2022 PROJECTS (Session Weeks)
Each session is limited to 10 participants. Program registration is first come first serve so sign up early. Please choose your sessions based on your availability and interest!
Drop off at 9:00 AM at Montgomery Park and pick up at 4:00 PM at Montgomery Park unless otherwise noted.
Session 1:
TC3 Farm
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Southworth Library
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Monday-Thursday
July 11-July 14 @ TC3 Farm
July 18-July 21 @ Southworth Library
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Home Base (drop off and pick up):
Week 1:
TC3 Farm
100 Cortland Rd
Dryden, NY 13053
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Week 2:
Southworth Library
24 W Main St
Dryden, NY 13053
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Learn and be a part of what it takes to bring food to the table! In week 1 we will see the production side of the food industry by helping with the farm operation at TC3 farm, assisting with the growing and harvesting of nutritious organic vegetables.
In Week 2 of this session we will embrace our inner bookworms and head to the Southworth Library. We will have the chance to help out with some of the Library's summer programming, as well as work on some beautification projects at one of Dryden's most historic community landmarks.
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Session 2:
Dryden Summer Camp
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Dryden Rail Trail/O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville
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Monday-Thursday
August 1 - August 4 @ Dryden Summer Camp
August 8 - August 11 @ Dryden Rail Trail/O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville
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Home Base (drop off and pick up):
Week 1:
Dryden Elementary School - front lobby area
36 Union St
Dryden, NY 13053
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Week 2:
Houtz Hall (Etna Post Office)
2 Lower Creek Rd.
Etna, NY 13062
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Week 1 of this session of Project LEAD is your chance to give back to youth younger than you and help guide them along their path. We will assist the summer camp with games, crafts, lunch and more!
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Week 2 of this session will take us out to the trails and conservancies that protect and preserve some of the amazing ecological landscapes in Dryden. For one week of Session 2, we will help clear parts of the Dryden Rail Trail and help maintain the O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville.
Session 3:
Varna Community Center
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4-H Acres
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Monday-Thursday
August 15 - August 18 @ Varna Community Center
August 22 - August 25 @ 4-H Acres
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Home Base (drop off and pick up):
Week 1:
Varna Community Center
943 Dryden Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Week 2:
4-H Acres
418 Lower Creek Road
Ithaca, New York 14850
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Week 1 of this session will bring us out to the Varna Community Association where we will brush up on some trail-building skills and work on some projects at the Varna Community Center.
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In Week 2, we will help beautify and maintain a space that is an important meeting place for the local community at 4-H Acres.
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