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HomeMy WebLinkAbout34-Parks & Rec CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Lemuel P. Randolph, Director Subject: RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER SEVEN (7) "GROWING WITH CHILDREN" WESTERN GROWERS SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM GRANTS TOTALING $10,000. MICC Meeting Date: Sept. 20, 2004 Dept: Parks, Recreation & Community Services Dept. Date: August 26, 2004 ORIGINAL Synopsis of Previous Council Action: None Recommended Motion: Adopt Resolution. 4~ Signature Contact person: Lynn Knutson Phone: 5006 Supporting data attached: staff report & reso Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: (Acct. No.) (A,...,..t n.:lc::,...rirtinn) Finance: Council Notes: 'iL~.ti ~,7<,C'V Agenda Item No. ~ 'JI 101 D<<i CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Staff Report Subject Resolution of the Mayor and Connnon Council of the City of San Bernardino authorizing the Mayor or her designee to apply for and administer seven (7) "Growing with Children" Western Growers School Garden Program Grants totaling $10,000. Backl!:round In 1999 the Parks, Recreation and Connnunity Services Department implemented three (3) school gardens through California Healthy Cities and Connnunities grant funding. In 2000, three more school gardens were implemented by the San Bernardino City Unified School District through Cesar Chavez grant funding for the Creative After-school Programs for Success (CAPS) Program. Parks, Recreation and Connnunity Services Department staff is responsible for teaching gardening education to students involved in the CAPS Programs at these six garden sites. The "Growing with Children" Western Growers School Garden Grant provides equipment and supplies, seeds, garden curriculum, resource guide, and any other items related to gardening education. The Western Growers Foundation provides funding for agencies that promote nutrition and agriculture by use of a fully operational garden at a school location. This equipment will enhance the agricultural and horticultural learning experience for elementary school students participating at our school garden sites. Application deadline is October I, 2004. Each school that is awarded will receive the following: Drip Tape Irrigation System, seeds, garden curriculum, Resource Guide, Composting Guide, Customized Stepping Stone, "Ag" in the Classroom Materials, and $1,000 or $1,500 per school. The Department is applying for all six of our school garden sites in addition to one new garden site. Existing sites: . Arrowhead Elementary School! $1,500 - 3825 Mt. View, San Bernardino, CA 92405 . Hillside Elementary School! $1,500, - 4975 N. Mayfield Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407 . Lytle Creek Elementary School! $1,500 - 275 S. "K" St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Monterey Elementary School! $1,500 - 794 Monterey St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Newmark Elementary School! $1,500 - 4121 N. Third Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407 . Roosevelt Elementary School! $1,500 - 1554 N. Gamer, San Bernardino, CA 92411 Proposed new garden site: . Fairfax Elementary School! $1,000 - 1362 Pacific St., San Bernardino, CA 92404 Financial Impact There will be no impact to the General Fund Budget. Grants requested are six (6) $1,500 grants and one (1) $1,000 for a total of$IO,OOO. Recommendation Adopt the Resolution. - -0- A ........_ \1" C \lLIJ \11.1 \l~rl I I dll\.\ ' ! \1, 'I .onSUntcr ........I\I\.L" "-\..I"....llL~ ..\."'\jLI,~ ~ -.- Search I > Home> Consumer> School Gardens: Grant Application School Gardens Home I Donations I Contributors I Grant Application I Partners Legislator Schools I Press Release I Contact Information I Calendar I Grant Winners Any educational facility In Arizona or California can qualify for a Growing with Children grant! If you would like to grow a garden at your school, fill out and mail or fax the Growing with Children Application with your information. Award Specifications Each School Receives the following funding and materials: . $1,000 or $1,500 . Drip-tape irrigation system (courtesy of T-Systems International) . Seeds (courtesy of Harris Moran Seed Co.) . Garden Curriculum, resource guide, composting guide and customized stepping stone (courtes~ Western Growers) . Ag in the Classroom Materials Courtesy of AITC The Growing With Children Grants will be awarded to schools in California and Arizona only Th~ GrQw;(1g.I!Jl;t-"LCl1ilf!r:e.I1!'.P1!Ji~<ttLQI1_I!Jli1Ul(H!l!iJ;l<lb!eA!1~1!sf 1,._:ZOO_4. Please send your application to: Western Growers Charitable Foundation Attn: Kasandra Lovett P.O. Box 2130 Irvine, CA 92658 Phone: 949-885-2259 Fax: 949-809-6259 LJ ...,.9./ ~i 1....