August 18, 2010
Students using their outdoor classroom at Cassandra PS, Toronto. (Photo: Cam Collyer)
With summer almost behind us (*sniff*) and September fast approaching, let’s look to the school year ahead. Have you been giving some thought to your school ground? Does it need a little green?
The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds grant applications are now available online and will be accepted starting September 7. We are excited to say that we have been offering this program with Toyota’s support for over a decade! Since 2000, the Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds program has distributed $2.1 million to over 1,700 schools across Canada. In 2009/2010 alone, we awarded $260,000 in grants to 158 schools.
Join the hundreds of schools across Canada who have taken part in this program and start filling out your application today!
For more information on deadlines, eligibility and to access your application, click here.
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Posted by Sarah from Learning Grounds
April 20, 2010
Help rebuild nature in your community. (Photo: Peter Thompson)
We are now accepting applications for the Rebuilding Nature Grant Program, supported by The Home Depot Foundation and led by Evergreen. These grants support environmental stewardship projects in communities across Canada. Grants are available in amounts of $1,000, $3,000 or $12,000 – plus $2,000 in The Home Depot gift cards – to cover the costs of tools and equipment, native plants and trees, and other expenses.
Deadline is May 21. To learn more and download an application form and guide, click here.
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Posted by Colin from Common Grounds
January 12, 2010
Create an outdoor classroom at your school. (Photo: Robert Christie)
Looking to green your school ground? Need some money for trees, shrubs, seating or vegetable gardens?
The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds program can help you. You can receive up to $2,000 for your public school, but time is running out. Hurry to meet the deadline of this Friday, January 15, 2010!
Click here for more information and to access the funding application.
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Posted by Sarah from Learning Grounds
December 8, 2009
Green your community! (Photo: Michelle Scrivener)
Evergreen Common Grounds is now accepting applications for the Walmart – Evergreen Green Grants program supporting community groups initiating environmental stewardship and restoration projects across Canada.
The application deadline is January 29, 2010, so apply quickly!
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Posted by Erin from Communications
November 25, 2009
Just in time for the holidays, Evergreen invites you to give the Gift of Nature. Cross that hard to buy for person off your list with a donation to Evergreen in their honour.
For each donation made, a personalized card will be sent to your loved one detailing how your gift has helped to support Evergreen’s mission of making cities more livable.
Should your donation be $45 or more, a seed packet of heritage tomatoes will be included inside the card along with planting instructions. After starting the seeds indoors, the tomatoes will thrive in a window box or balcony container for a gift that truly keeps on growing.
To give the Gift of Nature, please visit our website to download the Gift of Nature form.
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Posted by Jenn from Communications
September 21, 2009
Recently several of my colleagues gleefully spent their Saturday bowling to raise money for Evergreen. They were joined by two other organizations, Daily Bread Food Bank and Reach for Rainbows. The three teams spent the weeks leading up to the big event recruiting teammates and signing up sponsors–family and friends.
As an infrequent bowler, I decided I’d be more useful donating money to “Team Conifera,” named after our Evergreen mascot.
After the event I got to sit down with Cara, one of the Team Conifera captains, to get the lowdown on how the pins fell.
Team Conifera: Cara, Mel, Nicola, Sarah, Zanita and Sue (l-r) (Photo: Evergreen)
As you can see from the picture above, the whole team showed up in style. Cara even wore her costume to the office the Friday before to solicit more donations from the office.
Cara said that Team Conifera made themselves right at home at the cosmic-lit Bowl-A-Rama. Nicola, as it turns out, is a bowling phenom, and the team was by far the loudest.
In total, $800 was raised, but perhaps even more importantly, Team Conifera won the spirit prize because of their costumes, hghi-fives and cheers.
Good job y’all!
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Posted by Nate from Public Relations
September 15, 2009
Back to a barren school ground? Add some healthy green this year!
Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds program is now accepting applications for the 2009/10 school year.
Download the application and guide today!
The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds program had a record number of applications last year and we were pleased to distribute over $210,000 to support 136 school ground greening or food gardening projects across Canada. We want to do it again this year!
If you’re looking to green an asphalt school ground or enhance an existing greening project, we strongly encourage you to apply, but quickly! Funds tend to run out before our January 15, 2010 deadline.
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