Posts Tagged ‘The Learning Garden’

Guest Post: Laura Aden

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Although it had been 12 years since she visited the city of Paterson, Arts Program Director Laura Aden quickly found out this summer how green it has become, thanks to the tireless efforts of City Green. This is the fourth in our Environment Stories series. Please visit us tomorrow for the fifth and final story from Program Officer Wendy Liscow.

City Green: Growing Healthy Cities

Despite constantly traveling throughout our wonderful state, I have only been to Paterson once before – 12 years ago, as part of my Leadership New Jersey experience. I discovered that amazing things are happening in Paterson when I met Jennifer Papa, the indefatigable founder and Executive Director of City Green, and I saw firsthand how deeply committed she and the staff and volunteers of City Green are to creating livable, green communities in Paterson.

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