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Community | Natural Heritage | Economy
Grayson LandCare is a member-driven non-profit, addressing the challenges of life in a rural, agricultural community. LandCare promotes economic self-reliance, preserves local traditions, and helps landowners to protect and enhance our natural heritage by starting conversations, problem solving, and appreciating the value of the place we call home.
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Welcome 2021!
Friends of Grayson LandCare, 2021 is here at last. We do not have a program scheduled for this month. Providing engaging content via Zoom is a real challenge. I realized just how true this is when I turned down an opportunity to listen to some real garden legends on Sunday afternoons in January. If they[…]
FREE MARKET RECEIVES CARES GRANT
The Free Market received a grant from Grayson County from funds provided inthe first CARES Stimulus Bill to help local non-profits recover losses and covercosts due to the pandemic. This will cover the loss of donations from the monthsin 2020 that we were closed and the coming months until we are able to safelyopen to[…]
Farmers Market receives Care Act funding
The Independence Farmers Market received a grant from Grayson County from funds provided in the first CARES Stimulus Bill to help local non-profits recover losses and cover costs due to the pandemic. These funds will help cover increased operating costs incurred by the Market as it pivoted to provide a safe, touchless, Online-only platform and[…]
Free Market Closed Until Further Notice. Still Taking Some Donations
With Covid-19 cases increasing in our region, we made the difficult decision to close again until the risk of infection is lower. Even with our Covid precautions, it just felt unsafe to invite customers to shop indoors with even a small group of strangers. However, we are determined to serve agency clients with urgent[…]
Potluck cancelled-Happy Holidays
Our Christmas potluck can not take place. We aren’t allowed to meet face to face. We are looking forward to Christmas cheer, even if it means zooming with those we hold dear. Oh happy day! The end of 2020 is just days away. Pondering 2021, here’s hoping it will be much more fun! How could[…]
Save $300 on donations this year!
This year the IRS is allowing all taxpayers-even if you don’t itemize-to deduct up to $300 in donations made to 501-C3 charitable organizations. Grayson LandCare does qualify. If you have already made a donation, to GLC or another non-profit, or would like to do so before the end of 2020 you can do a good[…]
Happy Thanksgiving
Members and Friends of Grayson LandCare. 2020 has been a challenging year, and it can be hard to feel thankful these days. The best news is that there are only 46 more days left in this year and a vaccine for Covid is on the horizon. I am also very grateful to be a part[…]
November 16th meeting cancelled
The November meeting was to be presentations by our mini-grant winners. Most recipients were unable to complete their projects and their grants were extended to next year. Kit Marshal did complete the Mural project and I hope you have taken time to admire it. She was able to use Town funds from Downtown revitalization grant.[…]
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