{"id":45620,"date":"2019-06-20T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=45620"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:01:12","slug":"kansas-city-gardens","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/our-purpose\/kansas-city-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooted in Kansas City, H&#038;R Block volunteers help Cultivate KC and Kansas City Community Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viewbix.com\/frame\/bc7da03c-76ea-4214-91f2-258387a3dc77?&amp;w=100%25&amp;h=100%25\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>H&amp;R Block plants seeds of goodwill<\/h2>\n<p>Field leaders flocked to Kansas City, Missouri, this week for the preseason U.S. retail meeting with plenty of work to do. Like building raised garden beds and planting vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the 500 or so attendees are spending the bulk of their time learning, training and planning tax office strategies, which is the point of the weeklong event. But they still took Tuesday afternoon off to provide help in a hands-on way.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s where the garden beds and vegetables came in.<\/p>\n<p>H&amp;R Block donated supplies and volunteered with two nonprofits that grow fresh produce for hungry families in the area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kccg.org\/\">Kansas City Community Gardens<\/a>, an organization that empowers and inspires low-income households, community groups and schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area to grow their own vegetables and fruit. At 10 community gardens across the city, H&amp;R Block volunteers donated wheelbarrows; assembled raised garden beds, then filled them with dirt; planted tomatoes, sweet potatoes and blackberry bushes; cleaned up the landscape; mowed yards; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultivatekc.org\/\">Cultivate KC<\/a>, which includes three urban farms. H&amp;R Block volunteers helped prepare the soil for planting future crops, plus planted and performed chores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese give-back events are something we\u2019re incorporating into all of our U.S. retail get-togethers because there is truly strength in our numbers and we can make such an amazing impact on our communities in just one afternoon,\u201d said Karen Orosco, senior vice president of H&amp;R Block\u2019s retail business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-45623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Community-Collage-1-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Community-Collage-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Community-Collage-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Community-Collage-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Community-Collage-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Tomato tally<\/h2>\n<p>By the end of the project, H&amp;R Block had donated hundreds of work-hours and more than $23,000 in tools and materials. This included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>86 raised garden beds<\/li>\n<li>91 cubic yards of soil<\/li>\n<li>80 shovels<\/li>\n<li>Multiple wheelbarrows<\/li>\n<li>Assorted rakes, nails, screws, hammers, tarps, gloves, levels, and wire spool<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous plant supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to have had these volunteers out here,\u201d said Dan Krull, farm manager at Cultivate KC. \u201cWe rely on volunteers and when a huge group like this comes out, it takes what would have been hundreds of hours of work and boils it down to just one day to really transform the farm. I love seeing the before and after of just how much work they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Krull\u2019s sentiment was echoed by Ben Sharda, Community Gardens executive director for Kansas City, Missouri, who added, \u201cIt\u2019s very cool to have a local presence from a national company like H&amp;R Block that\u2019s always been so supportive of Kansas City. Having that kind of energy behind a project like this is so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A history of volunteering beyond Kansas City<\/h2>\n<p>Volunteering as a group during a national H&amp;R Block meeting was rewarding, but not the first such effort. Previously, associates and franchisees banded together during other major meetings to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/about-us\/longview-elementary-makeover\/\">Spruce up a school in Phoenix<\/a>. Last September, about 450 H&amp;R Block leaders and managers from across the country gave Longview Elementary, the oldest school in the Osborn school district, a much-needed face-lift. Toiling away in over 100-degree heat for more than three hours, H&amp;R Block volunteers hammered, nailed, sanded, dug, power washed, painted and more. The result? More vibrant, inviting buildings, classrooms, lounges, walls and gardens for students, teachers, staff and visitors to enjoy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/about-us\/nashville-community-event\/\">Provide necessities for those in need in and around Nashville, Tenn<\/a>. Many of the 2,000-plus franchisees attending a large H&amp;R Block fall convention last October took time out from meetings to pack more than 700 bags of groceries for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallatincares.org\/\">Gallatin CARES<\/a>, which runs a food pantry and thrift store; help out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillerescuemission.org\/\">Nashville Rescue Mission<\/a>, which provides\u00a0about 800 men, women and children each day with meals, shelter and more; put together more than 2,000 toiletry kits for area youth involved with <a href=\"https:\/\/bgcmt.org\/\">Boys and Girls Club<\/a> of Greater Nashville; and gather thousands of gloves and hand warmers for homeless veterans served by <a href=\"http:\/\/osdtn.org\/\">Operation Stand Down Tennessee<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And as always, associates and franchisees complete hundreds of smaller projects year-round in communities where they serve, as an integral part of H&amp;R Block\u2019s purpose to help in communities everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Said Jarred Hawkins, district general manager in training, who volunteered in Kansas City:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you value community, you want to be a part of your community &#8211; H&amp;R Block really shows that. To be a part of a company that completely backs what your values are \u2026 it\u2019s a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H&amp;R Block plants seeds of goodwill Field leaders flocked to Kansas City, Missouri, this week for the preseason U.S. retail meeting with plenty of work to do. Like building raised garden beds and planting vegetables. 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