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Kathy McCardwell

Kathy is a former librarian and museum professional, now a stay-at-home mom of two kids, one with ADHD. She volunteers with the elementary school garden club (particularly keeping the tower gardens up and running), a local park and nature center, and a local 4-H club. She is a big advocate of outdoor play, plants, and green spaces as a positive and therapeutic environment for kids!

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Therapeutic Garden Grant

Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects five established (meaning at least one year of programming experience) therapeutic gardens to be the recipients of a grant that will help expand or perpetuate that therapeutic garden.

Deadline: July 1, 2025

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Christina Sue Lilja Resource Grants

The purpose of these grants is to provide funds to educators to enable them to purchase accurate agricultural literacy materials from the AFBFA store for use in their classrooms. For 2025, 100 educators will be awarded $100 in store credits.

Deadline: July 21, 2025

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National Children & Youth Garden Symposium

Jul 8 - 11, (ET)
This event is hosted by the American Horticultural Society. JOIN US AT THE 2025 NCYGS The 33rd Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium, headquartered at the Connecticut Science Center, will take place in Hartford, CT, from Tuesday, July 8 to Friday, July 11, 2025. This year’s theme is “Science and History in Youth Gardening.” Come for the fun and learn skills, ideas, contacts, and resources to take back to your own community!