DetroitSynergy Volunteers This Saturday Aug. 16, 10:00 am to 12

From an e-mail sent out for DetroitSynergy: Join me at Georgia Street Community Garden this Saturday!!Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:56 PM From: Regina Fortushniak

Good Afternoon DSG Shares Volunteers, Thank you for your involvement and commitment to past DSG Shares projects. Because of your commitment to responding to hunger and homelessness issues across the city of Detroit, in the past 6 months we have: Provided hundreds of snacks to hungry families across the city of Detroit: Gleaners Community Food Bank 3/15/08Assisted families in need of affordable appliances and home utilities: Habitat ReStore: 4/12/08Impacted the lives of homeless individuals in our region by providing lunches for those who are hungry: Cass Community Social Services: 5/31/08Provided healthy, nutritious options for those in our community through urban farming: Earthworks Garden: 6/14/08Improved the surrounding streets of a community organization through clean-up efforts: Salvation Army: 7/26/08


Now this month: Make an impact with a grass-roots community neighborhood garden! Join DSG Shares at the Georgia Street Community Garden this Saturday, August 16 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Georgia Street Community Garden was founded on April 8, 2008 as an opportunity to provide residents with a garden and a neighborhood gathering place. The community garden also serves as a community center where residents can bring their children for a book reading every Saturday night. Volunteers will be assisting with a lot clean-up for the formation of an orchard across the street from the existing garden. The Georgia Street Community Garden is located at 9344 Georgia Street between Gratiot and Van Dyke near the Better Made Potato Chip Factory. For more information or to volunteer, contact me at dsgshares@detroitsynergy.org. I hope to see you all this weekend! Sincerely, ReginaDSG Shares Project Lead