October 20, 2011 National Gardening Association 1100 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 Dear National Gardening Association: This letter is sent to you from Linda Deneher, the Grants Director of the Dinner Garden, which is a 501(3)c nonprofit organization dedicated to providing seeds and gardening education to hungry families in America. Since 2009 the Dinner Garden, partnered with the San Antonio Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts, and the Salvation Army, provided seeds and gardening education to 65,000 people. Dinner Garden director, Holly Hirschberg, was presented with the Yellow Rose of Texas Award, and has been featured in Redbook, Family Circle, and Urban Farmer magazines. Most recently she was named a CNN Hero for her efforts to reduce hunger. We have a strong infrastructure in place ready to deliver seeds and education to our waiting list of 50,000 people. The only thing stopping us from immediately serving everyone on the waiting list is the lack of seeds. With your assistance, we can deliver seeds and education to these hungry people. Thank you very much for your consideration in this request. We are looking forward to your response. Sincerely, Linda Deneher Grants Director The Dinner Garden P.O. Box 700686 San Antonio, Texas 78270-0686 www.dinnergarden.org