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July 21, 2008
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Hold That Date!
Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Partnership With the Brooklyn Borough President, Independence Community Foundation and the Sovereign Bank Endowment Fund
Announces the Winners of the
14th Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
DATE: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Brooklyn GreenBridge announces the winners of the 14th annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest. This year nearly 230 blocks participated in the popular, annual event. More than 120,000 Brooklyn residents and business participated in this borough-wide greening effort.
Contest winners were selected through a rigorous process by an expert panel of judges that included professional horticulturists from Brooklyn Botanic Garden, metro area horticulture professionals, gardening journalists, and other New York City greening organizations.
First Prize is a $300 check for each top residential and commercial block winner. All other finalists will receive cash prizes ranging from $100–$200. Best Window Box, Storefront, and Street Tree Beds winners will receive cash prizes or gardening tools, and all participants will be awarded a recognition certificate. Contest participants who attend the fall Recognition Ceremony will also receive a gift bag of fall bulbs and a certificate of recognition for their participation.
WHO: BBG enthusiasts, supporters, and visitors from throughout the city are expected to attend the event. Remarks will be made by Scot Medbury, President of Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Marilyn Gelber, Executive Director of Independence Community Foundation; and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
Committed to helping improve the urban landscape, Brooklyn GreenBridge promotes neighborhood gardening programs, classes, workshops, and events. Working with block associations, community gardens, businesses, and social service organizations, Brooklyn GreenBridge extends Brooklyn Botanic Garden's resources in order to connect people with plants, and to engage Brooklyn communities and residents in a unified greening effort.
The Contest is coordinated in cooperation with the Borough President Marty Markowitz and sponsored by the Sovereign Bank Endowment Fund at Independence Community Foundation.
WHERE: The press conference will be held at the winning block—stay tuned for notification on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. For more information and to schedule interviews, contact BBG Communications Department.