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Mayor Jon Mitchell and city officials will join with representatives of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, New Bedford Historical Society, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and its national partners on Friday, May 12, at 11:00 a.m. for the dedication ceremony of the Abolition Row Park Project. Part of GRO1000, which aims to improve cities and communities through the development of 1,000 community gardens and greenspaces throughout the U.S. by 2018, New Bedford received an award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation.
More than 50 area youth and volunteers will be at the site, working together with representatives of local and national partner organizations to learn gardening and greening techniques under the direction of experts from the award-winning Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and KidsGardening.org.
Presentation of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation’s “Give Back To Gro” Youth Gardener Award to a youth who has demonstrated interest and passion for their community through environmental stewardship.
New Bedford received this competitive award from the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The New Bedford GRO1000 event is one of several 2017 public installation events being held in the U.S. between April and June. For more information visit www.GRO1000.com.
*The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Garden Writers Association Foundation, Plant A Row for the Hungry (a community-based program started in 1995 that assists with hunger relief), KidsGardening.org, and Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
