by Rita Greenwood on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:36pm ·
Dear Friends,
THIS IS MY BIG COMING-OUT! (No, not out of the Closet—but out of the Woods!) (Today is my 78th day living in the woods & my 473rd day experimenting as a Homeless Woman just to know what it's like-- in order to appreciate life more, AND to Re-learn how to Give-back! I am Living Green and have been secretly doing a little experiment to learn to be a better & Happier person!)
Some of you know my background: I'm an aspiring Engineer (worked doing R&D with MEMS-Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems at CWRU-Micro-fabrications Labs & Orbital Research in Cleveland, Ohio. And most recently I made Airplanes with Boeing—the 787 Dreamliner in Charleston, SC.) But after an unfortunate or ‘rather fortunate’ Shift due to a Motorcycle accident caused by an un-ruptured cerebral aneurism & small stroke, I am now Executive Director & future “Innkeeper” at VAL’S PORCH (VP) in Coden, Alabama.
I'm drawing from my recent experiences Living IN THE WOODS to create a Camp that partners with healers, scientists, and schools to raise awareness about health, nutrition, child development, and homelessness.
As you NOW Know, VAL’S PORCH is currently in our Developmental Stages and will be expanding our network of Humanitarians, Educators, Artist, Healers, Scientists, Activists and Free Thinkers in the next few months as we prepare to Go Live in Alabama in early May. We also hope to receive our 501 (c) (3) non-profit status with the IRS this year.
As we increase our network, one of the main avenues for building our Camp will be through our Website, which I am personally currently developing. (If you or someone you know can offer us help in this department, please let me know.) Also, we will be having VAL'S PORCH 1st Board of Directors & Honorary Liaisons Conference Call starting on Friday, June 1st (Time TBA) and welcome anyone who wants to know more about VP's plans, latest developments to our project, how you can help, and talk to our Board Members directly to join the call. We also welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have about VP at this time. Just call 251-272-9316 or email me at: ritzgreenwood@gmail.com.
At VAL'S PORCH in Coden, Alabama we hope to start planting our “MUNCH GARDEN” FarmStarter Campaign & GroundBreaking Ceremony within the next few weeks as part of the fundraising process, so please consider contributing to VAL'S PORCH and its cause, and we'll give you a personalized item such as a t-shirt or bumper sticker, as well as recognition of your name on our website as our way of saying "thanks." ($10 is our Annual Membership or 1 Hour of Volunteer work in the 'Munch Gardens' at our Camp).
As things begin to grow, we hope to make our Organic Fruits, Salads & Harvest available to the public at $1 per salad because we believe this good stuff should be accessible to all! You may also donate Camping Equipment or any Children Educational Materials we can share with the Coden, Alabama Community & abroad on the Island of Roatan in Honduras….You can be a progressive force in Our Community—Even if a quiet Force from far away! Thank You!
Finally, I'd be happy to send you a Copy of our recent Launch Presentation at the Global Health & Humanitarian Summit 2012 presented this past weekend at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Should you be interested in further sharing your energy, resources & ideas with us, please send us your email with ‘PARTNER INFO REQUEST’ in the subject line. Even if you are unable to volunteer in our community garden projects, please stay connected to us through this social media outlet.
Thank you again for your interest in the Wellbeing of humanity!
Yours, Rita L. Greenwood, VAL’S PORCH ritzgreenwood@gmail.com .
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