Water District Grant Funds Duarte's 2011

Global Youth Service’s Week April 18 – 21st

DUARTE, CA, April 13, 2011 - The City of Duarte and Duarte’s Promise; The Alliance for Youth will be celebrating Global Youth Service’s Week during the period of April 18 - 21st with a series of four school based beautification projects thanks to a $1500 grant by the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD). 

 Under the leadership of Duarte’s Promise;The Alliance for Youth, students from various programs and campuses including Think Together, Leadership Classes, Beardslee, Valley View, Maxwell Elementary and Northview Intermediate Schools will be planting drought tolerant and native plant gardens on their respective campuses.  The plant species and gardens were selected and designed by David Karp, an instructor at Mt. Olive alternative school who heads up the School Districts awarding winning MOOSE program. 

Global Youth Service Week is one of a number of volunteer programs and events sponsored by Duarte’s Promise – the Alliance for Youth. In 2000, Duarte was officially named an America’s Promise “Community of Promise.” Since then, more than 200 Duarte and other local businesses, organizations, individuals, government, schools, and communities of faith have partnered in a commitment to ensure that the needs of young people are served through five promises: ongoing relationships with caring adults – parents, mentors, tutors, coaches, safe places and structured activities during non-school hours, a healthy start and future, marketable skills through effective education, and opportunities for youth to give back through community service. 

For more information on how to participate in this or other efforts, contact (626) 357-7931 ext. 267.

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