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From YouTube: Community Action Agency Monthly Update 5/2013
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Rose Scott of Des Moines Community Action Agency gives the montthly update:
Gardening Program
Preserving Vegetables
Cooling Program
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Hello,
I
am
Rosemarie
Scott
with
Des
Moines
Community
Action
Agency.
The
garden
program
is
des
moines
community
actions
feature
program
this
month
in
2012,
over
500
households
were
served
for
the
garden
project
and
we
are
so
excited
to
continue
the
program
this
year.
The
garden
project
is
a
unique
program
that
helps
encourage
families
to
grow
their
own
garden,
providing
healthy
food
options
as
well
as
great
family
activity.
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The
City
of
Des
Moines
eligible
households
can
receive
a
$25
gift
certificate
from
a
local
garden
center
to
purchase
fruits
vegetable
plants
or
seeds
and
grow
their
own
personal
garden.
The
garden
program
has
already
begun
and
ends
in
the
early
summer
or
when
all
the
certificates
have
been
given
out,
a
limited
number
of
certificates
are
available
and
families
are
serves
and
I
first
come
first
served
basis.
So
if
you
are
interested
in
participating
in
the
garden
program,
please
apply
in
person
at
sixth
Avenue
site
office.
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Additionally,
this
year
spring
gardening
classes
are
being
offered
by
Des
Moines
community
action
in
collaboration
with
parks
and
recs
department,
and
the
des
moines
public
library
classes
will
be
held
at
the
central
library
located
at
1000.
Grand
Avenue
Master
Gardener
mark
white
from
Iowa
State,
University
Extension
will
give
a
presentation
that
will
cover
preservation
and
canning
basics.
If
you
are
interested
in
attending,
please
call
us
to
pre-register
or
to
find
out
more
information
at
248
6
to
16.
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We
also
continue
to
offer
crisis
utility
assistance
for
households
that
are
facing
disconnect
are
currently
disconnected
or
seeking
assistance
to
establish
service
through
our
assessment
and
resolution
program,
assistance
is
offered
Monday
through
Wednesday
and
when
the
funding
is
available.
Finally,
Des
Moines,
we
need
your
help
summer.
He
is
coming
and
we
are
in
need
of
new
boxed
fans
and
air
conditioners
for
your
convenience
that
can
be
dropped
off
at
your
local
Des
Moines
fire
station
donations
to
our
personal
pantry,
but
one
and
only
of
its
kind
in
Des
Moines
are
desperately
needed
as
well.
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Programs
like
these
provide
much-needed
relief
to
those
living
in
our
great
city
and
the
truth
is
we
can't
run
these
programs
for
our
community
without
you,
donations
and
volunteering
help
us
come
together
to
build
stronger
and
brighter
communities.
Thank
you
for
considering
helping
and
we
encourage
you
to
call
us
and
ask
about
how
you
can
get
involved
we've.
Given
you
a
lot
of
information
today.