Hello-
My name is Marisa and I’m contacting
you as the Outreach Coordinator for Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara.
Alpha is a 54 year old non profit organization that provides life changing
support for people with Developmental Disabilities in
Our main site is located on a
wonderful 5 acre property with an established garden and large greenhouse. This
property is utilized during the week by our Adult services program that provides
support to 95 individuals with developmental disabilities. Many of our
participants use the garden as a sanctuary where they can escape to a quiet
restful space all their own. Although the space and the concept of the garden is
terrific it is in dire need of a visionary group with a love for gardening to
make it into a
This brings me to the reason for
contacting you. Alpha would love to find a local garden club who needs a place
to meet and a garden pallet where they can explore gardening to its full
potential.
If you know of any clubs who might
be interested in this unique opportunity we would greatly appreciate you
forwarding this information to them. Or, if you have any other ideas for us on
how we can create a garden paradise for our participants we would love to hear
from you directly.
Thank
you-
Marisa
Bourke
Development and Outreach
Coordinator
805-683-2145 ext.107