Inner-city Coatesville kids now have the chance to plunge into learning about the importance of water quality through the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance watershed initiative thanks to a $4,500 grant from Pennsylvania American Water.

“Thanks to this generous support , we were able to open the door to our natural world through fun, hands-on learning for these children, who would not otherwise have this opportunity,” Alliance Executive Director James E. Jordan Jr. said in a recent Unionville Times report.

The company’s Environmental Grant Program money will fund a summer environmental education camp at Saalbach Farm, where the kids will receive “hands-on experience enjoying and learning about the watershed and stewardship practices to sustain the quality of local water resources,” the article stated.

Read more about the award and the other recipients of the company’s $35,000 in grants in the Unionville Times here.