
Sponsor
At Little Growers Inc., your sponsorship is more than a donation—it’s an investment in youth, community resilience, and environmental restoration. Your contribution—full or partial—directly funds impactful initiatives like student stipends, community events, environmental justice education, and sustainable infrastructure. Together, we can grow opportunities, restore our environment, and strengthen our communities for generations to come.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Summer Earn & Learn Program
This annual 6-week program benefits our community by providing a safe and fun learning experience to youth ages 13-18 and provides hands-on conservation projects to benefit our local Indian River Lagoon. The annual cost is around $45,000 and your whole or partial sponsorship would fund:
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Food for 15 students
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Student Stipends
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Support staff (outside of LGI's regular staff)
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Rental vans for field trips
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Instructor fees
Make a Green Noise Environmental Justice Forum
This is a community forum we hold twice a year (March and October) to provide a voice to the community on environmental justice issues as well as our current initiatives. The annual cost is around $35,000 and your whole or partial sponsorship would fund:
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Food for 50-100 guests
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Student stipends for 13 students
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Stipends for community participants
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Guest speaker honourariums
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Printing & Postage
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Event Space
Crane Creek Restoration Project - Construction
This project is located at 823 Brothers Ave, Melbourne, FL. We are developing a community food forest for the South Melbourne community. Construction and Contractor costs are expected to be between $150,000 and $200,000. Your whole or partial sponsorship would fund:
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Pervious parking lot
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Rainwater catchment system
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Irrigation System
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Covered pavillion & Outdoor Kitchen
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ADA accessible walking path
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Raised Garden Beds
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Fence
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Irrigation System
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Electrical setup
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Design, Engineering, & Permitting for a 1000 sq ft community building
Crane Creek Restoration Project - Supplies
Once critical infrastructure is in place at the Crane Creek Restoration Project, we will begin planting activities and will need supplies, tools, and plants to get started. The startup costs are expected to be around $20,000 and your whole or partial sponsorship would fund:
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Soil with delivery
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fruit trees, plants, and seeds
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Plant signs
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Garden Tools
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Trail Cameras
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Shelving
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Wheelbarrows / Gorilla Carts
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Refrigerator
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Picnic Tables