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Community Gardening - Tampa Bay Area
The Coalition of Community Gardens is a non-profit organization, (501(c)3) formed for the purpose of supporting community gardening. Board of Directors are Lena Young Green, Kitty Wallace, Michele Ogilvie.
1) Lena Young Green is a longtime community activist, residing in Tampa, Florida. She worked for the State of Florida for almost 20 years, where she assisted in passage of many laws and state policies for community improvement. She has dedicated many years towards enhancing the quality of life for citizens and served as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee. with the Hillsborough Planning Commission’s (HPC) Comprehensive Planning, among others. Lena worked with the HPC to create the Tampa Heights Neighborhood Plan which was the first in the City of Tampa to be ratified by Tampa City Council and signed by the mayor. She is founder of the award winning Tampa Heights Community Garden, and along with Kitty Wallace, is co-founder of the Coalition of Community Gardens – Tampa Bay.
2) Kitty Wallace, retired educator (supervisor of Exceptional Student Education), is past President of the Tampa Garden Club. She co-founded Tampa Heights Community Garden, which was twice named best community garden in Florida by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and tied for best community garden in the Deep South region of the National Garden Club. She is co-founder of the Coalition of Community Gardens – Tampa Bay. Kitty was also named “Inspired Gardener” by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs for her work with community gardens. She received Hillsborough County Fair Harvest Award for community service.
3) Michele Ogilvie, serves as a Director of the Coalition and project chair of the Garden Steps Project. A graduate of USF and longtime Tampa resident, she recently retired as Executive Planner for the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization. Michele was lead author of the Garden Steps project.
1) Lena Young Green is a longtime community activist, residing in Tampa, Florida. She worked for the State of Florida for almost 20 years, where she assisted in passage of many laws and state policies for community improvement. She has dedicated many years towards enhancing the quality of life for citizens and served as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee. with the Hillsborough Planning Commission’s (HPC) Comprehensive Planning, among others. Lena worked with the HPC to create the Tampa Heights Neighborhood Plan which was the first in the City of Tampa to be ratified by Tampa City Council and signed by the mayor. She is founder of the award winning Tampa Heights Community Garden, and along with Kitty Wallace, is co-founder of the Coalition of Community Gardens – Tampa Bay.
2) Kitty Wallace, retired educator (supervisor of Exceptional Student Education), is past President of the Tampa Garden Club. She co-founded Tampa Heights Community Garden, which was twice named best community garden in Florida by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and tied for best community garden in the Deep South region of the National Garden Club. She is co-founder of the Coalition of Community Gardens – Tampa Bay. Kitty was also named “Inspired Gardener” by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs for her work with community gardens. She received Hillsborough County Fair Harvest Award for community service.
3) Michele Ogilvie, serves as a Director of the Coalition and project chair of the Garden Steps Project. A graduate of USF and longtime Tampa resident, she recently retired as Executive Planner for the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization. Michele was lead author of the Garden Steps project.