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Campaign Project Timeline

Garden	Project Task	Timeline
Oakhurst Community Garden	Groundbreaking	October
	Enhancing stormwater management	November
	Demolition of the building and new foundation work will begin	January 2024
	Framing and roofing will be initiated	February 2024
	Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installations for the new rebuild	March – May 2024
	Construction exterior phase with doors, windows installed	May- June 2024
	Construction inside detail work flooring installed, shelving, painting etc.	July 2024
	Final stage with additional fixtures, appliances, furniture.	August – November 2024
	Ribbon Cutting	November 2024
Hawk Hollow Garden	Ground Breaking	March 2024
	Pavilion Construction will begin	March 2024
	9-12 months building steps
	Ribbon Cutting	Spring 2025
Mulberry Fields
	Stormwater design and permitting	November 2023
	Break ground for rain garden	January 2024
	Revitalization and finishing touches	March 2024
	Ribbon Cutting	April 2024

 

 

Thank you so much for your support! You can donate in a variety of ways:

• Send a check to 435 Oakview Rd. Decatur, GA 30030
• Online
• Pledge Form email Carrie Lassiter for more information at  carrie@wyldecenter.org
• Cash by appointment only, please reach out to our Development Director, Carrie Lassiter at carrie@wyldecenter.org
  to set yours up.

Infrastructure to Support Growing Education Programs:
Site improvement plans for their greenspaces include new pavilions and outdoor classrooms
with restrooms and amenities for field trips. The home office at Oakview Road will be
renovated to improve the layout that will include a larger classroom, a teaching kitchen, and
improved access to outdoor gardens. Wylde Center will work with Southface to incorporate
green and sustainable features in the Oakhurst building that fit within the budget. Onsite
structures will be improved including chicken coops and play features. Each greenspace will
include site improvements such as walking paths, boardwalks and gardens.
Making the Greenspaces More Inviting to Communities:
Access to the gardens will be made more obvious and welcoming to the many people that visit
throughout the year. Changes to each site will include improved entry points, sidewalks to
accommodate all visitors, new trails through the sites, expanded open areas, and directional
and educational signage. These changes will address the water mitigation issues and make
each garden ADA accessible.
Addressing Environmental Mitigation:
Improvements will serve to anticipate water flow and flooding issues caused by inclement
weather. Wylde Center will establish wetland meadows, bog gardens, and rain gardens.
They will work with a landscape architect and civil engineer to address flooding and erosion
issues at each of the sites.
Property Purchases:
Wylde Center was able to use early funds raised through the 25th Anniversary Capital
Campaign to purchase two lots adjacent to the Hawk Hollow garden, thus doubling the size of
this community space.
Project Planning:
Architecture renderings, design fees, landscape architect plans, marketing, and fundraising.

“Cultivating environmental stewardship”

Contribution and Recognition Categories

All campaign contributions in the below categories (including those made during the early campaign for improvements made to all Wylde Center gardens) will be permanently recognized by Wylde Center. In addition, unless anonymity is requested, all donors' names will be included in other appropriate recognition events, newsletters, and publicity materials.

Founders

$500,000 and above

GreenSpace Stewards

$100,000 to $499,000

Garden Friends

$50,000 to $99,000

Garden Builder

$20,000 to $49,000

Garden Grower 

$10,000 to $19,000

Circle of Neighbors 

$5,000 to $9,000

Naming Opportunities

A number of opportunities exist within the 25th Anniversary Campaign for associating a donor’s name (or an individual a donor wishes to honor) at each garden. Besides an individual taking a naming opportunity, a group of donors who are friends might wish to participate together to fund a particular area.

Oakhurst Community Garden

Naming Opportunity	Amount	Committed
The Education Center (Front of the building)	$500,000
Front Porch (main entrance with accessible pathway)	$250,000
Welcome Reception & Library Entrance Area	$150,000
Catering Kitchen	$100,000	Reserved this is not reserved
Overlook Back Porch Area	$100,000 (increase to $150K)
Multipurpose Education Room (looking over the back porch)	$75,000 (increase to $250K)
Green Space Office	$50,000
Wellness Room	$50,000
Education Touchdown Room	$50,000
Formal Donor Room	$25,000

 

 

 

Hawk Hollow Garden

Naming Opportunity	Amount	Reserved
Name on Garden at Hawk Hollow	$250,000
Porch Entrance Ara	$150,000
Indoor Pavillion Classroom	$100,000
Back Porch	$50,000

Edgewood Community Learning Garden

Naming Opportunity	Amount	Reserved
Garden	$500,000	Reserved this is not reserved
Front Porch	$150,000
Learning Pavillion and Catering Kitchen area	$100,000
Pavilion Area outside	$100,000
Learning Garden Area	$75,000

Mulberry Fields

Naming Opportunity	Amount	Reserved
Rain Garden	$50,000
Pavillion	$100,000
Entrance Area	$75,000

 

Contribution and Recognition Categories

All campaign contributions in the below categories (including those made during the early campaign for improvements made to all Wylde Center gardens) will be permanently recognized by Wylde Center. In addition, unless anonymity is requested, all donors' names will be included in other appropriate recognition events, newsletters, and publicity materials.

Founders $500,000 and above

The Zeist Foundation

Greenspace Stewards $100,000 to $499,000

The AEC Trust

Emilie and Charles Bryant

Dan Marks and Keri Powell

Anonymous (2)

Garden Friends $50,000 to $99,000

The Imlay Foundation

Waterfall Foundation 

Garden Builder $20,000 to $49,000

Abreu Charitable Trust

Anonymous (2)

 

Scott Hudgens Family Foundation

Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi

Southface GoodUse Grant

Truist Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund 

 

Garden Grower $10,000 to $19,000

Anonymous (2)

The Dyer Family Foundation

Dorothy “Dolly” P. Evans

Adele Gipson and Sybil Vaughn

Pat Gipson

Mary Goodwin and Ann Herrera

Carrie Parker

Rita Sislen

Jim and Susan Spratt

Stephanie Van Parys and Rob Cleveland

Jill Wasserman and Stephen Devereaux

 

Circle of Neighbors $5,000 to $9,000

Heidi Chapman

Nicole Fehernbach and Leif Terry

Patti and Gary Garrett

Harriet King and Michael Wasserman

Amy Robbins Dunn

 

$500 - $4999

Kristin Allin

Natalie Anderson

Anonymous

James Bowman

Rachael Burke

Shannon Carney

Tara Sands Davis

Ryan and Caitlin Greene

Tayiba Ahsan Garcia

Sheenum Gupta

Mike and Tara Koski

Reagan and Geoff Koski

Abe Kruger

Carl McClatchey

Tracy and Paul McClendon

Walt and Aly McMann

Lyn and Doug Menne

Julianne Mesaric

Viraj Parmar

Lou Robinson

The O Wayne Rollins Foundation

Barbara Sherman

Taylor Spicer

John and Angela Threadgill

Brandon Tai

Rebecca and Jonathan Watts-Hull

 

Other Gifts Received 

Allison Germaneso Dixon

Caroline Herring Crespino

Marti Fessenden

Pat Gipson

Eric Arthur Mack

State House Representative Mary Margaret Oliver

Joy Pope

 

InKind Donations

Intown Ace Hardware

Patrick Mason Kennington

Schroeder Resources 

SK Collaborative