Happy February everyone!
The days are getting longer, and we’re getting excited for spring planting. We are thrilled to let you know that we can now count on another garden season at the Ballard P-Patch! On Sunday, January 26 both the Our Redeemer's Congregation, and the Ballard P-Patch gardeners voted to accept a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Ballard P-Patch. This is a major milestone for us, and we are grateful for the commitment the community has shown us.
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That means our work has just begun! We’ve agreed to a purchase price of $1.95M, which will purchase a little over a half-acre of prime real-estate in much sought after Ballard. This land has been an organic garden for 44 years, and we intend to keep it that way under permanent conservation easement. We need to ‘close’ on the deal mid July.
Fortunately, we've identified a lot of potential grants and funding applications are underway. We believe we can do it! But to succeed we need YOUR help. Our plan counts on $500K of private philanthropy from individual donors, foundations, and corporations.
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Refundable Pledges Available
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We are welcoming pledges to our Capital Campaign! You can pledge a monthly amount – small or large, it all helps. You can make an annual pledge and you can make a multi-year pledge. Using this process, gifts of $10,000 or more are now refundable if requested. Our pledge form is now available to download.
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Local Land Trust, Groundswell NW has taken on the Save the Ballard P-Patch Campaign as one of their 2020 projects. At their annual meeting on Jan 22, they announced a $5,000 matching challenge.
All donations made through our online donation site or checks mailed to GROW with a memo indicating it is for the Ballard P-Patch campaign will be matched up to $5,000. This match opportunity expires on March 31. Donate today!
More donation information can be found on our homepage: ballardppatch.org
Warmest thanks to the great folks at Groundswell NW!
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Populuxe Brewery is hosting a fund-raiser for the Save the Ballard P-Patch Campaign on Tuesday – March 17. That’s right, St. Patrick’s Day! Come show your Irish spirit and purchase a pint or two. $1/Pint goes to our Campaign. The garden gnomes will be there with our pint glasses, t-shirts and would love to meet our supporters.
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Speaking of our supporters…you can help us out by reaching out to your government officials at the city, county, and state level. We hope to receive funding from all three entities.
Do you have any ideas for us, questions about the campaign? Please send an email to info@ballardppatch.org. We want to hear from you!
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