North Hills Community Outreach Accepting Donations on Groupon to Benefit Organic Garden

The North Hills Community Outreach has partnered with the philanthropic arm of Groupon to gain a bit of grassroots support this spring.

The non-profit is seeking donations to help provide organic soil and mulch for fruit trees in its garden.

In increments of $10, donors can pledge support for the project on the Pittsburgh Groupon Grassroots page through April 9. Donations are tax deductible.

For every $300 raised, North Hills Community Outreach will be able to provide organic soil and mulch to foster the growth of 25 fruit trees in the Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Garden—a community-based, organic garden.

Food pantry volunteers planted 25 fruit trees last year in its community gardens, according to the Groupon page. Ideally, the non-profit says the fruit trees will eventually yield fresh, organic produce that can be donated to the more than 1,400 families who rely on North Hill’s two local food pantries.

Last year, the garden produced about 4,500 pounds of organic food.

North Hills Community Outreach assists those dealing with hardship and poverty through a variety of services, including free computer training, utility assistance, college scholarships for non-traditional students, and emergency financial help.

As of Thursday afternoon, there were more than 30 donations. For more information, or to make a donation, click here. 

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