PUBLIC SPACES CHALLENGE 2015! AMELIA GARDENS ACCESS!

Updated 5/5 ~ Voting ended on 4/15.

UPG was selected as a FINALIST!
Now, we will create a formal proposal with a budget.
Thanks, everyone, for you past support!
If you have resources (Volunteering, Professional Services, Wishlist Items) that you can provide, please get in touch!

http://www.urban-paradise.org/wishlist
Contact: [email protected]

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(4/17 update)
WOW!
UPG’s proposal got 376 “Votes” of support, and 48 comments!
For comparison, 376 is more votes than the next 4 proposals in our category combined!

The judges and the Miami Foundation and the Health Foundation of South Florida will consider:
* Cost effectiveness
* Feasibility
* Community support

This massive level of community support is an important component in getting the grant.
The UPG campaign depended on our network of supporters spreading the word on social media and e-mail.

It takes a village to create the Garden Center, and YOU are our village!

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(Original post is below. Voting is over. )

Please support UPG’s Public Spaces Challenge concept.

To VOTE go to the link below and click on the HEART!
Positive comments are great too!
http://ideas.ourmiami.org/place/315349

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We began building gardens in January.
At this time, 12 are built (6 are planted, 2 are ready, 4 are solarizing).
A water extension was added (about 450′).
The temporary nursery has been expanded – the Veggie Annex in the Garden Center was created, and a huge planting bench was built.
Site prep is ongoing – there are a lot of Invasive Exotics to remove.
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Funding to start the project has been provided by:
Florida Forest Service / US Forest Service UCF 2011 – for the well, pump, shade-house and full-sun nurseries
Public Spaces Challenge 2013 – for materials, tools & equipment for gardens & food forests
UPG Crowdsource on Ioby – more materials, tools & equipment for gardens & food forests
Service for Peace – funding for 40 Days of Peace has mostly been applied to more materials, tools & equipment for gardens & food forests
3/30/2015 – We won a Micro-Grant at StartUp City Miami ($2K from Soup Miami)

Volunteer at ACE on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, plus some Saturdays and Sundays.
See the Calendar below.
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LINKS & INFO
For general info about our objectives, please read: http://www.urban-paradise.org/UPG_Centers

Video is coming soon!
Thanks for your patience (we have Volunteer Opportunities 9x a week too, so we’re really busy).

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BEYOND VOTING
Want to help?
YOU are needed!

To Volunteer, visit our Calendar (RSVPs are required). http://www.urban-paradise.org/calendar
Got STUFF to donate? Please see our Wishlist at: http://www.urban-paradise.org/wishlist

Join our Fundraising & Special Events Team!
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CONTACT
For more info, please contact:
Sam Van Leer, President
[email protected]