Tag: YMCA of the Triangle
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YMCA Camp Rocks at the Garden!
Today was the first of several YMCA of the Triangle Summer Camp visits to Simple Gifts Community Garden planned this year. Todays visiting camp was “CILT Camp” (Campers in Leadership Training), comprised of teens in rising 9th – 10th grade who are looking for opportunities to serve and lead. It’s…
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Calling All Volunteers for our Open House May 31st!
Opening our doors to the wider community! Since our grand opening last May, we have enjoyed steady growth, interest, and participation in our garden. As we enter our third season at this wonderful new location (thanks to YMCA of the Triangle), we are excited to host an open house. This…
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Apex Welcomes Simple Gifts Community Garden 2.0!
It was a wonderful (thankfully rain-free!) morning in Apex on May 18th, celebrating the grand opening of our new location for the Simple Gifts Community Garden. In just fifteen months, this property went from an open, shrubby field to a fully-operational 1/2 acre garden with fencing, irrigation, electricity, 45 rows…
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A New Home at Last!
We’re very excited to invite you to come out and see the new location for Simple Gifts Community Garden! We have a firm commitment from the landowner, the YMCA of the Triangle, that we can build a new garden on their vacant land on Tingen Road in Apex, just 5…
Simple Gifts Community Garden 