Welch's Harvest Grants Application

Contact Person (one only)

First Name

Last Name

Title

(This person will receive a reminder to complete the year-end impact report.)

School

Mailing Address of School:

Street

City

State

Zip

Mailing Address of Primary Contact:

Street

City

State

Zip

Shipping Address for UPS (if different from either address above(No P.O. Box #'s)

Street

City

State

Zip

School Phone

Contact Person Email

1. History. In what season and year did planning for the youth garden program begin?

For existing gardens only, how long has the youth garden program existed (with children actively gardening)?

(# of yrs)

2. What type of organization are you? (Check all that apply):

Public School

Urban

Private School

Rural

Charter School

Suburban

Alternative School

Other

3. What grade level do you teach (Note: only k-8 are eligible to apply)

4. What types of youth/student groups will you be working with?

In School

After-School

Gifted & Talented

Special Needs

Other

5. How many students will participate in your garden program (minimum 15 youth):

6. What is the gender and cultural/ethnic makeup of the population served by your gardening program?

% Female

% Male

% Anglo American

% Native American

% African American

% Latino

% Asian

% Other

7. What percentage of direct participants are eligible for free/reduced cost lunch programs?

8. How many hours per week on average will a participating child/youth be involved in the gardening activities? (hours per week per participant)

hours

9. If chosen to receive the Welch's Harvest Grant do you want an:

Indoor Garden Package

Outdoor Garden Package

10. Project Overview (750 word maximum)

Include such information as the goals of your program, size of your garden, where and what you grow or plan to grow, a description of your youth audience and their involvement in the project, a description of your garden leadership team/committee and their roles, how your program is organized, and how it will be sustainable.

11. How will you integrate the topics of nutrition and sustainable agriculture into your curriculum? (100 word maximum)

12. How will you use the harvest from your garden? (100 word maximum)

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OFFICIAL WELCH’S HARVEST GRANTS RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW
Sponsor. Welch’s Harvest Grants ("Contest") is sponsored by Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Eligibility. Eligible schools/organizations are public and private schools and accredited home school associations (K-8), public libraries, religious educational centers and Head Start centers having any of the grades K through 8 and a minimum of 15 students in the classroom located in the 50 United States and District of Columbia ("Eligible Institutions"). Entries must be received from "School Officials" in order to be valid. "School Officials" may be any of the following: U.S. residents who are at least 18 years of age and employees or volunteers on behalf of any Eligible Institution, including teachers, administrators, assistants and teacher’s aides, as well as any parent or guardian of any student who is designated by the school to be a "School Official" for purposes of this of Contest.
Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives and independent contractors of the Sponsor, (includingScholastic Inc., Welch’s, and the National Gardening Association) and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, together with the immediate family members and members of the same households (whether related or not) of each of the foregoing are not eligible to participate. This Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law, including but not limited to those jurisdictions with laws that would require registration and/or trust account or posting of a bond, or any other requirements.
Entry. The Contest begins on October 26, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") and ends on February 6, 2010 at 11:59 pm PDT (the "ContestPeriod"). To participate, each entry must be accompanied by Official Welch’s Harvest Grants.
Selection of Winners and Notification. A total of one hundred (100) winners will receive a school garden award. Two (2) schools from each state will be selected from all qualified applications on or about March 8, 2010, by the Sponsor and the National Gardening Association, whose decision will be final and binding. Winners will be notified by email within approximately five (5) business days after selection. If selected winners have not responded to email inquiries within 3 days, we will attempt to contact winners by telephone. If winners cannot be reached by telephone within 48 hours of first phone attempt to notify such winners, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected, at the Sponsor’s discretion. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.
Prize. The Sponsor will award a total of one hundred (100) school gardens. Five (5) $1,000 garden packages; twenty-five (25) $500 garden packages; and seventy (70) $250 garden packages will be awarded. Two schools in every state will be awarded school gardens if their application is selected as a winner. Winning applicants will have the option of receiving an indoor or outdoor garden package.

Eligibility

This award is open to K-8 classrooms in the United States with a minimum of 15 students who plan to use outdoor or indoor gardens to teach students about nutrition and sustainable agriculture. Two winning schools will be selected from each state.

Award Package

Winners may choose between an outdoor or indoor garden package filled with a variety of garden tools, seeds, and educational materials. The top 5 winners will receive a package valued at $1,000; 25 winners will receive a package valued at $500; and 70 winners will receive a package valued at $250. Award Fullfillment: We will notify you about the status of your award by March 8, 2010 and awards will be distributed in April 2010.

Reporting Requirement

Coordinators of winning programs are expected to complete a year-end report and submit at least one video and digital photo with parental release forms.