Lionel Flood - Bonsai Trees
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,314
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Becker
Clay
Clearwater
Norman
Polk
Project Overview
Nine presentations in the LARL region from April 3-5, 2013. The presentations were about the cultivation of bonsai trees. The history and styles of bonsai were discussed. Sample trees were viewed, tools for caring for and styling bonsai were discussed. Presentations were held at the Ada Library, Bagley Library, Crookston Library, Detroit Lakes Library, Fertile Library, McIntosh Library, Moorhead Library, Gonvick LINK Site, Shelly LINK Site.
Project Details
87
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,314
Other Funds Leveraged
$356
Direct expenses
$5,671
Administration costs
$132
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.015205938697
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To get the audience excited about bonsai and possibly join the bonsai club. Presenter would like to see a group travel to one of the club events during the 2013 season. Expand the knowledge of bonsai to all corners of the state.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Sample survey results asking what did you like best about the program are: Learned how trees are developed; learned something new and interesting; learned the intricacies of growing and caring for bonsai, that any woody tree can be bonsai.
Source of Additional Funds
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Project Manager
First Name
Liz
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Street Address
118 5th Street South, P.O. Box 900
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56561
Phone
(218)233-3757 x127
Email
lynchl@exchange.larl.org
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