project leader
Dallas H
location
1414 Court Avenue
(Washington Bottoms, Midtown Memphis)
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Thank You!

the project

In the heart of Midtown, there are families living and thriving from places all across the planet - Central America, Southeast Asia, tiny spots you've never heard of here in the South.

We would like to create a true community by inviting everyone to share their traditions and start new ones, together: beginning with *movie nights* at our community garden this summer!

Our little group of gardeners with experiences of homelessness has taken 1.4 acres of abandoned land near Poplar and Cleveland and successfully nurtured it into a safe and happy space for planting in less than 3 years. Now we hope to offer the same kind of TLC to the //people// in the area, no matter what their background might be.

Our grassroots board will canvass the neighborhood to ask folks for movie suggestions and selections and we'll put together a schedule by the middle of May, with all garden supporters and helpers welcome!

Discussions and community announcements to be held afterward. From May to October, we hope to offer an estimated 21 screenings to approximately 500 guests who might never meet each other, otherwise.

[NOTE: Mosquitoes will most assuredly not be invited. All will be barred from entry employing every natural defense mechanism at our disposal. Sorry, mosquitoes.]

the steps

We will order the listed equipment and secure a safe place to store it as soon as funds are disbursed, then setup our community survey and canvass for two weekends and weekday afternoons in May. Our first screening should commence in late May or early June!

why we're doing it

The Washington Bottoms neighborhood has seen an enormous increase in safety and community ties in the last year, but it still needs help. Rents are increasing, too, and hard-working parents are having to work longer hours away from their children. Commercial investors continually set their sights on pushing families out to unknown and remote neighborhoods with little to no access to jobs, public transit, or social services. If we are truly our brother's (and sister's) keeper, we should be keeping each other in mind as we grow food close to home and grow relationships with the people who make up this city -- especially those without a voice. We hope to provide a bit of respite from the struggle of everyday life and earn the trust necessary to join forces and advocate for a better future...strangely enough, we think community garden movie nights will accomplish that goal!

budget

DISBURSED BUDGET (as of 5/14/15):



RAISED = $2,096.00
ioby Platform Fee  $35.00
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) $60.03
TOTAL TO DISBURSE = $2,000.97

 

ORIGINAL BUDGET:



Epson 85HD MovieMate Projector Amazon.com $817.99
Gemmy 14.4 Ft. Inflatable Movie Screen Target.com $299.00
Sportsman 4,000 watt clean-burning propane generator

Home Depot

$369.00
2 5 ft. 800-Lumen Portable LED Work Lights

Home Depot

$69.76
6 months storage space rental for equipment Midtown Storage Vault $300.00
Assorted bowls and serving items Fred's $30.00
Folding table for community resource info display Big Lots $40.00
Popcorn and sugar for lemonade or tea Kroger $25.00
Propane Blue Rhino kiosk at Kroger $50.00


SUBTOTAL = $2,001
ioby Platform Fee  $35
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) $60
TOTAL TO RAISE = $2,096

 

updates

Thank You!

THANK YOU PRIZES!

Hullo, you kind soul: Garden Crew is working on bringing outdoor movie nights to the WBCG ...(doesn't that sound snazzy?) But we need your help! 
 
If you can donate at any of the following levels, please know you'll have our undying gratitude, plus a choice of any of these sparkling, one-of-a-kind conversation pieces:
 
- $25: a delicious bag of popcorn in a flavor of your choice* plus your name in the program
 
- $50: a delicious bag of popcorn in a flavor of your choice*, as well as front-row seating at an upcoming film night plus your name in the program
 
- $75: a delicious bag of popcorn in a flavor of your choice*, front-row seating at an upcoming film night, your name in the program, and a special privilege to help determine the film screening schedule! 
 
-$100:  a delicious bag of popcorn in a flavor of your choice*, front-row seating at an upcoming film night, your name in the program, a special privilege to help determine the film screening schedule, and a COMMEMORATIVE brick on the WBCG mural with a message of your choosing (as long as it's, y'know, rated PG >_<). Ya big spender, you!
 
If you can't donate, don't fret - we've been working on our good karma and if even at least a few folks contribute, we may be able to bring movies to the garden this summer <3 Everyone's invited! [Except mosquitoes!!]
 
* (seriously, if it exists as a flavor, we'll make it for ya -- brown sugar, sriracha, garlic parmesan, orange creamsicle, wasabi? YOU NAME IT.)

The tax deductibility of your donation may be affected by gifts or services received. Please consult your financial advisor for more information about how to claim your donation as a deduction. 

photos

This is where photos will go once we build flickr integration

donors

  • Anonymous
  • Ace
  • Anonymous
  • Dana
  • jps_memphis
  • Anonymous
  • Paul Thomas
  • Tyler Hampton
  • Ginny Saluja
  • Princess Buttercup
  • Cy Starkman
  • Allison Glass
  • mel gruver
  • Joseph D.
  • JB
  • Al Dente
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
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