Happy holidays and happy new year from everyone at Friends of the National Arboretum! We are so grateful we could host students, families, and visitors at our many in-person events and programs this year. Thank you to all who joined us and who helped make 2022 a wonderful year. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

Thank you especially to our FONA members and donors — you make our work possible! Remember to join or renew your membership by December 31st to lock in 2022 membership rates for another year.

Check out our infographic to see all we accomplished this year. Thank you to all our donors, supporters, and partners who helped make this work possible.

2022 In Review >

Allie Arnold and Ashley Rattanawan, FONA School Garden Support Program Managers, recently attended the School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute in California.

This conference brought together 20 organizations from around the country, all of which implement garden programs and have a broad impact on schools in their districts. It created a collaborative space for professionals from around the country to learn from one another, share and develop resources, and build relationships.

Allie and Ashley were excited to meet others doing garden-based education around the country and learn about different program models. They were surprised to see how different school districts have invested in garden education around the country.

Allie and Ashley look forward to implementing new tools they learned from the leadership institute into the SGS program. These include incorporating responsive training strategies into our teacher professional development series and music and song into youth programs.

Download the Arboretum's mobile app to discover something new during your holiday visit to the National Arboretum. This app features seasonal highlights, self-guided tours, and a map of all the plants in the Arboretum.

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When you support FONA, you invest in the future of the U.S. National Arboretum. There are many ways to support FONA in addition to becoming a member. We welcome gifts of cash/check/credit card, stock and securities, IRA distributions, planned legacy gifts, Combined Federal Campaign (#81610), and more.

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