Community Partner: Community Greening Resource Network Intern: Sunny Kim Site Supervisor: Valerie Rupp
What is the Community Greening Resource Network? Community Greening Resource Network( CGRN) is an annual membership program assisting individuals, community gardens, schools and green spaces throughout the City of Baltimore. By coordinating the resources available in our city, CGRN provides a comprehensive and consistent support network making it easier to maintain the valuable green spaces in your community.
I entered into my internship at Community Greening Resource Network( CGRN), a program of the larger Parks and People foundation, with little guidance. I was the only one managing the program and I was intimidated and discouraged at first. Parks and People is a large organization that does great work throughout the city but operates on a " top‐down " system unlike the grassroots non‐profit work I was used to in my experience prior to the internship. I credit my 8 weeks at Parks and People for an important life lesson: being young and new is no reason to be intimidated. Believe in your fullest capabilities and take ownership. Besides from my time and Parks and People, CIIP has also enriched my life. I was encouraged and supported to experience Baltimore to the fullest expression and become a proud citizen of this resilient and charming city. ‐ Sunny
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• Creating 3 newsletters and creatin use including interviews with mem organization.
• Organized a Give‐Away day for CG included soliciting plant donations nurseries and farms and picking th
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• Planned workshops with commun