The Dade City Garden Club is looking to recruit enthusiastic, nature-loving youth to participate in the newly launched “Monarch Marvels” youth leadership program, to serve as Monarch Project ambassadors at the upcoming Monarch Butterfly Festival. Participants from grades four to eight can attend a three-part workshop to prepare to serve at the festival scheduled for Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Touchton Park and the garden club, according to a news release.
The Dade City Monarch Project was created as a community effort to support the city’s designation as a Monarch City USA and is celebrated at the annual October festival to engage the public through environmental awareness and conservation efforts.
“It has always been our vision to include youth as a key component of our educational efforts,” said Joan Hepscher, chair of the 2024 festival, in the release. “Through a generous grant from the Community Foundation Tampa Bay to support the festival, we are able to offer Monarch Marvels as an opportunity for our youth to learn the plight of the monarch, recognize the importance of Dade City’s designation as a Monarch City USA, identify strategies to increase public awareness, and bring the message to the public at this year’s festival.”
The workshops will take place Sept. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Sept. 28 at 1 p.m., at the Hugh Embry Library in Dade City.
Space is limited and registration for all three workshops is required. At the final workshop, participants will be recognized and will receive a certificate.
For more information, call the library at 352-567-3576.
Published on August 28, 2024.
