<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hello all:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Maryland Multicultural Youth Center and the University of Maryland's Engaged University is very excited to invite you to the grand opening of the Master Peace Community Garden in Riverdale, Maryland on Saturday April 21st from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. We have a lot of very fun activities for you and your family and would love to see you as we celebrate the community collaboration that made this garden possible.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Master Peace Community Garden, located at the Center for Educational Partnership at 6200 Sheridan Street, Riverdale, MD, is a joint project of the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center and the Engaged University. The garden has plots for neighborhood families to grow fresh and healthy vegetables for their homes, as well as a large youth plot that is being planted by students from William Wirt Middle School in an after school gardening program. The garden is being designed as a source of healthy food, a safe meeting place for neighbors, and a symbol of peace and nonviolence for the young people of the community. Your participation and involvement is welcome and much needed!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The grand opening party of the garden is from 12:30 to 4:30 on April 21st. We will be working on the garden, allowing families to begin the planting of their plots and help the young people plant their garden. Also, we have lots of vegetable and flower seeds and transplants to distribute; if you have extra seeds that you would like to share please bring them. We will be serving free food and have some great youth and adult musical performances lined up. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Additionally, we will be hosting a friendly sidewalk chalk drawing competition, a pickup basketball game, and a soccer scrimmage. So, please, bring your family and friends to enjoy and celebrate the new community garden of Riverdale.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We are looking for volunteers for this event to help set up, serve food, help out with the basketball and soccer games, and to help people in the garden. If you would like to help volunteer, email Genevieve Villamora at <A href="mailto:gvillamo@umd.edu"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#002DD7">gvillamo@umd.edu</FONT></A> . </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If you have any questions about this event, you can either email myself at <A href="mailto:bevivino@umd.edu"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#002DD7">bevivino@umd.edu</FONT></A>, George Morning at <A href="mailto:george@layc-dc.org"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#002DD7">george@layc-dc.org</FONT></A>, or call 301-779-2851. If you would like to learn more about the garden or download a flyer for this event, you can goto <A href="http://groups.google.com/group/riverdale-community-garden?lnk=srg&hl=en"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0020E2">http://groups.google.com/group/riverdale-community-garden?lnk=srg&hl=en</FONT></A>. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thank you all for your support thus far, and we all hope to see you at our grand opening!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Happy spring,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Vinnie Bevivino</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Community Garden Educator</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Engaged University</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1231D Tawes Hall</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">University of Maryland</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">College Park, MD 20742</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">office - 301/405-0656</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">cell - 202/360-1805</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">fax - 301/314-2533</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>