Eden Project

Parachute jump to support Eden disability project

One of the Eden team is undertaking a daring feat to raise money for our People & Gardens programme, a unique therapy and support scheme run by and for people whose lives have been affected by disability.

People & Gardens founder Ken Radford is doing a parachute jump on 16 July 2011 and is looking for sponsorship.

Based at the Eden Project’s plant nursery, the project gives those with physical and emotional impairments the opportunity to learn all aspects of growing and selling vegetables, from sowing seeds and potting on, to planting and harvesting, to weighing and packing.

Their horticulture skills have developed so much that the group now supplies the Eden Project’s kitchens and has set up a Veg Bag scheme delivering to over 70 households in Cornwall each month.

This week, Ken is to receive a special Torch Bearer Award for his work in enabling the participants to take control of their own lives. Worldwide torch relay World Harmony Run will come to Eden on Thursday 30 June to present awards to Ken, alongside CEO Tim Smit and managing director Gaynor Coley.

To make a donation please contact the fundraising team on nhawkins@edenproject.com or 01726 818735. To find out more about the programme visit the People & Gardens website.

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