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Originally published Saturday, January 19, 2002

MLK Day project seeks gardener volunteers

Don't miss your chance to join a garden project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Community Youth Services, the YMCA Earth Service Corps and Garden Raised Bounty -- known as GRUB -- will join in mulching, pruning and cleanup at the organic garden at Providence St. Francis House in Olympia.

GRUB, a local nonprofit organization, works with at-risk youths and senior citizens in the construction and maintenance of community gardens.

Some 30-plus residents of Providence St. Francis House, a low-income senior living facility, will join in the project.

Bring work clothes, gloves, rain gear and a snack. Lunch will be provided. Meet at the Capitol Rotunda at 8:30 a.m. Monday for breakfast and a kickoff ceremony. Work hours will run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact Rochelle with the YMCA Earth Service Corps at 360-357-6609.

Olympia Garden Club offers scholarship

The Olympia Garden Club's scholarship committee is looking for applicants for its Scholastic Achievement Award of $1,000.

Students majoring in horticulture, landscape design, forestry or related subjects such as ecology or botany are eligible.

Applicants must be Thurston County residents and have completed one year of college and be currently enrolled in an accredited college in Washington.

Submit a scholastic report from high school, a college transcript, a recent photo, letters of recommendation from two professors with master's or Ph.D. degrees and a paragraph on your aspirations and why you merit the award.

Send applications by Feb. 28 to Garden Club Scholarship Committee, 5119 Normandy Drive S.E., Olympia, WA 98501. Call Fern at 360-459-3168 for more information.

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