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Project Benefits: Club Nova works with individuals living with serious mental illness. We anticipate at least 100 10 <br /> members will directly benefit from our project. Our project includes minimizing the greenhouse gas emissions <br /> and minimizing our carbon footprint through accelerating and expanding the following: <br /> Plant based diet,food waste reduction plan, composting, growing our own vegetables and herbs, increasing <br /> local purchasing, recycling, utilizing reusable products/items (i.e. cloth napkins and limiting one time use items), <br /> and capturing and reusing rainwater. Our members will benefit from a healthier, sustainable diet and from being <br /> part of a larger focus to make a significant, positive impact on climate change. <br /> Reviewer Comments: We are pleased to support an organization that supports an underserved population <br /> within our County. We also love that this population will have a voice in the voting and execution of this project. <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $116 <br /> #8 Ranked Project— Eco-Institute at Sanctuary Farm <br /> Applicant(Collaborators): N/A <br /> Funding Requested: $50,800 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $0 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 <br /> Project Description: Funds will be used to expand the existing Community Garden Cooperative and to create a <br /> new Community Garden Training Program by providing scholarships for residents from low-income households <br /> and/or marginalized communities. Funds will also be used to hire Orange County Farmers and Gardeners as <br /> guest teachers. <br /> Project Benefits: Participants learn to grow organic food while engaging in intergenerational conversations <br /> about climate resilience. Climate resilient gardening includes practices like increasing native plant diversity, <br /> composting household food waste, improving soil health, growing heat tolerant vegetable crops, and using <br /> stormwater management practices. Participants are invited to bring their household compost, which serves as <br /> fertilizer for the garden. We share in the labor and share in the harvest. Participants go home with a basket full <br /> of fresh, healthy garden produce each week.This reduces their dependence on the industrial food system. <br /> Reviewer Comments: Recommended not funding due to limited public benefit and uncertainty due to <br /> community being served. Suggest that the organization seek other philanthropic funding sources. <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $not <br /> estimated <br /> #9 Ranked Project—The ArtsCenter <br /> Applicant(Collaborators): N/A <br /> Funding Requested: $41,729 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $0 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 <br /> Project Description: At our new home,we have an enclosed garden space that we will turn into an Outdoor Eco- <br /> Classroom.This outdoor learning center will educate patrons of all ages on our rooftop solar system as well as other eco- <br /> friendly projects they can incorporate into their lives from outdoor hydroponics to garden art created using recycled <br /> materials.The learning center of this classroom will be Haven,a solar powered shelter in the sun with 16 places to charge <br /> up,explore, create and learn. Haven is made by the NC based company,Spotlight Solar.The structure was designed in <br /> Raleigh and is manufactured in Sanford, NC. <br /> Project Benefits:This project will help us educate the community about our solar project made possible through <br /> previous funding The ArtsCenter received last year through the Orange County Community Climate Action Grant <br /> Program. This shelter will offer our community a solar workspace, a solar classroom and a solar charging station <br />