First I have to start by saying "Thank You" to my employer, Cat, for allowing me to take the call this morning... I was supposed to start working at 9am ;]
On my day off Wednesday, I had a phone conference with a woman named Julie who works for the Phoenix Philanthropy Group. She had TONS of advice for me, and she maybe even sounded a little worried for me... BUT, rather than getting discouraged, I simply continued chugging along, calling everyone on Julie's "Connections" list for me. I am so glad that I did...
She had me call several people, all of whom were eager to assist in any way possible. Through the line, I reached an incredibly sweet woman named Melanie who sounded almost as excited about Produce Arizona as I am! She was the highlight of the week for me... she gave me a list of possible resources to further my progress. She has no idea how much that meant to me :]
She gave me the name and contact information of a woman who runs the afterschool programs for ASU's charter schools in the valley, and I was able to call and speak to her this morning. She loves the concept, and is relaying everything to the executive director of the charter school, as well as setting up a meeting to see if it's a program the school can offer.
Nothing is set in stone obviously, but I am getting my hopes up... if Produce Arizona could start at a school, we could use a plot of land at the school, use the school's kitchen, and have access to the arts' room! That would accomplish some extremely difficult tasks for me all at once... The program needs a facility that is close enough to the schools for students to walk to after school. We also need a plot of land for the garden, an arts center, and a commercial kitchen... see what I mean? This could be a very good thing...
::FINGERS CROSSED::
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