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Welcoming The Hope Garden To Hailey

By The Hunger Coalition
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Playing in the Dirt at The Hope Garden

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set for June 24th

The Hunger Coalition, together with representatives from the City of Hailey and the Blaine County Commissioners, invites you to officially welcome The Hope Garden to downtown Hailey.  Festivities begin at 4:30 pm with live music from Julie & Julia, the official Ribbon Cutting with accompanying speeches, and plenty of opportunities to browse the new garden beds. 

Executive Director for The Hunger Coalition, Jeanne Liston, emphasizes the role The Hope Garden will play in addressing the needs of the hungry in Blaine County.  “The Hope Garden is about more than food, it is about community.  We have an opportunity here to nourish bodies and minds - to bring people together in the process of growing and harvesting vital fresh produce, to feed those in need with wholesome, nutritious foods, and to provide hands-on instruction on growing your own vegetables, herbs and fruits.” 

Community support is strong, with individuals and businesses contributing time, money, supplies and equipment in these crucial implementation stages.  The Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Foundation generously awarded The Hunger Coalition a sizable $28,500 grant in support of The Hope Garden and all it has to offer the citizens of Blaine County.  Businesses have stepped forward and offered incredible discounts or outright donations.  And, most importantly, the bulk of the volunteer labor to date has come from the clients of The Hunger Coalition, those grateful for the Coalition’s support and anxious to give back.

Work Parties will continue to take place at the corner of Walnut Street and First Avenue throughout the summer with all willing hands welcome. For more information, contact Garden & Education Manager, Hallie Reikowsky at 788-0121 x311 or hreikowsky@thehungercoalition.org.  With stewardship of the former Blaine County Jailhouse lot awarded in March, The Hunger Coalition has encouraged community involvement on the design process since the beginning.  From gardeners and interested individuals to staff from both the Wood River Land Trust and Native Landscapes, the final garden plan is an exemplary collaboration - with full recognition by all of  the potential this community asset has to offer.

Founded in 2003, the Blaine County Hunger Coalition strives to end hunger in our community by providing wholesome food to those in need and by promoting solutions to the underlying causes of hunger through collaboration, education and advocacy.  For more information, visit www.thehungercoalition.org or call 788-0121.

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