Dig in to Garden Club News – Summer 2023!
SUMMER SIGNUP – Volunteer to Water Food Garden
Signup to support our community garden! It’s simple to water the TFES Food Garden – it takes only 30 minutes, on the day of your choice (show up any time that day to water/tend to the garden). Info and Link to Sign Up /Instructions at https://tfesgardenclub.org/summer2023.
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
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
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
GARDEN CLUB STUDENT PROGRAM 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). SIGNUP FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE at www.tfesgardenclub.org/students.
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 and committee members to organize impactful projects.
Thanks to Mrs Heather Tefft for all her assistance in this role last year!!!
If you have UDSD Clearances, signup to help on the committee and/or teach lessons in the garden – Complete the SIGNUPS with your info under “Adult Volunteer Section”.
TEACHERS WANTED
We are still searching for a TFES teacher/staffer advisor to help restart our student program in Fall2023-Spring2024. TFES Teachers can assist with curriculum and facilitating the garden classes with Mrs Nyszczot. Encourage your educators to get involved so we can continue to offer this enrichment program to our students on a regular basis!
IN THE MEANTIME, WE COULD USE PARENT VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TEACHERS AND CAN ASSIST WITH CURRICULM AND/OR TEACHING LESSONS!
STAY TUNED FOR FALL 2023 AND SPRING 2024 FAMILY EVENT SCHEDULE
2 Fridays in October 2023: Students @Lunch
November 2023: Winter WrapUp
March 2024: Kick Off Day
April 2024: Community Day
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/
DONATE SUPPLIES and Then $ome
Would you like to help us grow? We need supplies for the growing season and do take-home planting activities. To see all the ways you can Give So We Grow, visit the GARDEN GIVING PAGE.
CONTACT US
Tracy T. Nyszczot, Garden Club Advisor
215-219-4803 TFESgardenclub@gmail.com
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