 'United Community Centers'
with ‘East New York Farms!’ in the notes to:
East New York Farms!
United Community Centers
613 New Lots Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Thank you so much and happy holidays!
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