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Park Friends Ozarks Regional Young Marines

Ozarks Regional Young Marines

Ozarks Regional Young Marines

Mission:

The mission of the Young Marines is to positively impact America''s Future by providing quality youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Overview:

The Young Marines is a youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages 8 through completion of high school. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building, leadership, and promotes a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines is the focal point for the U.S. Marine Corps' youth Drug Demand Reduction efforts.

The Young Marines volunteered last year at Close Memorial Park and are already to get their garden gloves out for 2011. Friends of The Garden is looking forward to them joining us soon on some projects.

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Friends of the Garden, Inc.
PO Box 8566
Springfield, MO 65801
417.425.9859 | EMAIL

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RJ Jacob | EMAIL

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The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S. Scenic Ave
Springfield, MO 65807

417.891.1515

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The Friends of the Garden mission is to "inspire the discovery, understanding and appreciation of nature by creating and maintaining gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park and by supporting the mission of the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center and Park Board."

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