The Dinner Garden is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides seeds and gardening education to hungry families. Since 2009, they have partnered with other organizations to help 65,000 people. Their director has received awards for her efforts to reduce hunger. They have infrastructure in place to help 50,000 more people, but lack the seeds. They are requesting assistance from the National Gardening Association to provide seeds so they can immediately help those on their waiting list.

1. October 20, 2011
National Gardening Association
1100 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Dear National Gardening Association:
This letter is sent to you from Linda Deneher, the Grants Director of the Dinner Garden, which is
a 501(3)c nonprofit organization dedicated to providing seeds and gardening education to hungry
families in America. Since 2009 the Dinner Garden, partnered with the San Antonio Food Bank,
Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts, and the Salvation Army, provided seeds and gardening
education to 65,000 people. Dinner Garden director, Holly Hirschberg, was presented with the
Yellow Rose of Texas Award, and has been featured in Redbook, Family Circle, and Urban
Farmer magazines. Most recently she was named a CNN Hero for her efforts to reduce hunger.
We have a strong infrastructure in place ready to deliver seeds and education to our waiting list
of 50,000 people. The only thing stopping us from immediately serving everyone on the waiting
list is the lack of seeds. With your assistance, we can deliver seeds and education to these
hungry people. Thank you very much for your consideration in this request. We are looking
forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Linda Deneher
Grants Director
The Dinner Garden
P.O. Box 700686
San Antonio, Texas 78270-0686
www.dinnergarden.org