City receives grant for community garden
Tammy Chan, Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Coordinator, said with the grant money and help from local Eagle Scouts, a 40 raised bed garden with water outlest and a shed will be built at the church. Food grown in the raised beds will either be kept by the participating gardeners or donated to People That Care, a local food ministry.
Construction on the garden will begin later this month and is expected be completed for the fall planting season.
Chan, who learned of the grant money the day the application was due, said she sent her proposal about two minutes prior to the midnight deadline.
"The UPS Foundation shares Keep America Beautiful's goals of building stronger and more sustainable communities through volunteer engagement," said Matthew M. McKenna, president and CEO, Keep America Beautiful. "We are extremely grateful for this generous support of our affiliates and their programs."
For more information about community gardens in Grand Prairie, contact Tammy Chan at 972-237-8152.
