MEDIA RELEASE

Slow Food Chapters across the nation are reaching out to communities to get some work done! This volunteer workday and potluck is 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, helps to support Hawaii Island school gardens.

Bring gardening gloves, clippers, a potluck dish, and your own plates, napkins, and utensils.

RSVP to one of these school gardens:

* Honokaa High School, Manuel Jadulang, manuel_jadulang@notes.k12.hi.us
* The Malaai Culinary Garden of the Waimea Middle School, Amanda Rieux, alethea@hula.net
* Kealakehe High School, Donna Sonnenberg, dlsonnenberg@gmail.com
* Kona Pacific Public Charter School, Barrow Hutchison, barrowhutchison@yahoo.ca
* Kohala Elementary School, Koh Ming Wei, kohmingwei@gmail.com
* Innovations Public Charter School in Kona, Krista Donaldson, kristajoan@gmail.com

For more information, contact Nancy Redfeather, Hawaii Island School Garden Network program director, nredfeather@kohalacenter.org or 322-2801.

For information about the Hawaii Island School Garden Network, see www.kohalacenter.org/HISGN/about.html