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The DOUGHMAN is a charity quadrathlon whose primary function is to raise funds and awareness, through event participation and the attendant advertising, for Durham-based charities. In the first two years of existence, through the race and DOUGHMAN hEArTS Durham banquet, the organization has raised over $13,000 for the Durham Inner-city Gardeners program at SEEDS, as well as national exposure. Because of this success, the DOUGHMAN now benefits SeeSaw Studio in addition to the DIG program.
If you've visited the Durham Farmers' Market on any Saturday morning, you may have already visited the DIG booth to purchase the wares that the clever and hardworking youths of DIG have planted, cultivated, and harvested all in an environmentally and socially sustainable space housed at SEEDS.
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In fact, the DIG products have the smallest carbon footprint of any products available for consumption in Durham since the garden is a mere 5 minutes from Durham's Central Park. The obvious environmental and social benefits demonstrate our desire to support the DIG program. |
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SeeSaw Studio provides a free after-schoool studio that teaches art, design and entrepreneurship to creative teens from all walks of life. Youth designers in the program learn print, craft, textile and industrial design skills. With the help of an entrepreneurship coach teens turn these skills into micro-enterprises based on their creations to help them prepare for a life in the creative field. Youth designers from SeeSaw Studio have been showcased at the John Hope Franklin Center Gallery, Third Friday Durham, and count Dolly Mama Chocolates and Bean Traders Ninth St. among their clients. The social gains achieved through these two programs are immeasurable -- these youths develop a myriad of skills directly related to the gardening and design process, respectively. Both programs help youths gain an understanding of entrepreneurship and economics all while improving their self-confidence and building their leadership skills.
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