AGAPE Monarch Waystation Garden
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AGAPE Homeschool is a cooperative support group for serving homeschooling families in Miami Dade County.
At AGAPE we strive to provide enrichment classes at affordable prices while bringing in quality classes with passionate teachers.
We are building a 600 square foot Monarch Waystation Garden to the church where we meet (Gateway Baptist Church). In order to conserve and protect the Monarch Habitat, we are establishing a pollinator habitat garden to help bring awareness about the Monarch butterfly population decline. We will also be addressing Florida water conservation issues, Florida friendly yards, waste management, natural pest control, composting and urban farming topics. Our garden will serve as an outdoor education area where homeschoolers will have access to and explore environmental topics through the arts.
We have partnered with Lorna Bravo, an amazing Art/Environmental Youth Teacher and Florida Master Gardener to build this waystation. Lorna has impacted the homeschooling community for the past 3 years by teaching art and exposing the youth to the concepts of recycling, reusing, and rethinking our natural resources. She explores concepts and elements of art and design as a platform to a greener Earth.
The butterfly garden will be following basic Florida butterfly garden requirements from the Monarch Watch Program. We will be working in getting the garden certified as a Monarch Waystation garden. We will be carefully selecting butterfly plants to attract the native Florida butterflies, provide milkweed plants for Monarch butterflies while addressing water requirements along with long term maintenance procedures. Although we currently have a small grassroot grant of $500 that is helping us get the project off the ground, we are still short of the overall project cost.
We graciously ask for your donation to fund the AGAPE Monarch Waystation by supporting Lorna's Marathon run of 26.2 miles on January 29, 2017.
Any amount would go a long way in supporting the making of a Monarch Waystation that will provide endless opportunity for education to our homeschoolers.
We thank you in advance for your time and donations.
At AGAPE we strive to provide enrichment classes at affordable prices while bringing in quality classes with passionate teachers.
We are building a 600 square foot Monarch Waystation Garden to the church where we meet (Gateway Baptist Church). In order to conserve and protect the Monarch Habitat, we are establishing a pollinator habitat garden to help bring awareness about the Monarch butterfly population decline. We will also be addressing Florida water conservation issues, Florida friendly yards, waste management, natural pest control, composting and urban farming topics. Our garden will serve as an outdoor education area where homeschoolers will have access to and explore environmental topics through the arts.
We have partnered with Lorna Bravo, an amazing Art/Environmental Youth Teacher and Florida Master Gardener to build this waystation. Lorna has impacted the homeschooling community for the past 3 years by teaching art and exposing the youth to the concepts of recycling, reusing, and rethinking our natural resources. She explores concepts and elements of art and design as a platform to a greener Earth.
The butterfly garden will be following basic Florida butterfly garden requirements from the Monarch Watch Program. We will be working in getting the garden certified as a Monarch Waystation garden. We will be carefully selecting butterfly plants to attract the native Florida butterflies, provide milkweed plants for Monarch butterflies while addressing water requirements along with long term maintenance procedures. Although we currently have a small grassroot grant of $500 that is helping us get the project off the ground, we are still short of the overall project cost.
We graciously ask for your donation to fund the AGAPE Monarch Waystation by supporting Lorna's Marathon run of 26.2 miles on January 29, 2017.
Any amount would go a long way in supporting the making of a Monarch Waystation that will provide endless opportunity for education to our homeschoolers.
We thank you in advance for your time and donations.
Organizer and beneficiary
Mellisa Balaban
Organizer
Miami, FL
Mellisa Balaban
Beneficiary
