Community Service & Volunteering
The Urban Garden Initiative (TUGI) is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses local urban gardening to engage youth in environmental education. The organization runs through individual city-wide chapters, often started by universities, each of which create curriculum and gardens to host workshops, continuous programs, and other events for local schools and community groups. In the TUGI: Boston chapter, we prioritize engaging with our community outside of Boston University and practicing local forms of activism through education. Through this chapter, members gain experience with K-8 education centered around environmental science, both through writing and executing lesson plans. Members also gain experience in creating and maintaining urban gardens, while forming connections with the involved communities.Thus far, we have formed relationships with 3 local Boston Public Schools where we will be running 6-8 week long programs for their students, and are in the process of forming more. At one of these schools, we will be creating a new on-going community garden where this and other programs can take place. Members can take part in writing and carrying out these programs, planning and creating the garden, fundraising, art initiatives, or any other aspect of the process. We will meet bi-weekly and have sign-up sheets for members to volunteer at various events and programs throughout each month.
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