BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:244@kicmke.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230619T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T103000 DTSTAMP:20230531T215734Z URL:https://kicmke.org/events/adopt-a-week-2023/ SUMMARY:Gardening for Good: Adopt A Week 2023 DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nAs part of our Summer Gardening for Good Series\ , Kids Impact Community will have eight garden plots at Parkway Elementary School in Glendale. Families will have the opportunity to get dirty\, ten d and explore the garden\, and harvest food to donate to our local partner s at Kinship Community Food Center. Green thumbs are not required. If you have questions or need assistance during your week\, we will provide that! \n\nActivities\nAll summer\, each family will take ONE WEEK (Monday throug h Sunday) to weed and tend the garden. During your family’s assigned wee k\, we ask you to stop by at least three times to tend the garden. If ther e is food to harvest\, we ask that families deliver the harvested foods to the Kinship Community Food Center for timely food distribution to the com munity. Once our participating families have registered\, we will communic ate details about the garden (where to find water\, who to contact for hel p\, etc).\nPurpose\nTake responsibility for and nurture a community garden with your family for one week (Monday through Sunday) this summer at Park way Elementary School.\nImpact\nIn addition to the immediate benefits of g ardening with family\, the Kinship Community Food Center will receive harv ested crop (food and flower) donations from our garden.\nWhen &\; Where \nSaturday\, June 19-September 17 from 8:30-10:30 a.m.\n\nParkway Elementa ry in Glendale\n\n5910 N Milwaukee River Pkwy\, Glendale\, WI 53209\nRegis tration Information\nParticipants can register for up to three weeks throu ghout the summer. We will send you a Sign Up Genius link with your confirm ation email from emilyb@kicmke.org.\n\n \n\n June 19 - June 25\n June 2 6 – July 2\n July 3 – 9\n July 10 – 16\n July 17 – 23\n July 2 4 – July 30\n July 31 – August 6\n August 7 - August 13\n August 14 – 20\n August 21 – 27\n August 28 -– September 3\n September 4 - 10\n September 11 - 17\n\n\n\nParticipant Cap: 20 families\n\nAge: All a ges welcome!\n\nCost: None (KIC covers the cost of the garden plot and sup plies)\n\nMaterials: Please bring your own tools to the garden. If you do not have tools available\, please contact Emily Bandsma at emilyb@kicmke.o rg.\n\nQuestions: Please contact Emily Bandsma at emilyb@kicmke.org with a ny questions.\nMore Information\nParenting information on gardening with k ids:\n- https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/community/master-gardener-gardening -with-children-has-lifelong-benefits\n- http://www.pbs.org/parents/expert- tips-advice/2016/03/gardening-kids-affects-childs-brain-body-soul/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kicmke.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ad opt-A-Week-Gardening-for-Good-2.png CATEGORIES:Nature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR