FINDLAY, OH (PRESS RELEASE) ? The Halt Hunger Initiative, in conjunction with Community Gardens of Hancock County and the Findlay YMCA, is holding a two-part special event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.?s Day on Monday, Jan. 16 at the Findlay YMCA, 300 E. Lincoln St., Findlay, OH.
?Plant a Dream-Grow a Community? Food Drive and Kids Gardening Activity is being made possible through a grant awarded to United Way of Hancock County for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The grant was received from ServeOhio (The Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism).
The community is invited to model King?s life of activism and bring canned goods or nonperishable food items to the Findlay YMCA between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Jan. 16.
The goal is to collect 400 cans or boxes of food. Donations will be collected and delivered to Lutheran Social Services Food Pantry for distribution to those in need in the community.
Children from kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to participate in a one-hour hands on gardening activity. Kindergarten through second grade will begin at 10 a.m., third through fourth grades will begin at 1:00 p.m., and fifth and sixth grades will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Each child will create a personalized garden marker and receive planting pots, soil and seed. Education and information on the basics of gardening and how to maintain their seedling will be shared. Children will be invited to plant their seedling in a special ?Dream Plot? at the Community Gardens of Hancock County on planting day. Date to be announced.
The purpose of the activity is to inspire children to be agents of change through service and volunteerism. Children who are able are being asked to bring an item for the food drive.
To register your child for this event, please email the child/children?s name, age and contact information to Heather Snyman, program and grants coordinator for United Way of Hancock County at hsnyman@uwhancock.org or call 419-423-1432.
The purpose of the Halt Hunger Initiative is to mobilize the community to research, identify, implement and promote long-term sustainable solutions to the problem of hunger in Hancock County. For more information visit http://LiveUnitedHancockCounty.org or join the Facebook Halt Hunger Initiative page.
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