ScottsMiracle-Gro Brings National Community Gardening Effort to D.C.
April 30 2009 - 6:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
NASCAR's Carl Edwards joins local youth in edible gardening
initiative to address District hunger needs WASHINGTON, April 30
/PRNewswire/ -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and its group of
philanthropic partners, in conjunction with Keep Washington D.C.
Beautiful and Washington Parks & People, are bringing the
national GroGood edible gardening program to the U.S. capitol. In a
ceremony to take place at 4:30 p.m. today at the Robert F. Lederer
Youth Center Community Garden, located in Marvin Gaye Park, 4801
Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave, NE, Washington, D.C., GroGood program
partners and local officials will be on hand to dedicate the
installation of 40 youth garden plots and 20 family plots. The
GroGood program is designed to enable community residents to grow
their own food while also giving back to their communities.
"Community gardens are yet another example of how residents can
show their commitment to making the District one of the world's
most sustainable cities," says Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. "I'm also
pleased to announce that a portion of the produce from this
community garden will be donated to local food agencies to assist
families in need. This is one of the many ways to think and act
'green' in the District." Local youth groups from Aiton Elementary
School, Burrville Elementary School and Houston Elementary School
will be on hand to take the GroGood pledge. The pledge will be
administered by NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. An avid gardener,
Edwards is the driver of the No. 60 ScottsMiracle-Gro car. National
and local representatives of the GroGood partnership will provide
gardening tips and instruction to local gardeners.
ScottsMiracle-Gro's national and local GroGood partners are: Keep
America Beautiful and its Great American Cleanup, Keep Washington
D.C. Beautiful, Washington Parks & People, the Garden Writers
Association, Plant a Row for the Hungry, the National Gardening
Association and Franklin Park Conservatory. ScottsMiracle-Gro is
donating 1 million pounds of fresh produce to feed those at risk of
hunger and is asking Americans to pledge to grow and donate an
additional 1 million pounds of produce to help their communities.
Other cities with GroGood awareness events this year are Los
Angeles, Miami, Dallas and Chicago. About ScottsMiracle-Gro With
nearly $3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000
associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's
largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden
care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The
Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the
U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands
are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer
Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of
Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S. the
Company operates Scotts LawnService(R), the second largest
residential lawn care service business. In Europe, the Company's
brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R),
Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For
additional information, visit us at http://www.scotts.com/.
DATASOURCE: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company CONTACT: Keri Butler of
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, +1-937-644-7537 Web Site:
http://www.scotts.com/
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