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TUCSON, Ariz. — Each month we focus on a Southern Arizona nonprofit with our Giving Project, helping raise awareness and funds in support of their work.
~Community Gardens of Tucson Board President Gillian Paine-Murrieta Community Gardens of Tucson is creating a stronger community, according to Gillian Paine- Murrieta. "They're happy, and enjoy that there's a space for them to work in and get their hands dirty," he says."Gives them an outlet to come out and enjoy nature, whether it be walking the garden or getting a plot and managing a plot throughout the seasons."
Community Gardens of Tucson also has more than 300 elementary and high school students, and their teachers, involved in their Kids in Gardens program. They have plots designated to the students so they can learn how to grow food and take that knowledge home with them.
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