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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2010
St. Patrick Center is excited to share the following news about its City Seeds Urban Farm partner Gateway Greening!
Recently announced on the July 7 broadcast of the NBC TODAY Show, Gateway Greening won $50,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project for the City Seeds Urban Farm program! Gateway Greening was one of four non-profit finalists for the “What Do You Care About TODAY?” contest sponsored by the NBC TODAY Show and the Pepsi Refresh Project. Nominated by a volunteer, Gateway Greening was chosen from over 700 non-profits nationally.
go to the MSNBC website to view details & videos
go to the KSDK website to view details & videos
All of the finalists were highlighted on the TODAY Show last week, encouraging the public to vote for their favorite organization on the TODAY Show website. Gateway Greening’s segment featured City Seeds Urban Farm, located in downtown St. Louis near Union Station. City Seeds Urban Farm is an urban agriculture partnership providing job training and therapeutic agriculture for St. Patrick Center’s homeless and poor clients, while increasing production and distribution of locally grown foods. The Gateway Greening program also trains St. Patrick Center’s homeless clients in green horticulture, preparing them for jobs in landscaping, nurseries, gardening retailers and other green-care jobs.
While Gateway Greening did not win the grand prize of $100,000, which went to a food bank serving the Gulf Coast region, it was one of the remaining three organizations that each won $50,000 from Pepsi.
On September 8, the TODAY Show returned to the City Seeds Urban Farm to hear what would be done with the $50,000. There, Gateway Greening announced that they plan to build a Hoop House, allowing food to be grown throughout the year, creating more job training opportunities for St. Patrick Center clients!
go to the MSNBC website to view the follow-up story and details
read more about City Seeds Urban Farm
ST. PATRICK CENTER MISSION:
St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals achieve permanent, positive changes in their lives through affordable housing, sound mental health, employment and financial stability.
GATEWAY GREENING MISSION:
The mission of Gateway Greening is to contribute to neighborhood vitality and stability through community food projects, education and wellness programs, and civic greening.
FOR MORE INFO:
Kelly Peach
Senior Director of Communications
Direct Line 314.802.0687
Cell 314.581.7126
kpeach@stpatrickcenter.org
Stephanie Rea
Writer/Producer
314-802-1968
srea@stpatrickcenter.org
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