Close emotionally - while social-distancing- WE DINE TOGETHER, thanks to you!!
- School:
- Lely High
- Subject:
- Other
- Teacher:
- Anna Bowe
- Students Impacted:
- 45
- Grade:
- 9-12
- Date:
- September 7, 2020
- Deadline:
- October 31, 2020
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Perna-Rose Foundation of Hope - $999.01
Original Grant Overview
Goal
Coherent with the original goal of the "WE DINE TOGETHER" international club, our purpose is to continue offering a socio-emotional space to all students seeking acceptance and relaxation, especially in such challenging times as determined by the spread of COVID-19. We would like to adapt to our circumstances and -both outdoor and indoor our school- we are promoting emotional closeness while respecting social distancing, using our "Friendship Garden" as well as a space designated at the end of our "Nation Square Hallway" leading to the outdoor garden.
What will be done with my students
The students will be involved in repristinating the "Friendship Garden" -created last year thanks to a grant generously funded by Suncoast Bank through Champions for Learning, other donors, and a lot of dedication and hard work. The students will need new plants and add planters, soil and mulch, paint to recycle old planters, outdoor games (which they will create) to encourage safe aggregation, "beach-style" folding chairs for a fast and safely distant set-up, both outdoor and indoor. The students will work together during after school/Saturday morning hours to reach their goal and enable the club members to enjoy each others' interaction safely and sociably during the school year.
Benefits to my students
From the social standpoint: students will have an opportunity to live this experience together, knowing they are helping each other cope with these tough times, and offering others the opportunity to find a welcoming area in our school campus for new and/or returning students.
From the emotional stand point: our Psychologist and our Social Worker have been meeting students in the "Friendship Garden." Our Counselors or Teachers have sent over isolated students who seem to be distressed and in need of a safe harbor. Our students find this experience soothing and constructive.
From the organizational stand point: students will also have a chance to rethink the spaces and the times available (three lunch times, as we are having, for instance), and to adapt to the procedures in place for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19.
The students involved will remember this healing place/experience for ever and will treasure their opportunity to be agents of empowerment for each other.
Budget Narrative
We thank in advance anyone who is willing to support our initiative. This amount will enable the students to repristinate the "Friendship Garden" started last year and to provide easily portable seating (the folding chairs) during the three lunch sessions we are having this year, to respect social distancing and follow in-school procedure, while sharing their experiences.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Folding camping chairs Portable Lightweight for outdoor/indoor [available on Amazon]($ 19.99 each +$1.99 shipping each= $21.98 each)) | $439.60 |
| 2 | 9 Bonnie cherry tomato plants + 9 Bonnie assorted pepper plants ($ 4.38 each) | $78.84 |
| 3 | 10 assorted herbs in pot ($5.47 each) | $54.70 |
| 4 | 5 Mango Lantana in pot ($4.98 each) | $24.90 |
| 5 | 10 2.5-Quart Heliconia and Dwarf Ixora in pot ($6.98 each) | $69.80 |
| 6 | 5 25-oz. Orange Sun Zinnia in pot ($3.98 each) | $19.90 |
| 7 | 10 Bloem 14x11.25 Black Veranda Box Planters ($9.05 each) | $90.50 |
| 8 | 20 Assorted Outdoor Spray Paint Cans ($4.27 each) | $85.40 |
| 9 | 21 Vigoro 2cu.ft Red Mulch bags ($3.00 each) | $63.00 |
| 10 | 5 50 qt. Potting soil mix bags ($14.47each | $72.37 |
| Total: | $999.01 |
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