- . . ." ,'.' ~.i , . / , , . l' v .if' Growing with Children: Western Growers School Garden Program Application Instructions: Thank you for your interest in the Western Growers Charitable Foundation School Garden Program! We are excited to have the opportunity to help children learn more about nutrition and agriculture and to make their vision ri a fully operational garden on your school site a reality. Please fill out the following application so that we can learn more about your school, your plans for a garden, and the teachers, parents and other volunteers that will sustain the garden once WGCF has awarded the funds. Return the completed the following questions and return to Kasandra Lovett at K1ovett(ii)waa.com or by fax at 949-809-6259. Questions: 1. Contact Information (Required): Name of School, Address, County, Contact Person, Phone, Fax, and Email Address (if applicable). Please.lcn Ind'lf1e rmur federal tax ID nutnlMr IInd the IIIIIIM thIIt 6hDu1d IIDD1J11rDII the check should rmur st:hDDI be IIW11n/ed hinds. This Information will ONLY be used if you are awarded a grant through Growing with Children. 2. Please provide a brief summary of your school, including location, demographics, grade levels and other information that you believe will paint the most complete picture of your school. 3. What sparked your interest in creating (or expanding) your school garden? 4. Have there been prior efforts to start gardening projects on the school site? If yes, what are they and have they been successful? 5. How many students and teachers will be involved in the garden program? 6. What infrastructure currently exists to help maintain the garden once it has been started through our program? Is there parent, administration, teacher, community support for a garden at your school? (Please include letters of support if available) 7. What do you need, and how much? Do you need tools, technical assistance, and/or a cash award? What are your plans if you receive funds from the Growing with Children: WGCF School Garden Program? Our awards vary in size to a maximum of $1500, so please try and be specific so that we can match your needs with our resources. 8. Please list any grants or other donations (including in-kind donations) received by your program. 9. Additional information/comments: If you have any other comments or information you would like to share with our garden team, please add them below so that it may be considered in our decision process. Thank you again for your interest and for investing in the future of our children. ., Growing with Children Western Growers Scltool Garden Program Application I. Contact Information Agency Applying: City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation & CommlBlity Services Department 547 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, CA 92410 San Bernardino COWlty Lynn Knutson, Recreation Supervisor (909) 384 - 5006 (909) 384 - 5160 Knutson Iv@sbcitv.ol'l!. 95-6000772 $10,000 ($1,500 per (; schools I $1,000 new school site) Contact: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Federal Tax I.D. : AmOWlt Requested Scltool Garden Sites: 2. . Arrowhead Elementary School I Grades K - 5 3825 Mt. View, San Bernardino, CA 92405 . Hillside Elementary 'Scltooll Grades K - 6 4975 N. Mayfield Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407 . Lytle Creek Elementary School I Grades K - 5 275 S. "K" St, San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Monterey Elementary Scltooll Grades K - 5 794 Monterey St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Newmark Elementary School I Grades K - 6 4121 N. Third Ave., San Bemardino, CA 92407 . Roosevelt Elementary Scltooll Grades K - 5 1554 N. Garn.., San Bernardino, CA 92411 Proposed NEW Gardens: . Fairfax Elementary Scltooll Grades K - 5 1362 Pacific St., San Bernardino, CA 92404 The City identified a priority area within the City where a high level of the residents are low-income with poor access to fresh produce and less than adequate private and public transportation. (Refer to map) The priority area encompasses 55% of the City's population, a total of 101,095 residents. A total of 3,385 fiunilies participate in the W1C program. In addition, 40"10 of the school age children living in the priority area are below the poverty level. The three schools located on the north end of town, face similar problems. They do have better access but transportation is a big problem. With the problems of child obesity, our department's focus is to provide healthy and physical activities for youth within the commlBlity. An average of 86% of the children attending each of the 6 school's, receive free and reduced rate meals. 