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Grow2Give

Affiliated
Former
At the Y
2021
–
2025
(start year uncertain)
Joined the Y in spring or summer 2021. Absorbed into SECS.
Why it left the Y:
Absorbed into SECS.

Grows fresh produce in campus garden beds for local food pantries, with workshops and volunteer days. Its plan for a large community garden won the Shark Tank 150 in 2023.

About

At the Y

Friday Forums

Programs and exhibitions

Sources

  1. University YMCA. 150th Anniversary Celebration program. Sept. 30, 2023. "Student Organizations Over the Last 25 Years," pp. 5–7 (from the second draft, Sept. 25, 2023).
  2. University YMCA. Annual Report 2023–2024.
  3. University YMCA. Annual Report 2024–2025.
  4. University YMCA. Annual Dinner & Auction booklet, 2025.
  5. University YMCA. Annual Report 2021–2022.
  6. University YMCA. 25th Annual Dinner & Auction Booklet: Celebrating the Work of Belonging. April 18, 2026. "Y Student Programs," pp. 11–12.
  7. University YMCA. Annual Report 2025–2026.
  8. University YMCA records: student program files and staff lists, 2001–2026.
Last reviewed
October 15, 2026

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