Environmental Education and Mentorship Program
The volunteers with EEMP work with local elementary second grade school students at Spring Valley Nature Center to teach them about the environment they live in. The group works in partnership with the Granville Recreation Commission to educate children through activities which include hiking, marking trails, and environmental clean up.
Meeting Times: Fridays 5pm - 6:30
Location: Spring Valley Nature Center
Helping Hands Garden of Hope (Summer Internship)
Thanks to a grant from the city of Newark, Denison students work with youth who are mandated by Juvenile Court to do community service all summer, planting, weeding and watering a cooperative garden, and keeping journals about the process of growth in the garden and in themselves. Harvesting takes place in the fall, and the food is distributed to a local food pantry. The winter months are spent planning for the next year, and preparing start-up gardening kits for the residents surrounding the garden. The summer interns also help encourage local agencies and neighbors to participate in 6th Street and Growing Community Garden.