3. The City of San Bernardino, with a population of 184,986, is a city that has been hard hit in recent years by the effects of defense downsizing, industrial flight, and business closures. The City has a disproportionately high number of welfare-dependant citizens. Unfortunately, the City of San Bernardino ranks number one in San Bernardino COlBlty for the highest percent of welfare participants. A total of 31 % of the City's population, 57,410 individuals, receive some type of assistance. Since the program began, the department has established a Garden Collaborative. The collaborative consists of representatives from the San Bernardino COWlty Department of Public Health, San Bernardino Public Services Department, V.C. Cooperative Extension - Mast.. Garden.. Program, and the Parks & Recreation Department. We have also developed a Mayor's Food Policy COIBIcil to improve access and availability to city residents. Since the program began, the collaborative has conducted COOlposting, nutrition education, food handling and preparation, and contain.. gardening workshops for parents and commlBlity members. At a few of the schools, JlIIl'ents have become so interested in gardening, the parents teach oth.. parents on container gardening, share recipes, do aerobics, and have worked with the school district to implement salad bars and healthy snacks at their schools. Our goal for this year is to have the students implement a twice a month, low-cost mini farmers market instead of the usual bake sales. Students will preJllll'e nutritional information to be handed out for JlIIl'ents and community members, monitor grocery store pricing, learn to handle money, and how to preJllll'e the vegetables for sale. Foods raised will be applied towards the cost to send the students 01\ an agricultural field trip. 4. There have been no prior attempts to start garden projects at any of the schools listed, either by the School District or the City. 5. Our garden sites all have an after-school program. Each site consists of park and recreation staff; school district aides and teachers. We currently have a Master Gardener who visits all the gardens and offers assistance and guidance as needed. The following is the number of staff; teachers and volunteers by site who are involved with the school gardens. . AlTowhead 4 Staff /1 Teacher / Volunteer Group of Cub Scouts / approx. 60 - 70 Students . Hillside 2 Staff /1 Teacher /2 Parent Volunteers / approx. 40 - 60 Students . Lytle Creek 4 Staff / I Teacher / Group of 20 volunteers from the Church of Latter Day Saints / approx. 70+ Students · Monterey 6 Staff/I Teacher / Volunteer Group Los Padrinos / approx. 70+ Students . Newmark 6 Staff/I Teacher / Volunteer Group of Boy Scouts / approx. 40 - 60 Students . Roosevelt 6 Staff/I Teacher / 3 Parent Volunteers / approx. 60 - 70 Students New Site: . Fairfilx 3 Staff/I Teacher 6. Students attending our after-school programs, maintain the school gardens. Garden Clubs have been established as a component of the after-school program. Students at the six schools do hands-on gardening two days a.week, work out of Junior Master Gardener handbooks one day a week, and focus on nutrition education and physical fitness the ranainder of the week. We have strong support from the principals and lead teacher at each school as well as the support of the Garden Collaborative. 7. We need storage sheds, equipment and supplies for Monterey, Roosevelt, and Lytle Creek. For AITowhead, Newmark, and Hillside we need drip tape irrigation system, storage sheds, equipment and supplies. We would also like to have signs made for our gardens. We currently have one sign at Lytle Creek that was donated by a local resident in the area of the school. We would also like to build a shade structure with picnic table for instruction time. Funding is also needed to provide a staff person at each location during downtime (for watering) in October, December, and February. Total days are 18. Staffing costs for 7 schools $ 1,167 ($166.70 per site). . AITowhead $1,500 . Hillside $1,500 . Lytle Creek $1,500 . Monterey $1,500 . Newmark $1,500 . Roosevelt $1,500 . New Site: Fairfilx $1,000 FairfiIx is looking to implement container gardening as they have very little space on the playground They will need heavy duty containers, gardening tools, sign, soil, hoses, seeds, etc. 8. Prior timding listed below. . Food Security Grant from California Healthy Cities and Communities, grant period Feb. 200 - Jan. 2001. Funded $18,000 for the establishment of three school gardens and supplies. Schools: Lytle Creek, Monterey, and Roosevelt. ($6,000 per school). · Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning Grant, grant period Feb. 2001 - June 2001. Funded $15,000 for the establishment of three additional school gardens, with $500 for each of the six school garden sites for supplies. New school garden sites: Newmark, AlTowhead, and Hillside ($4,500 per school and $500 each for Monterey, Lytle Creek and Roosevelt). . Donation from Norca1 (SB County Solid Waste Education Program Funds), received March 2000. Received $3,000 ($500 per 6 school gardens). . San Bernardino County Food Bank Grant, grant period Aug. 2003 - Dec. 2003. Funded $500 for school garden supplies. . In.Kind - Mulch & Compost valued at $2,000. . In-Kind - Zero Waste Communities Beautification Fund, Spring 2004. Lytle Creek $190 and AlTowhead $105 for garden beautification. 9. As you can see, our focus is health and nutrition. We feel we are succeeding in our efforts to promote healthier lifestyles by teaching gardening and nutrition education. We can see the difference we have made by the choices the students make. This program does work and we continue to look for ways to make it better. 1 2 3 " 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 o 27 28 o o RESo@J~@W RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND ~OMJIoN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER SEVEN (7) "GROWING WITH CHILDREN" WESTERN GROWERS SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM GRANTS TOTALING $10,000. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino or her designee is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and administer seven (7) "Growing with Children" Western Growers School Garden Program Grants totaling $10,000. III /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II /II No. 31 q/~%y , c o 10 I I j j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER SEVEN (7) "GROWING WITH CHILDREN" WESTERN GROWERS SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM GRANTS TOTALING SIO,OOO. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the day of , 2004, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT ESTRADA LONGVILLE MCGINNIS DERRY KELLEY JOHNSON MCCAMMACK Rachel G. Clark, City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of 2004. Judith Valles, Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to Form and legal content: JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney .... - --- ~.........-._- ~/~~- 1"\1 1\( C \Ie"'!,,, \led" 1,l'HllliI I ftJ' 111111, onsumer I .....Lf\ Ill'" \.\: "'....L1L" &. ~\...ILlll \... ~ Search I > Home> Consumer> Schoo(Gardens: Grant Application School Gardens Home I Donations I Contributors I Grant ADDllcatlon I Partners Legislator Schools I Press Release I Contact Information I Calendar I Grant Winners Any educational facility in Arizona or California can qualify for a Growing with Children grantl If you would like to grow a garden at your school, fill out and mail or fax the Growing with Children Application with your information. Award Specifications Each School Receives the following funding and materials: . $1,000 or $1,500 . Drip-tape irrigation system (courtesy of T-Systems International) . Seeds (courtesy of Harris Moran Seed Co.) . Garden Curriculum, resource guide, composting guide and customized stepping stone (courtes\, Western Growers) . Ag in the Classroom Materials Courtesy of AITC The Growing With Children Grants will be awarded to schools in California and Arizona only Tf1ftGrgwiV9",,-itlJ .C/Ji!PI'efJAppji,-atLon willl:1e aYi.l1al)!e AI!91!st ~J .111P.'l Please send your application to: Western Growers Charitable Foundation Attn: Kasandra Lovett a.o. Box 2130 Irvine, CA 92658 Phone: 949-885-2259 Fax: 949-809-6259 '.../" .y r."" c _ ;,' ;1. I- . . \ i: . ,I~' "J - i c Growing with Children: Western Growers School Garden Program Application Instructions: Thank you for your interest in the Western Growers Charitable Foundation School Garden Program! We are exdted to have the opportunity to help children learn more about nutrition and agriculture and to make their vision of a fully operational garden on your school site a reality. Please fill out the following application so that we can learn more about your school, your plans for a garden, and the teachers, parents and other volunteers that will sustain the garden once WGCF has awarded the funds. Return the completed the following questions and return to Kasandra Lovett at K1ovett@waa,com or by fax at 949-809-6259. Questions: 1. Contact Information (Required): Name of School, Address, County, Contact Person, Phone, Fax, and Email Address (if applicable). P8. .'