For Immediate Release
Hornell Community Garden Yields First Return The green space adjacent to the Hornell Area Family YMCA is looking even greener these days. The Hornell Community Garden, a cooperative project of the Hornell YMCA, United Presbyterian Church of Hornell, Turning Point, and the Hornell Sunday Meals Program is now in full swing. Working to reduce food insecurity for Hornell area residents, the first pickings of lettuce and spinach have been provided to Turning Point Hornell site director Bill Herrick for food pantry distribution by Lisa Sanford, a garden volunteer. The community garden has been positively impacting our community well before the first food was harvested. The garden project led by Rev. Katherine Griffis has already brought together local faith leaders, charitable nonprofits, and passionate volunteers in a shared effort to strengthen the foundations of our community. Even the youth of Hornell have been involved in the project. Participants in the YMCA’s school age care program have used the garden to learn about the environment and nutrition while actively participating in the planting and care of the garden. To learn how you can help contact Katherine Griffis at kgriffis@presbyhornell.org.
### About the Y The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 22 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. The YMCA has served the Hornell community since 1883.