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COLORADO GARDEN FOUNDATION TO AWARD MORE THAN $600,000 IN GRANTS TO COLORADO NONPROFITS AT GRANT AWARD CEREMONY
WHAT: The Colorado Garden Foundation will award more than $600,000 in grants to 64 Colorado nonprofits, with funding coming directly from the Colorado Garden & Home Show, the Colorado Fall Home Show and a $25,000 matching grant from Bellco. The grant award ceremony will take place on March 1 at 1 p.m. at the Colorado Garden & Home Show.
Each year, money raised from the Colorado Garden & Home Show and the Colorado Fall Home Show supports horticultural and related activities throughout Colorado. The Grant program funds tree and plant material purchases, school landscape improvements, healing and community gardens, and educational and research programs with organizations throughout Colorado. In addition, the scholarships fund college students that are studying horticultural science and business, nursery management, turf grass management, landscape design or landscape management.
WHEN: Fri., March 1, 2024 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver, 700 14th Street
ADDITIONAL INFO: 100% of every ticket sold is awarded throughout Colorado in the form of grants and student scholarships, including one four-year, full-ride scholarship to attend a Colorado institution. To date, the Colorado Garden Foundation has awarded more than $13 million for horticultural projects and scholarships throughout the state.
Colorado Garden & Home Show Hours and Admission:
Feb. 24 – Mar. 3, 2024
Show hours: Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.;
Monday through Friday, Noon – 6 p.m.
Discount tickets available at AXS.com
- General Admission $15
- Senior Ticket $12
- Weekdays are 2-for-1 admission
- Children 12 and under free
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About Colorado Garden Foundation
Colorado Garden Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, 501(c)(3), provides funds for horticultural-related grants and scholarships for the benefit of Colorado. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $13 million for horticultural projects and scholarships throughout the state. Colorado Garden Foundation presents the Colorado Fall Home Show focusing on home renovation, remodeling and sustainable living and the Colorado Garden & Home Show, the Rocky Mountain region’s largest, oldest and most prestigious consumer garden and home improvement show west of the Mississippi in February. For more information, visit ColoradoGardenFoundation.org, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoGardenFoundation/ or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cogardenfdn/