-lnd'lfJe WIll,. fet/enl1 tJlx m /lumber 11M till! ".IIIfI tJgt -""'/d IIIJlMl1T till the ~ -.",,/d lIDur iIdIDtJI be lI_nled Funds. This information will ONLY be used if you are awarded a grant through Growing with Children. o 2. Please provide a brief summary of your school, induding location, demographics, grade levels and other information that you believe will paint the most complete picture of your school. 3. What sparked your interest in creating (or expanding) your school garden? 4. Have there been prior efforts to start gardening projects on the school site? If yes, what are they and have they been successful? 5. How many students and teachers will be involved in the garden program? 6. What infrastructure currently exists to help maintain the garden once it has been started through our program? Is there parent, administration, teacher, community support for a garden at your school? (Please indude letters of support if available) 7. What do you need, and how much? Do you need tools, technical assistance, and/or a cash award? What are your plans if you receive funds from the Growing with Children: WGCF School Garden Program? Our awards vary in size to a maximum of $1500, so please try and be specific so that we can match your needs with our resources. 8. Please list any grants or other donations (including in-kind donations) received by your program. 9. Additional information/comments: If you have any other comments or information you would like to share with our garden team, please add them below so that it may be considered in our decision process. Thank you again for your interest and for investing in the future of our children. o I. o Contact Information Agency Applying: 2. Contact: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Federal Tax 1.0. : Amount Requested Sc:bool Garden Sites: Proposed NEW Gardens: Growing with Children Western Growers Sc:bool Garden Program Application City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department 547 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, CA 92410 San Bernardino County Lynn Knutson, Recreation Supervisor (909) 384 - 5006 . (909) 384 - 5160 KJurt....\1 Ivilllsbcitv.orl! 95-6000772 $10,000 ($1,500 per Ii schools I $1,000 new school site) . Arrowhead Elementary School I Grades K - 5 3825 MI. View, San Bernardino, CA 92405 . Hillside Elementary'Schooll Grades K - 6 4975 N. Mayfield Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407 . Lytle Creek Elementary Sc:booll Grades K - 5 275 S. "K" St, San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Monterey Elementary Sc:booll Grades K - 5 794 Monterey St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 . Newmark Elementary School I Grades K - 6 4121 N. Third Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407 . Roosevelt Elementary Sc:booll Grades K - 5 1554 N. Garner, San Bernardino, CA 92411 . Fairlilx Elementary School I Grades K - 5 1362 Pacific St, San Bernardino, CA 92404 O The City identified a priority area within the City where a high level of the residents are low-income with poor access to fresh produce and less than adequate private and public b'ansportation. (Refer to map) The priority area encompasses 55% of the City's population, a tota1 of 101,095 residents. A total of 3,385 liunilies participate in the W1C program. In addition, 40".4 of the school age children living in the priority area are below the poverty level. The three schools located on the north end of town, face similar problems. They do have better access but b'ansportation is a big problem. With the problems of child obesity, our department's focus is to provide healthy and physical activities for Youth within the community. An average of86% of the children attending each of the 6 school's, receive free and reduced rate meals. 3. The City of San Bernardino, with a population of 184,986, is a city that has been hard hit in recent years by the effects of defense downsizing, industrial flight, and business closures. The City has a disproportionately high number of welfarc-dcpendant citizens. Unfortunately, the City of San Bernardino ranks nlBDber one in San Bernardino County for the highest percent of welfare participants. A total 001% of the City's population, 57,410 individuals, receive some type of assistance. Since the program began, the department has established a Garden Collaborative. The collaborative consists of representatives from the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, San Bernardino Public Services Department, V.C. Cooperative Extension - Master Gardener Program, and the Parks & Recreation Department. We have also developed a Mayor's Food Policy Council to improve access and availability to city residents. Since the program began, the collaborative has conducted composting, nutrition education, fuod handling and