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Steve Chung first came to the gardens as a community service volunteer when he was a student in the Landscape Horticulture degree program at Cincinnati State.  He liked working in our garden so much that he continued volunteering past his required hours. 

"Though I work in landscaping all week long, I like coming here on the weekend because I can work at my own pace on projects I choose." Steve Chung

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These are just a few of the volunteer opportunities we have available.  If you do not find one that fits you e-mail Granny to find out what else might be available.

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These are a few of the many people who help to make Granny's Garden School the unique program it is. 

We hope you will find a spot that fits for you an join us in our mission to keep kids connected with nature.

Cecilia Diaz Beneke started volunteering with us in 2005 as a class garden helper in her daughter's classroom.    She is now the team leader at the Early Childhood Center.

 

Trish Hoge has volunteered with us since 2002.  She has and continues to serve in many capacities. Formerly the team leader at the Early Childhood and a board member she now coordinates for her child's classroom and helps with fundraisers as in this photo.
 

Janet Fahrenbruck-Lynch heads up our special events fund raising team. Janet joined the garden program in 2004 and quickly became a  key volunteer.  She is a member of our board of directors.


 
Katy Laage is a Social Guide with LADD.  Kate came to the gardens with Lizzie as members of the Pick-a-Bouquet-Club then volunteered to pick bouquets to take to local businesses each week.  We need more volunteers to pick and deliver bouquets to share with community.

Phyllis Youmons began volunteering with us in exchange for compost for her gardens.  She teamed up with Pat Benton who was already volunteers twice a week and they work on various projects depending on what needs to be done in a given week. 

Nancy Garfinkel has been with Granny's Garden School since the program began.  She has and continues to serve in many capacities, i.e. class garden coordinator, fundraising and general garden helper.


Peggy French is a retired school teacher.  She started volunteering with the program as a garden coordinator and is now a nature trail guide as well.  We have a 1/2 mile nature trail in about six acres of woods in back of the schools.  It has been the site for three Eagle Scout projects. There are bridges, bird blinds and a nice collection of trees. We are  seeking more volunteer trail guides.  Stephanie Gebele started as a general garden volunteer in the spring of 2007.  The second time she came she brought her mother, Janet Grace and the two have been regular Tuesday afternoon volunteers every since.  In the summer they were joined by Stephanie's daughter, Erika. They have worked on a variety of activities in and out of the gardens. 

Brownie and Girl Scout Troops frequently us the gardens in their ceremonies and do community service projects there.  Projects have included planting bulbs, trees and flowers, mulching and composting.  One group even built a learning center.  Phyllis Carroll first came to the gardens to photograph the flowers in 2005.  Since then she has spent many hours working in the gardens with Granny and helping with special events.  She crates note cards featuring photos taken in the gardens and donates them to the program.  We use them to thank our supporters.
 
·  Administrative assistant
This is a great job for someone who wants to work from home.  You can assist with data entry, research, writing letters and a multitude of behind the scenes projects.
·  Graphic designer to help with the development of promotional flyers.  
·  Sketch artists to develop a group of characters to represent Granny's Gardens. 

·  Someone to identify insects in our gardens and develop a custom insect guide.

·  Tool manager - We have shovels, wheelbarrows, garden trowels, scissors, hoses and clippers that need seasonal maintenance and repairs. The work can be done at your location or our site.

·  Pick bouquets: spend a couple of hours a week picking and delivering bouquets to locations such as the school library, fire station and local businesses. 
·  We have an extensive website.  We are seeking assistance with webpage development and maintenance. 
·  Writers - We are seeking a writer to write articles about our volunteers and our programs that will be published in the PTA newsletter, our e-mail newsletter and other media outlets.
 
Robert Cisneros started volunteering with us when he retired from the railroad.  He wanted a sunny spot to grow tomatoes.  In exchange for a garden spot, he does miscellaneous projects around the gardens everything from staking tomatoes to helping us with our groundhog problem.

 


"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."  Robert Louis Stevenson
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