by Milena Fraccari | Jun 19, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
Receiving this grant helped me know that this project is important on a local level, in Duluth Minnesota, but also on a national level. I know what we do here effects the water of millions of people, and I know that as a community we need empowerment to be our best...
by Milena Fraccari | Jun 13, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
This grant gave me the confidence to organize volunteers and plant gardens in land that I did not have access to before. The food garden grew at least 60 pounds of vegetables and herbs in only a 10′ x 10′ space. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to...
by Milena Fraccari | Jun 7, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
The Writing Sangha is based on community-building, and I realized the workshop itself needed to live in a physical space suited for the kind of powerful healing work it was designed to promote. The more I looked for this space, and the more I talked about the...
by Milena Fraccari | Jun 7, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
Often it is hard to see how your actions are helping achieve social justice, however the grant made us feel that our work is valued and makes a difference. It gave us fresh energy to expand and grow the realms of youth advocacy and we discovered a force within...
by Milena Fraccari | Jun 7, 2017 | What Does $1000 Do?
Thank you with all my heart to The Pollination Project for providing me a grant which will be used to expand my garden to provide fresh food to the community of Imperial Beach. How amazing you are and seeing all the other projects people have done with the grants...
