FALL 2023 News

Dig in to Garden Club News – Fall 2023!

GARDEN CLUB STUDENT PROGRAM @LUNCH IN FALL 2023-SPRING2024

Garden Club Student Program @Lunch is back this Fall! Students K-5th who SIGNUP will meet with students their age, at their designated Lunch/recess time. The Club offers hands-on gardening activities, as an enrichment program for all TFES Students, including the Intermediate Unit. Students signed up for the at lunch program, will only meet once in the fall and three times in the spring. At this time the Garden Club Program is operated 100% by community volunteers and our @Lunch program is facilitated by Parent Leaders (with UD Clearances). www.tfesgardenclub.org/students.

ALL THE GARDEN CLUB SIGNUPS

SIGNUPS – STUDENT PROGRAM @LUNCH – DEADLINE FOR K-2 is 10/2! UPDATED MEMBERSHIP FORMS NEEDED EACH SCHOOL YEAR. SignUp at https://bit.ly/GardenClubSignUpTFES.

SIGNUPS – PARENT VOLUNTEERS WITH CLEARANCES to teach special Friday classes @Lunch: SignUp at https://bit.ly/GardenLeadershipfall2023

SIGNUPS – FALL EVENTS TFES Garden Club – Fall Events SignUp – UNDER CONSTRUCTION – at https://bit.ly/Garden-Fall2023-RSVP

SIGNUPS – ALL MEMBER / VOLUNTEER SIGNUP at https://bit.ly/GardenClubSignUpTFES.

STUDENTS/VOLUNTEERS: UPDATED MEMBERSHIP FORMS NEEDED FOR EACH SCHOOL YEAR! PLEASE CHECK BACK TO THE WEBSITE FOR FALL2023-SPRING 2024 SIGNUPS

PARENTS WANTED

We are searching for community volunteers to be Parent Leaders to help us teach/run the @Lunch Program on select Fridays (10/6 and 10/20). We also are looking for committee members to organize impactful projects.

WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS WITH CLEARANCES to teach special Friday classes @Lunch: SignUp at https://bit.ly/GardenLeadershipfall2023

Thanks to Mrs Heather Tefft for all her assistance in this role last year!!!

FALL 2023 EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, October 6th: TFES Students @Lunch – K, 1st, 2nd grades during their lunch/recess

Friday, October 20th: TFES Students @Lunch – 3rd, 4th, 5th grades during their lunch/recess

Tuesday, October 24th (all day/night): Dine & Donate Fundraiser and Magerks Horsham. Dine in, take out, grab a drink – just be sure to tell your server.

Saturday, November 4th, 1-3pm: Family Fun & Winter WrapUp

STAY TUNED FOR EVENT INFO ON THE FALL2023 SCHEDULE

MOVIN’ ON UP!

With the help of our amazing community, PTO, fearless Principal and the donations of local companies partnering with us to “Grow Food and Young Minds at the Edge of Upper Dublin”.

Click for Kick-Off Day Photos and Thanks

Click for Community Day Photos and Thanks

See below about the Shed Project Contributors

PHOTO REVIEW OF SCHOOL YEAR Fall2022-Spring2023

We have had a busy year growing food and young minds in the TFES community! Here is a photo review of this past school year! Congrats to our 5th graders and Have Great Summer Cheetahs! Stop by this summer to see how it’s growing! Check out the photos at https://bit.ly/Photos-Fall22-Spring23-Summer23

TESTIMONIALS

We have been getting some great feedback from parents. So many kids enjoy eating new foods like Kale and Radishes, which we grew and tasted this year! Such amazing stories of children’s seeds taking off and growing into huge tomato plants, which sometimes even inspired backyard gardens! WE WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU!!!! Click the link to let us know about your story https://tfesgardenclub.org/testimonials/

Thank You to Shed Contributors

We thank all the local organizations who donated their goods and services to the TFES Garden Club “Shed Project”. We appreciate your donating your time and supplies to support growing food and young minds at the edge of Upper Dublin, PA!

More details/links on the TFES Garden Club website at https://tfesgardenclub.org/2023/07/31/thank-you-shed

DONATE SUPPLIES and Then $ome

Would you like to help us grow? We need supplies for the growing season, front entrance native plants project and do take-home planting activities. To see all the ways you can Give So We Grow, visit the GARDEN GIVING PAGE.