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Preferred Commerce D.B.A. Growums Teams With Boys & Girls Club of Wellington to Create the First Boys & Girls Community Garden
Preferred Commerce D.B.A. Growums Teams With Boys & Girls Club of Wellington to Create the First Boys & Girls Community Garden.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Preferred Commerce D.B.A. Growums Teams With Boys & Girls Club of Wellington to Create the First Boys & Girls Community Garden\n \n \nPreferred Commerce D.B.A. Growums Teams With Boys & Girls Club of Wellington to Create the First Boys & Girls Community Garden\n \n WELLINGTON, FL--(Marketwired - Nov 8, 2016) -   Preferred Commerce, Inc. (OTC PINK: OCBM), d/b/a \"Growums\" (\"Growums\" or \"Preferred Commerce\"), an innovative company that integrates education, healthy eating, entertainment, and real-world products that encourage children and families to grow and eat fresh, healthy vegetables, has facilitated the Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Club of Wellington with the first Boys & Girls Club Community Garden. Growums provided the concept, design and seeds, while the team made up of Boys & Girls Clubs executives, Board Members and the Village of Wellington participants brought together the remaining vital elements needed to build a thriving garden.\n The initial garden installation was completed with four raised bed gardens that measure 12 x 27 feet each (1,296 square feet total), including an in-ground irrigation system. Growums was instrumental in furnishing the garden plans, vegetable seeds, plant tags, starter trays and starter pellets for the project. Additionally, the kids from the Boys & Girls Club are participating in a Growums fundraising event to purchase the remaining tools needed to grow a flourishing garden, like tools, gloves and organic fertilizer.\n With the purpose of cultivating a health-conscious community of youth, Growums collaborated with a number of partners to bring the event to fruition. Among those organizations that participated to make the event such a success were community leaders like H & J Contracting, which provided quality soil; Old Castle, which fortified the garden with retaining walls; The Village of Wellington, which provided labor and equipment; and The Young Professionals of Wellington, which oversaw the planning process that made the memorable day a success.\n Kenda Peterson, Executive Director of the Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Club of Wellington, stated: \"My lifework is to equip the students who have been placed in my care with the necessary tools to become the men and women they are designed to be. This garden is giving them life too...