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2010
Mantis Awards
for
Community and Youth Gardens
Sponsored
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About
Mantis
For more than 25 years Mantis has made gardening easier with its famous
tiller/cultivators, dual-chamber composter, and many other gardener-friendly
tools. Mantis products are available direct from the factory, through
mailorder, and through more than 3,500 equipment dealerships nationwide.
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Each year, Mantis presents the Mantis Awards for charitable
and educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life
in their host communities. NGA selects 25 outstanding applicants
to receive Mantis tiller/cultivators.
Any nonprofit garden program may apply. In the past, winners
have included schools, churches, correctional facilities, parks
departments, youth camps, community gardens, and many others.
These are groups turning slim resources into bountiful
gardens with far-reaching benefits, from increasing their community’s
access to fresh nutritious foods to educating the public about
the importance of gardening in our nation’s history.
Read
the inspiring story of Beardsley Community Farm in Knoxville,
Tennessee, a past Mantis Award recipient.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants
must:
- operate
a charitable or educational program that is not for profit in the United States
- not offer
the tiller as a prize for fundraising (e.g., auction or raffle)
There are
two ways to apply.
1) Preferred method: E-mail Attachment
- Download
and save the application (Microsoft Word document) to your computer
and complete the application.
- Scan
one or two photograph(s) of your garden space and a diagram of
your garden's dimensions and layout.
- Attach
the application and the scanned images to an E-mail (address is
provided on application)
- E-mailed applications
must be received no later than noon on March 1, 2010.
2) Print and Mail
- Complete the application using a 10-point or larger font, then print
the application. Or, print application and complete longhand.
- Include one or two photograph(s) of your garden space and a diagram
of your garden’s dimensions and layout.
- Mail application
and materials to Mantis (address is provided on application).
- Mailed applications
must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2010.
Award Packages: 25 programs
will each receive a
Mantis Tiller/Cultivator with border/edger and kickstand, and their
choice of gas-powered
2-cycle engine or electric
motor. Value: $349.00.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION
When you click on the button below, a form will appear requiring
you to submit
your name and address. (See our privacy
policy if you have questions about how we use the information.)
When you complete the form and click the submit button, you will
be
able to download the award application.
Download Application
Award Notification: Applicants will be notified of grant status by April 15, 2010.
Prize Fulfillment: Tiller/cultivators will be shipped
from Mantis no later than April 30, 2010.
Evaluation: At the end of the summer after award fulfillment,
NGA will send winning programs an evaluation survey via e-mail.
The data requested will measure the impact
of the award program and provide accountability
to the
sponsor.
Programs
that fail to complete
the
evaluation
will
not be
eligible for future awards from NGA.
View
2009 Award winners
View
2008 Award winners
View 2007 Award winners
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