🌻 Invest in Imagination: The Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden Adopt-a-Day Campaign
Imagine a classroom where the ceiling is the sky, the textbook is the soil, and the lesson plan is the life cycle of a seed. That is the magic of the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden, and it is the home of our annual, free STEM-to-STEAM: It's All in the Garden summer camp.
For too many children, access to hands-on, high-quality science, art, and technology education is a luxury. Our mission is to make it a reality. We transform our beautiful garden into an outdoor learning lab where campers (ages 5-15) can:
Build robots and experiment with 3-D printers.
Extract natural dyes and study the physics of watercolors.
Compost, harvest, and measure water quality.
Explore the mathematics of music and design sustainable structures.
We provide this transformative, holistic enrichment—including spiritual reflection, high-quality instruction, and all materials—at absolutely no cost to their families.
🌱 Adopt a Day, Fuel a Future
This Big Give, we are inviting you to become a Root Champion by adopting a day of transformative education.
When you contribute, you are not just making a donation; you are directly funding an entire day of themed learning, exploration, and discovery for a child. You are giving them the chance to see that science isn't just in a book—it's in the way a beanstalk climbs (Engineering), the color of a beet (Chemistry), and the pattern of a sunflower (Math).
Your support ensures that every child experiences the essential fusion of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) in an unforgettable, natural environment.
We rely on your donations to fund everything that makes our camp award-winning, including:
Hiring specialized counselors (primarily engineering students from The Ohio State University).
Providing essential supplies: science kits, garden tools, journals, and art materials.
Covering our dedicated music teacher and, of course, nutritious food for campers who are with us from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
🎨 Sample Theme Days You Can Fund
Your contribution secures one of these unique, high-impact learning days:
💚 Join the Campaign: Secure Your Impact
The Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden stands ready to deliver its award-winning, free curriculum. Our Adopt-a-Day Campaign is the critical funding mechanism that makes this possible. Your partnership secures tangible, immediate results:
As a Root Champion ($1,000): You secure a full day of unique, themed STEM-to-STEAM programming, receiving prominent recognition on all materials for that specific day.
As a Sprout Supporter ($250): You fund an essential Pop-Up Camp or a piece of core educational equipment, making a high-impact, reusable investment in our curriculum.
As a Pollen Donor ($50): You fund one hour of enriching camp time for a child or provide materials for a specific activity, making an immediate, direct impact.
Join us in upholding this vital community legacy and transforming a garden into a laboratory of learning! Donate today.