Your donations at our electronic recycling event on April 11 enabled the Environment Committee of Weavers Way Co-op to give grants to the following community groups:

An environmental education project for the summer camp at Allens Lane Art Center.

A microscope for Center in the Park so they may continue to test water and soil in the Wissahickon and Monoshone Creeks.

Garden beds and native plants for DePaul USA, who serve homeless men and women.

Fencing for Farm Sanctuary, so they may continue to distribute free produce in North Philadelphia.

Trees for Friends of Turtle Park, a once neglected neighborhood park.

Native plants for Journeywork to conduct workshops to increase biodiversity in neighborhoods with limited green space.

Native plants and seeds for LandHealth Institute to restore the Schuylkill River peninsula.

A pollinator garden on an underutilized campus space at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy.

Fruit trees at Redeemer Valley Farm for donations at their HUD facility and food pantry.

Native trees to replace invasives on a neglected parcel of Fairmount Park by Ridge Park Civic Association.

Native plants for volunteers to plant for Roxborough Manayunk Conservancy.

Restore native plants at Awbury Arboretum.

Native hydrangeas for garden at Water Tower, which serves many communities.

Flower garden for Whosoever Gospel Mission. In their words, “Our residents are working hard each day to overcome obstacles and rebuild their lives. While flowers may seem superfluous to some, we know – because we see it firsthand – that they truly lift spirits and instill hope.”

Sandra Folzer, on behalf of Environment Committee of Weavers Way Co-op, Chestnut Hill