preparation, and container gardening workshops for parents and community members. At a few of the schools, parents have become so interested in gardening, the parents teach other parents on container gardening, share recipes, do aerobics, and have worked with the school district to implement salad bars and healthy snacks at their schools. Our goal for this year is to have the students implement a twice a month, low-cost mini farmers market instead of the usual bake sales. Students will prepare nutritional information to be handed out for parents and community members, monitor grocery store pricing, learn to handle money, and how to prepare the vegetables for sale. Funds raised will be applied towards the cost to send the students on an agricultural field trip. O. There have been no prior attempts to start garden projects at any of the schools listed, either by the School District or the City. , . 5. Our garden sites all have an after-school program. Each site consists of park and recreation staff; school district aides and teachers. We cumntly have a Master Gardener who visits all the gardens and offers assistance and guidance as needed. The following is the number of staff, teachers and volunteers by site who are involved with the school gardens. . Arrowhead 4 Staff /1 Teacher / Volunteer Group of Cub Scouts / approx. 60 - 70 Students . Hillside 2 Staff/I Teacher /2 Parent Volunteers / approx. 40 - 60 Students . Lytle Creek 4 Staff / I Teacher / Group of 20 volunteers from the Church of Latter Day Saints / approx. 70+ Students . Monterey 6 Staff /1 Teacher / Volunteer Group Los Padrinos / approx. 70+ Students . Newmark 6 Staff /1 Teacher / Volunteer Group of Boy Seouts / approx. 40 - 60 Students . Roosevelt 6 Staff /1 Teacber / 3 Parent Volunteers / approx. 60 - 70 Students o New Site: . Fairfax 3 Slaff /1 Teacher 6. Students attending our after-school programs, maintain the school gardens. Garden Clubs have been established as a component of the after-school program. Students at the six schools do hands-on gardening two days a.week, work out of Junior Master Gardener handbooks one day a week, and focus on nutrition education and physical fitness the remainder of the week. We have strong suppal from the principals and lead teacher at each school as well as the support of the Garden Collaborative. o 7. We need storage sheds, equipment and supplies for Monterey, Roosevelt, and Lytle Creek. For Arrowhead, Newmark, and Hillside we need drip tape irrigation system, storage sheds, equipment and supplies. We would also like to have signs made for our gardens. We currently have one sign at Lytle Creek that was donated by a local resident in the area of the school. We would also like to build a shade structure with picnic table for instruction time. Funding is also needed to provide a staffperson at each location during downtime (for watering) in October, December, and February. Total days are 18. Staffing costs for 7 schools $ 1,167 ($166.70 per site). . Arrowhead $1,500 . Hillside $1,500 . Lytle Creek $1,500 . Monterey $1,500 . Newmark $1,500 . Roosevelt $1,500 . New Site: Fairfax $1,000 Fairfax is looking to implement container gardening as they have very little space on the playground They will need heavy duty containers, gardening tools, sign. soil, hoses, seeds, etc. 8. Prior fimding listed below. . Food Security Grant from California Healthy Cities and Communities, grant period Feb. 200 - Jan. 200\. Funded $18,000 for the establishment of three school gardens and supplies. Schools: Lytle Creek, Monterey, and Roosevelt. ($6,000 per school). . Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning Grant, grant period Feb. 200 I - June 200 1. Funded $15,000 for the establishment of three additional school gardens, with $500 for each of the six school garden sites for supplies. New school garden sites: Newmark, Arrowhead, and Hillside ($4,500 per school and $500 each for Monterey, Lytle Creek and Roosevelt). . Donation from Norcal (SB County Solid Waste Education Program Funds), received March 2000. Received $3,000 ($500 per 6 school gardens). . San Bernardino County Food Bank Grant, grant period Aug. 2003 - Dec. 2003. Funded $500 for school garden supplies. . In-Kind - Mulch & Compost valued at $2,000. . In-Kind - Zero Waste Communities Beautification Fund, Spring 2004. Lytle Creek $190 and Arrowhead $105 for garden beautification. 09. As you can see, our focus is health and nutrition. We feel we are succeeding in our efforts to promote healthier lifestyles by teaching gardening and nutrition education. We can see the difference we have made by the choices the students make. This program does work and we continue to look for ways to make it better.