The Benjamin Franklin Community Garden is the oldest and largest community garden in the Greater Cleveland area. It is sponsored by the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation.

We receive outside funding, but we must also reach into our own pockets to keep our garden viable. We not only grow our own produce, we also donate our time and produce to the community. Last year alone we logged over 3,170 volunteer hours and donated almost 5,400 pounds of fresh produce to local food banks and kitchens.

To help us continue our work and keep our garden a vibrant part of the community we are holding a fundraising event and dinner:

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Sachsenheim Hall

7001 Denison Ave.

Cleveland, Ohio 44102

The event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. Accompanying the dinner will be door prizes and a basket raffle.

The garden committee, with the approval of the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation, is approaching community businesses and asking them to donate prizes for the raffle. Please consider donating individual items, gift baskets, gift certificates, gift cards, or even special large discount offers. We are a 501(c)(3) (ID No. 34-1177633) organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Please contact Mary Ellen at (216) 650-1926 or Elicia at (440) 666-6101 if you have any questions or wish to arrange for someone to pick up a donation item. If you wish to mail an item, please send it to Lisa Young at 6901 Southfield Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44144.

We appreciate your support. Please respond before April 23rd so we may note your contribution on our printed materials for the event. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Ben Franklin Community Garden Operating Committee