GreenThumbs, Healthy Joints

Funded Projects - 2010

  • COUNCIL OF SENIOR TYLER COUNTIANS, INC. - Middlebourne WV ($1,000)
    Purchasing a greenhouse and materials for two raised garden beds.
  • THE DISABILITY ACTION CENTER - Fairmont WV ($500)
    Constructing an accessible ramp and raised garden bed at the Center's location in Fairmont
  • ELK RIVERVIEW TERRACE - Webster Springs WV ($1,000)
    Adding raised garden beds and flower boxes
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY MASTER GARDENERS - RENICK WV ($1,200)
    Create an accessible garden area at the WV State Fair in Fairlea.
  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING, INC. - Romney WV ($1,000)
    Constructing raised garden beds at their Adult Day Services Center
  • THE HEALTHY MINERAL COUNTY COALITION - Keyser WV ($1,200)
    Constructing a raised bed community garden
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING - Ranson WV ($1,000)
    Constructing raised garden beds and purchasing a pulley system for hanging baskets at Council's main headquarters
  • MARION COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS - Fairmont WV ($1,000)
    Will purchase ergonomic tools and materials to use at an existing project, The Marion County Veterans Square, and educate the community through on-site workshops and hands on gardening classes.
  • MARION COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS, INC. - Fairmont WV ($1,600)
    Creating a more appealing landscaping theme at the Senior Center
  • MARION COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS, INC. - Fairmont WV ($1,200)
    Constructing raised garden beds and two benches at the North Marion Senior Center in Mannington
  • MORGAN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS - Berkeley Springs WV ($1,000)
    Will incorporate rolling, raised garden beds and container gardens at Morgan County Senior Life Services in Paw Paw WV
  • PETERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - Wheeling WV ($850)
    Will establish a colonial apothecary garden with geometric pathways to enhance easy reach of plants at the Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital and Geriatric Center in Wheeling
  • PRESTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS - Newburg WV ($1,200)
    Incorporating a raised planter with a weatherproof informational sign to educate on ways exercising, in the form of gardening, can provide strengthening and reduce pain associated with arthritis at the Friends of Deckers Creek greenspace/outdoor learning volunteer project
  • PRIDE IN LOGAN COUNTY - Logan WV ($1,000)
    Constructing raised garden beds
  • SUSAN DEW HOFF MEMORIAL CLINIC, INC. - Lost Creek WV ($1,000)
    Incorporating a butterfly garden near an existing walking path that encircles the West Milford Community Center
  • TRI-STATE AREA MASTER GARDENERS - New Cumberland WV ($1,100)
    Constructing raised garden beds at the Hancock County Senior Wellness Center
  • TWIN OAKS PLAZA - Oak Hill WV ($1,000)
    Purchasing a raised gardening bed and make it wheelchair accessible for elderly residents to garden
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES ORG. - Fort Gay WV ($1,200)
    Enlarging gardening space at the Fort Gay Multi-Purpose Senior Citizens Center
  • WEST CENTRRAL MASTER GARDENERS - Orma WV ($700)
    Completing a raised garden bed at the Roane County Committee on Aging site 
  • WEST MILFORD CITIZENS ACTION COMMITTEE - Lost Creek WV ($500)
    Finish and expand construction of raised garden beds
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