Clearwater Community Volunteers Center Gets the Green-Thumbs Up with Gardening Workshop

CLEARWATER, USA, 2020-Jan-15 — /EPR Network/ — Striving to increase environmental awareness at a grassroots level, the Clearwater Community Volunteers (CCV) Center will host a Gardening Workshop and Plant Give-Away on January 11^th at 2 p.m. for children and families. with The workshop has the goal of educating young people on the environment and is organized in partnership with the Way to Happiness Foundation Tampa Bay. Guests can RSVP by calling the CCV Center directly at (727) 316-5309.

There is no cost to attend the workshop. Guests will get to exercise their green thumb by taking a plant home after the workshop is over. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

Starting with an educational section delivered by Donna Meyers, the Senior Gardner for the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization on the precept “Safeguard and Improve Your Environment” from the Way to Happiness book on film, kids will learn what positive effect they could have “if one were simply to frown when people do things to mess up the planet.” as written by L. Ron Hubbard, author of The Way to Happiness.

Michael Soltero, Manager of the CCV Center said, “Sometimes it’s hard to conceive that one person can cause any large improvement on his environment, but in any effort to make a big change, many little changes have to be made by a lot of people. Whether you want to or not, you will find yourself living in the environment that you create. Even something as simple as planting flowers in our front yards, we improve our environment by just that much.” said Soltero.

According to Earthday.org, “About 9.9 billion tons of carbon dioxide are emitted each year by factories, power plants and cars burning fossil fuels,” added Soltero. “Per cleanairgardening.org, a mature tree can absorb roughly 48 pounds of CO2 a year. The tree in turn releases enough oxygen to sustain two people.”

Attendees will be encouraged to get their hands dirty, and install their new plant at their homes.

Following the hands-on section Meyers will tour all guests through the Osceola Courtyard to show them how she maintains the 17,000 sq. ft. park to near perfection.

In addition to community events like the gardening workshop, the CCV Center hosts nonprofits in their own activities, offering its facilities to them at no cost. Meetings, End of Year parties and other events are routine activities in the center.

To find out more information about the Clearwater Community Volunteers Center or to reserve the Center for your nonprofit’s activities please call Michael Soltero at (727) 316-5309 or email ccvcenter@ccvfl.org.

About the Clearwater Community Volunteers:

The Clearwater Community Volunteers have over 25 years of community service under their belt with over 150,000 families and children helped since their founding in 1992. Sponsored by the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, they stay true to their reputation of helping others with their new center located on the corner of Fort Harrison Avenue and Drew Street in downtown Clearwater.