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Apr 8, 20211 min read

Thank You National Grid! 🌎

National Grid has been a long time sponsor of the REC Earth Day Cleanups. Thanks to their generosity, we have been able to grow our...

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A Cross-Continental Art Installation (from Hawaii Island to Main South!)

Ashley Jeznach

Oct 21, 20201 min read

A Cross-Continental Art Installation (from Hawaii Island to Main South!)

Last week, in partnership with local at heart artist Sue Champeny, who splits her time between Worcester and Hawaii Island, the REC...

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Ashley Jeznach

Oct 20, 20202 min read

A thank you to Merck Family Foundation!

The Merck Family Fund is a long time supporter of REC and our YouthGROW program. The MFF supports programs in low-income urban areas that...

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Community Garden Series #2: Innovation & Friendship at Elm Park School Community Garden

Ashley Jeznach

Oct 13, 20202 min read

Community Garden Series #2: Innovation & Friendship at Elm Park School Community Garden

Visiting the Elm Park School Community Garden is similar to taking in a carefully crafted art mosaic- individual pieces coming together...

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Community-Centric Youth Philanthropy: Case Study of Greater Worcester Community Foundation’s Youth

Ashley Jeznach

Oct 8, 20202 min read

Community-Centric Youth Philanthropy: Case Study of Greater Worcester Community Foundation’s Youth

Regional Environmental Council was spotlighted in the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy most recent publication,...

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Community Garden Series #1: Service & Justice at the Catholic Worker Garden

Ashley Jeznach

Oct 1, 20202 min read

Community Garden Series #1: Service & Justice at the Catholic Worker Garden

UGROW, or Urban Gardens of Worcester, is one of the core food justice programs of REC. Throughout the city there are over 60 gardens, 20...

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Priyanka Shrestha, passionate climate activist and Commonwealth Corps Member!

Ashley Jeznach

Sep 22, 20201 min read

Priyanka Shrestha, passionate climate activist and Commonwealth Corps Member!

What's your educational background? I got my Honors Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, majoring in Climate Change back in Nepal....

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Welcome our next Commonwealth Corps Member, Tamar Rubin-Calvert!

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Sep 21, 20201 min read

Welcome our next Commonwealth Corps Member, Tamar Rubin-Calvert!

What's your educational background? I am currently in school to get my bachelor's degree in Global Environmental Studies at Clark...

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Introducing Laddy DeLuca Lowell, Commonwealth Corps member!

Ashley Jeznach

Sep 9, 20201 min read

Introducing Laddy DeLuca Lowell, Commonwealth Corps member!

What’s your educational background? I am from a small town called Aurora, Maine but moved to Worcester in 2016 to study at Clark...

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Say hello to Annika Ramona, our new Development VISTA!

Ashley Jeznach

Aug 31, 20202 min read

Say hello to Annika Ramona, our new Development VISTA!

What's your educational background? I graduated with a B.S. in Biology and Psychology from Washington State University in 2019. What’s...

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Meet Gwen Weissinger, our new Communications VISTA!

Ashley Jeznach

Aug 24, 20201 min read

Meet Gwen Weissinger, our new Communications VISTA!

What's your educational background? I graduated with my degree in Psychology from Bridgewater State University in 2019. What were you...

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The REC awarded Farm to School USDA Grant!

Ashley Jeznach

Aug 19, 20202 min read

The REC awarded Farm to School USDA Grant!

We have been awarded a two year USDA Farm to School grant. This award will help us bring local foods into schools and foster economic...

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Interview with Marilyn Martino, Executive Director of The Sudbury Foundation!

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Feb 7, 20202 min read

Interview with Marilyn Martino, Executive Director of The Sudbury Foundation!

Tell us about the Sudbury Foundation? A couple from Sudbury, Herbert & Esther Atkinson, started the Foundation in 1952 as a vehicle for...

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Meet Marin Smith, our Development AmeriCorps VISTA!

Alex Taubman

Jan 15, 20201 min read

Meet Marin Smith, our Development AmeriCorps VISTA!

Marin’s interest in local farming communities and local food systems was sparked by her family’s involvement in these communities in her...

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An Interview with Eliza Lawrence, School Gardens Manager!

Alex Taubman

Oct 9, 20193 min read

An Interview with Eliza Lawrence, School Gardens Manager!

Eliza Lawrence has been working with the REC for four years now, and was recently promoted from AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellow...

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Alex Taubman

Sep 13, 20192 min read

Urban Garden Profile: The Southeast Asian Coalition

We spoke with Anh Vu Sawyer, the Executive Director of the Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts (SEAC) and longtime friend of the...

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Meet Ted, our Mobile and Farmers Market intern!

Alex Taubman

Jul 29, 20192 min read

Meet Ted, our Mobile and Farmers Market intern!

If you have been to an REC Mobile or Farmers Market recently then you may have met Ted, a Mobile Market and Farmers Market intern with...

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Stacie Brimmage Receives the 2019 Youth Worker Award

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May 28, 20191 min read

Stacie Brimmage Receives the 2019 Youth Worker Award

Congratulations to our YouthGROW Coordinator, Stacie Brimmage, on receiving the 2019 Youth Worker Award! Given by the City Manager's...

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Dec 13, 20181 min read

Meet Steven Murphy!

For 5 years, Steven has volunteered with the REC, and recently accepted the position of Office Administrator. He attended Framingham...

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Dec 13, 20181 min read

“The REC raised me”

It’s 2008. You’re just about to turn 14. Your neighbor tells you that you can make some money with a local nonprofit if you want to...

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