Cortney Green '12
Butterfly Hope
Summer Fellow

Why did you want to become a PIFP Fellow?

I wanted to do something fun and meaningful with my summer. The fellowships looked like more than a summer job; they looked like life experiences. I have been far from disappointed.

Please give a brief description of your job/role in your host organization:

I am formally the assistant to the education director at Butterfly Hope, so I am responsible for attendance and other logistics, but I also have had the good fortune to be in the classrooms. One day, I taught the children about tubers, roots, and rhizomes as part of science class, where we made a Chinese salad.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned about your host organization so far?

Butterfly Hope is a small organization, but the impact they make on the children is profound. BH has been teaching kids the fundamentals of urban gardening for sixteen years, long before it became a trend.

What activities do you enjoy?

I love gardening, the creative side of anything, and working with children.

What is something most people would be surprised to know about you?

I am apparently an excellent cook.