Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/22/2012-05/22/2012
Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado
Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner
Funding Partner: Grow Local Colorado
Programmatic Partner:
Summary: Plant vegetables in the First Family's Giving Garden. Produce will be donated to The Gathering Place.
Description:
STEWARDSHIP SITE
The Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion is located in the heart of Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Originally built as a private residence in 1908, the house has been available for use by Governors since 1960.Today, itis open for scheduled tours and special public events. It's also the location of new vegetable gardens that were first planted by volunteers with Grow Local and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado in 2011. Called the First Family's Giving Garden, produce grown is then donated to area shelters.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
Join us as we return to the Boettcher Mansion for a second year of working in the First Family's Giving Garden. The beds will be ready for planting thanks to VOC volunteers who prepared them earlier in May. This will be a fun, easy, and child-friendly project involving planting of vegetable seeds and seedlings. Some weeding and turning of the soil may be involved. The plants have been donated by Governor Hickenlooper, and the produce grown will be donated to The Gathering Place, a women's shelter.
PARTNERS
Grow Local Colorado
SmartWool
OTHER FUN STUFF
Meals: Snacks
Latitude/Longitude: 39.73130035400391, -104.9811019897461
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 25
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 18
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 10
Total Volunteer Days: 28
Total Unique Volunteers: 28
Total Volunteer Hours: 84
Staff Hours: 8
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary:
Successes and Challenges:
Lessons Learned:
Special Notes:
Stewardship Education:
Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers:
Description of Accidents/Incidents:
Manny Martinez Middle School arrived 2 hours early to project (lack of communication on their part...and confirming plans). Same group that caused cancellation of the MPEC Project. They were able to weed some of the garden beds, as none of the plants had arrived for planting. This was also the evening where the Slovenian ambassador's motorcaid was coming and there was an event at the mansion later that night. This was also the evening where 2 film crews came to feature VOC and GLC for their community gardening work. There was a lot going on to say the least.
Description of Work Completed:
Several garden beds were planted this evening with volunteers from a combination of backgrounds - corporate groups, youth groups, and individuals. This was a media frenzy event, as well as occuring the same evening of a governor's mansion event with the ambassador of Slovenia coming in with his motorcaid. It was a successful evening, with beautiful weather, and volunteers were able to enjoy a pic-nic on the lawn after the project was over sponsored by Chipotle. Local church groups will maintain the garden throughout the season and produce will be donated to local food-banks and shelters.
1. What were the most significant areas of achievement on this project?
The volunteers weeded and planted two large flower/vegetable beds.
2. What areas need improvement from this project? More importantly, what constructive ideas do you have in order to improve these areas? What can VOC's committees and staff do to implement these improvements?
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3. What did you try new on this project that worked better than on prior projects?
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4. How much work was completed? If not 100%, when will it be completed by the agency? Did the agency provide everything they agreed to in the MOU?
The project was 100% completed and finished a half hour ahead of schedule. The volunteers weeded and planted two large vegetable gardens.
5. How did the agency feel at the end of the project?
Grow Local felt the project was a success and it was completed a half hour ahead of schedule.
6. Could the agency have better supported the team's efforts? How?
No the agency had everything in order.
7. Was this project a good volunteer and crew leader experience (i.e., did the volunteers enjoy themselves and did everything appear seamless)? How might we further enhance their experience?
The volunteers enjoyed their experience at Gov Mansion.
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