Mercy Hospital of Folsom has developed a school garden program for local elementary schools in our service areas of Rancho Cordova, Folsom and El Dorado Hills. Through our Growing Well with Mercy program we are focused on community collaboration in order to foster healthy lifestyles. See below for recent articles about our program.
For more information, contact Jan Wilcox, Community Outreach Specialist at Mercy Folsom, 916.817.8673 or via e-mail at jan.wilcox@dignityhealth.org.
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DIGGING FOR SNACKS
Excerpt: “...with help from Mercy Hospital of Folsom and many local families, the students built a garden that has produced a healthy harvest of watermelons, pumpkins, cantaloupes and many other veggies.” Read more online in the Family Health & Wellness Magazine
Article appeared in the Fall 2011 Issue of Family Health & Wellness Magazine published by Style Media Group, by Janet Scherr and photos by Dante Fontana
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FORMER TEACHER PLANTS SEEDS OF NUTRITION WITH GARDENS
Excerpt: “Jan Wilcox is a community outreach specialist for Mercy Folsom. Her first priority is on the ‘Growing Well with Mercy’ school program, which is focused on community collaboration to foster healthy lifestyles.”
Read more online at the El Dorado Hills Telegraph
Article appeared in the Sept. 28, 2011 issue of the El Dorado Hills Telegraph, by Menka Belgal
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COMPASSION GROWS IN HOLY TRINITY GARDEN
Excerpt: “Holy Trinity School students gathered...to officially dedicate their school garden Tuesday…The hospital, as part of its Growing Well with Mercy program, and El Dorado Disposal donated supplies and money toward the garden project.”
Read more online at the Village Life
Article appeared in the Sept. 29, 2011 issue of Village Life, by Noel Stack, photo by Shelly Thorene
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MEET THE 'GARDEN NANA'
Excerpt: “...fourth- and fifth-graders designed the garden...Lakeview’s garden was paid for by grants and contributions from several sources including Mercy Hospital of Folsom’s Growing Well program.”
Read more online at The Sacramento Bee
Article appeared in the Oct. 4, 2011 issue of The Sacramento Bee by Debbie Arrington. Photo Credit: Lezlie Sterling /The Sacramento Bee
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