Annual ACGA "FOCG" Award

H* A*

To the ACGA Board & General Membership,

Everybody  likes to get awards to add to their CVs. Politicians love to have
fancy named prizes to put on campaign literature - in a green debate ( who
is "greener" than an opponent) winning the 2001 American Community Gardening
Association "Friend of Community Gardening" Award ( "FOCG") with a fancy
citation suitable for framing would be - pace Martha Stewart - a very "good
thing."

Why such a good thing:

1) We could give politicians who sponsor special legislation to save or
recognize gardens as acceptable land uses a special "statesman prize."

2) Developers who create low income housing with community garden components
( either preserving them intact, incorporating them in the design of new
housing, creating new community gardens as part of low income housing
programs) would qualify. I actually know one developer who has created and
or preserved community gardens in Manhattan as part of his mission - I kid
you not. 

3) Journalists and garden writers who write particularly nice, informative
articles about community gardening and the ACGA ( think the great piece
written by Cynthia Van Hazinga in the March April 2001 "New Age Journal" 

http://www.newage.com/current.comm-grdn.html

4) We could award foundation funders who give the ACGA or community garden
programs big money FOCG awards.

5) Likewise, we could give long standing community garden/open space
advocacy groups FOCG awards.

6) We could create as special FOCG award for outstanding  ACGA members.

7) The nominating committee could have a lot of fun saying "FOCG" over and
over in the nominating process, "This is a truly outstanding "FOCG"
candidate..., etc" especially if adult beverages were consumed during the
plenary session.

Best wishes,

Adam Honigman

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