Lisa Goodson's GTT Board Fundraiser

Having been a long time parent volunteer for Garden to Table, I now have the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors.  GTT means so much to me because I have seen the direct impacts of outdoor hands-on learning in kids ages 5-11 with many different backgrounds. 

I love that it encapsulates so many different areas; learning about nutrition, climate change, working as a team, science, math, hands-on experiences, being outside, putting in work and sometimes having failures, having fun at school!  All of these incredibly important experiences can happen during garden lessons and enhance learning for our students.  

It's Garden to Table's 20th Anniversary, so let's make this Colorado Gives Day a big one! 

Garden to Table provides school garden management, standards-based curriculum, professional development opportunities, and community support to engage all students in experiential, garden-based learning. We support school communities through prepping, planting, harvesting, and winterizing gardens so that students can take home healthy, organic produce from the gardens throughout the growing season. We also donate excess produce to local food banks.

We're having a board competition to see who can raise the most money for the organization. Please contribute to my page if you're able! All of the proceeds from this campaign will go toward getting more kids in school gardens. 

By giving through Colorado Gives between November 1st - December 9th, your gift is eligible to be leveraged to raise even more money for GTT through the Colorado Gives Day incentive fund. Think a gift match - but just a little different. Colorado Gives Day has a pool of money that they divide amongst the organizations who fundraise, based on how much they fundraise through this platform. It's a great way to fundraise even more for garden curriculum at our elementary schools!

In 2024/2025, we surpassed many of our goals including:

• Providing Garden to Table Garden Educators at all of Boulder Valley School District's Title I Elementary Schools, increasing the number of lessons at these six schools by 245%! 
• Maintaining 19 thriving school gardens!
• Growing our program and impact: when GTT started in 2006, we counted roughly 1,200 total student garden visits. This year, we anticipate facilitating 21,656 student garden visits!

We also are grateful to have so many positive testimonials about our program: 

"This program helped me get a better understanding of how food grows" -5th grade student

"My family loved the veggies I took home after our lesson" -5th grade student 

"I can't wait to eat the salad! I'm going to try to get my family to plant our own garden. I should become a vegetarian." -3rd grade student

"The garden is a wonderful way to make so many curricular connections for kids. We use it to teach ecology, math, health, and economics." -3rd grade teacher

"My students this year have never been so engaged, excited, and ALIVE as when they're in the garden - thank you!" -Kindergarten teacher

"Nothing can replace the garden lessons to support science standards in such an authentic way. Thank you for everything. GTT is so appreciated!" -1st grade teacher

"Amazing! So grateful for the lessons, organization and teaching. You guys made this such a breeze and the kids loved it!" - 2nd grade teacher

Thank you for donating! Outdoor education, health and nutritional learning, and a connection to nature are important for all children, and your donation to Garden to Table makes these experiences a reality throughout Boulder County!