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Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br /> <br />Hi Mark, <br /> <br />Thank you for the details and updates-this seems like a really great project for all ages to be involved. This project would <br />be a fit under our well-being strategy as long as we’re able to include a clear plan around how the gardens would <br />promote well-being which you shared in your email. I like the guidelines you had shared too-we could consider including <br />the well-being benefits on that, reinforcing and promoting those well-being incentives such as outdoor activity, exercise, <br />connecting with nature, social connectedness, creativity etc. Outdoor spaces and connecting with nature are a good fit <br />for this, we would just need to be mindful to tie it in to well-being on our grant documents. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br />Erin <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Erin Ostrowski <br />Anoka County SHIP Educator <br />Health Education <br />rd <br />2100 3 Avenue, Suite 600 | Anoka, MN 55303 <br />Mobile: 763.204.0643| Fax: 763.324.1033 <br />erin.ostrowski@co.anoka.mn.us <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />From: Mark Statz <MStatz@centervillemn.com> <br />Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 6:55 PM <br />To: Erin N. Ostrowski <Erin.Ostrowski@co.anoka.mn.us> <br />Cc: Teresa Bender <TBender@centervillemn.com> <br />Subject: RE: SHIP Grants <br /> <br />Erin, <br /> <br />The program would be for flower gardens around the park entrance monument and a few other gardens in our parks <br />and at city hall. I was thinking that the initiative certainly promotes outdoor activity, exercise and creativity. I’ve <br />attached the program guidelines for your review. We are also planning a volunteer appreciation event at the end of the <br />year to help build a sense of community, centered around volunteerism. <br /> <br />The program expenses will be 7 rain barrels @$79 each = $553, plus $100/garden for each participant to use as they <br />choose (mulch, flowers, potting soil, etc.). We have 10 gardens that will be tended, so we could have up to $1000 in <br />expenses (some of the gardens have access to a hose, or existing rain barrels, that’s why we are only buying 7 rain <br />barrels). <br /> <br />While we aren’t targeting a specific demographic, typically, we would expect many of our volunteers to be retirees who <br />have the time to dedicate to such an endeavor. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />