LOWELL, Mass.–Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has presented Mill City Grows with a $1,500 donation, as the winner of the organization’s first-quarter Give-A-Click campaign.
The Give-A-Click program runs quarterly on the We Share a Common Thread Foundation website(WSACT.com). Community members visit the site, learn about the worthy non-profit contestants, and cast their votes for the organization they would like to support. The program with the most votes at the end of the quarter is awarded a $1,500 donation from the Foundation. The first-quarter nominees included Mill City Grows, Incompass Human Services, and Dwelling House of Hope.
Established in 2011, Mill City Grows aims to provide fresh, locally grown food and educational resources to residents of Lowell. They have eight community gardens, where community members can come together and grow food for themselves and their families. They also focus on educating local children, by collaborating with Lowell schools to create gardens that serve thousands of kids every school year.
“The $1,500 will help get materials and tools to build and update our community gardens, that way we can continue to help others in our communities,” said Enrique Vargas, Mill City Grows associate director.
”Making fresh produce available to the City is such a unique and valuable asset helping so many in our area,” said Mark S. Cochran, president and Chief Executive Officer at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “We value what Mill City Grows brings to our neighborhoods and based on the votes they received, so does the community”