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City of Brevard (2022) Print
2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Community Gardens
└ Community Gardens
This project equipped Brevard's new community garden with raised beds. Additionally, volunteers installed benches in the garden, as well as in the nearby skate park and along the Estatoe Trail.
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