Local Events at GreenScapes
Each year, we host a variety of local events at GreenScapes Garden Center. From fundraisers to pop-up shops to classes and seminars – we strive to have something for everyone. Check back often for a list of this season’s events.
As we close out our tenth year of raising funds for breast cancer research, we want to take this opportunity to say thank you. To everyone who has sponsored, volunteered, donated baskets, made food, or provided support, we could not have done this, for ten years, without you. After tallying all of the donations, we’re happy to announce that this year we raised over $5,000, bringing our ten-year total over $61,000! What started as a simple bake sale and basket raffle has blossomed into so much more.
Over the years, we’ve been able to donate funds to several organizations, as well as give monetary gifts to our “Ambassadors”; individuals and families who were fighting breast cancer. This year, we have decided to give back to organizations who have helped families in our community. As a survivor who has utilized some of these organization’s services, I know how important they are to individuals who are trying to navigate fighting this disease and pay, what seemed like, never-ending medical bills.
First, The St. Agatha’s Foundation provides financial assistance to individuals in Central New York who are afflicted with breast cancer. The Foundation is dedicated to providing support, comfort and care to breast cancer patients through financial assistance programs. The Foundation partners with hospitals and healthcare providers to pay for a wide range of breast cancer treatment and recovery-related costs including: Treatment, procedures, or testing, Prescription co-payments, Medications not covered by insurance, medical office visits & procedural co-payments, Wound care systems, Alternative treatments not covered by insurance, Breast reconstruction, Transportation to and from treatment, non-medical living expenses and Prostheses.
Second, the American Cancer Society, Utica Making Strides Walk. The American Cancer Society started Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks to unite communities in the fight against this deadly disease. Today, Making Strides is the largest network of breast cancer events in the nation – and they do more than just walk. They raise money to help the American Cancer Society fund groundbreaking breast cancer research and provide patient services like free rides to chemo, free places to stay near treatment, and a live 24/7 cancer helpline.
Last, the Invincibelle Spirit Campaign for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In 2010 the Invincibelle Spirit Campaign for a Cure was created, tying an important fundraising effort to a brand-new Proven Winners® ColorChoice® plant variety. The first-ever pink ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, the Invincibelle® Spirit hydrangea, and the new improved Invincibelle Spirit II® hydrangea have become a garden favorite across North America. We’re proud to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) with a $1 per plant donation on every Invincibelle Spirit II hydrangea that is sold via garden centers across the US and Canada. With the generosity of our community of growers, over $1 million has been donated so far – and the campaign is still going strong! Plus, an additional $5 from the sale of these Hydrangeas from GreenScapes is going to the same cause.
For your generosity, kindness, love and support – Thank You. Our small community amazes me year after year with what has been accomplished through our little fundraiser. Together, we have made a massive impact in the fight against breast cancer.
With love and thanks,
Mollie Wadsworth and everyone at GreenScapes
