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star-24px 2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
This grant will allow the construction of an aesthetically pleasing vegetable gardening area on the grounds of a senior center, where native Virginia plants will be grown, and be used to support the local Meals on Wheels program.

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Group spreading mulch and gravel.
Raised garden beds at senior center.
Volunteers at senior center.

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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