The Valley Shore YMCA in Westbrook has received an additional grant of $2,500 from The Rockfall Foundation to support its Farm to Table Specialty Camp for school-aged children this summer.

The Rockfall Foundation, located in Middletown and founded in 1935 by philanthropist Clarence S. Wadsworth, is a charitable foundation committed to promoting environmental education, resource conservation, and sustainable development in the Lower Connecticut River Valley and region.

“We are honored that the Rockfall Foundation chose us again as one of their grant recipients,” Y Executive Director Chris Pallatto said. “Our Farm to Table camp is now such an exciting addition to our summer camp programming; skills such as gardening and sustainability are more important than ever before to pass on to our next generation.

“Our camp will continue actively engaging the students with hands-on, service-driven learning in both our Community Garden and our campus kitchen, while still enjoying all the features our YMCA Camp Shore has to offer. With School Age Director Rebekah Coffey at the helm bringing many creative new features to the camp, it is sure to be a memorable experience for all”.

The Valley Shore Y’s Farm to Table Camp t partners with the YMCA’s own community garden and teaches children the important life skills of gardening, harvesting, and cooking produce for themselves and others, as well as environmental sustainability.

The Valley Shore YMCA Summer Camp programs serve more than 300 children annually on the Connecticut shoreline.

For more information about the Farm to Table Camp, contact the Valley Shore YMCA at 860-399-9622.