| Kids
Growing with Dutch Bulbs
Grant Program
  This
award is a program of the Mailorder Gardening Association, offered
in conjunction with the International Flower Bulb Center,
Dutch Bulb Exporters, and the
North American Flower Bulb
Wholesalers Association. This 12th annual grant
awards schools with a package of 200 premium Dutch flowering bulbs and related
educational activities.
Selection criteria include student involvement, curriculum
integration,
and administrative
support.
Application for 2007 not available at this time
View the list of 2006 Winners
School Award Winners: Download Student Survey>
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Important
Dates:
Winners will be notified by May 15.
Bulbs will ship in October.
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The Enriching
Classrooms with Flower Bulbs booklet is included in
the awards. |
History
The
Kids Growing with Dutch Bulbs program was developed to help youth of
all ages experience first hand the benefits of gardening. The schools
receiving the award were
selected from over 1,000 eligible applicants nationwide. The grant
packages include 200 assorted Dutch flower bulbs (provided free of charge),
along with planting instructions, and a booklet of classroom
activities related to bulbs. To date, more than one million children
have benefited from the Kids Growing with Dutch Bulbs grants program!
Kids
Growing with Dutch Bulbs Grant Program:
Nurturing tomorrow's gardeners.
The Mailorder
Gardening Association would would like to thank the following companies
and associations for their support for the Kids Gardening with Dutch
Bulbs Awards Program:
A.Frijlink
en Zn. Export B.V.,
C.J. Ruigrok en Zn.,
Dutch Bulb Exporters,
Dutch Gardens,
Gebr. Langeveld B.V.,
Jac. Th. de Vroomen B.V.,
Kapiteyn B.V.,
Molenaar & Van Ginhoven B.V.,
Stuifbergen Bloembollen Export B.V.,
Th. Langeveld B.V.,
Van der Veek B.V.,
Van Zijverden B.V.,
W.R. Vanderschoot, International
Flower Bulb Center,
and the
North American Flower Bulb
Wholesalers Assoc .
We would also
like to thank the National
Gardening Association for their administrative
and educational support. For more information about the grant program,
e-mail
donnab@garden.org. |
