TKF Welcomes Karly Nash!The TKF Foundation is delighted to announce that Karly Nash has joined them in the role of Firesoul Guide and Office Manager. Karly is a recent graduate of James Madison University where she majored in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies and Early Childhood Education. She is very excited to become involved in the foundation and looks forward to meeting and connecting with other ABAG members this year. New Position at TKFCongratulations to Christine Tanabe of the TKF Foundation who has been promoted to Director of Communications and Program Development. Christine joined TKF in 2007 in a part time program support capacity. In her new position, Christine will have oversight for all web based communications and new media initiatives. She will also continue to work with TKF partners to develop new programs and opporutnities for enrichment of their spaces that will significantly enhance the physical and programmatic aspects of the gardens, as well as the audiences they impact. Emphasizing ideas and concepts that forge new and creative partnerships between the spaces and other cultural, educational, health and wellness and social benefit organizations, Christine will be helping to bring new capacity and broader communities of users to each space. TKF Foundation Suspends Grant ProgramLike so many throughout the world, TKF is carefully monitoring the depth and breadth of the current economic downturn. This is a challenging time for all of us, and we know that it is particularly challenging for all of those smaller non-profit organizations committed to serving their communities, as well as our fellow funders who partner in the financing of these critical activities. TKF Foundation has decided to suspend the Open Spaces Sacred Places grant program effective immediately. The final 2010 grant review process will be limited to one prior year deferral applicant and two previously-approved, existing partnerships. We are very sorry that circumstances do not allow us to continue our support of this grant program. Walking the LabyrinthThe labyrinths at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the American Psychological Association are featured in Hors Ligne Magazine's Architecture section: Walking the Labyrinth, by Debra Moffit. American Visionary Art Museum Unveils New Exhibit:Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness Please visit www.avam.org for more information. Donate Garden Books & Camera Equipment for a Good Cause The Maryland Correctional Institute of Jessup (MCIJ) is in need of our help. They are collecting any gardening/plant/tree books for their library as well as video cameras or still cameras to document their gardening process. The warden at the facility has started a very basic gardening program for interested inmates to compost, grow, and plant garden plots within the prison, but their only resource for information is very limited access to the web. TKF recently awarded MCIJ a 2009 grant to create a meditation garden. On a recent TKF staff visit, the inmates expressed their thirst for knowledge of all things garden related. In addition, a small group of inmates expresed interest in learning camera skills to document this whole process. Any books or cameras/equipment you can donate will help feed the inmates desire to learn, improve their gardening and camera skills, and further their interest what is a totally new experience for most of them. If you can help with books or camera equipment, you can drop them off at our TKF Foundation office located at: 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 216, Annapolis, MD 21403. M-F (9am-5pm). If you’d like to send the books or camera equipment directly, please mail to: $25 Off your Next TreePrint out your coupon from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for $25 off your next tree purchase. The coupon is good between April 1 and November 30. To print your coupon, visit: www.trees.maryland.gov/pdfs/coupon.pdf CHANGE Begins with YouHow are you changing your community? The Case Foundation wants to know. They are awarding weekly prizes for 250 word submissions. Tell them how you are creating CHANGE at http://change.casefoundation.org. EPA's New Reduce Runoff VideoThe short 9-minute film showcases green techniques that are being used in urban areas to reduce the effects of stormwater runoff on the quality of downstream receiving waters. How the City Hurts your BrainCheck out the recent article in the Boston Globe that highlights the importance of nature: New! Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN)This new greening network provides a wide range of services to its members: (1) Four annual Give-Away Days (providing seeds, compost, vegetable seedlings, bulbs, perennial flowers); (2) Tool Banks with hand tools to borrow; and (3) Workshops held by gardeners and Baltimore City greening organizations on gardening and greening related topics. CGRN also provides a 20% discount on renting power equipment; the "See Green" Newsletter, networking opportunities, and annual celebrations. CGRN is now accepting applications for 2009! ! Community Garden Membership includes all of the above benefits for $10. Individuals can join to attend workshops and receive the newsletter for $5. You can find an application and more info at www.parksandpeople.org, or contact Sarah Krones at Parks & People Foundation at 410-448-5663 x 114, sarah.krones@parksandpeople.org. What's your Carbon Footprint?
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