Betts donates to nonprofit

Red Tulip Project receives outdoor ‘greenhouse’ from Cleveland eatery

While several “greenhouses” still adorn the streets outside of Betts, the restaurant at the Schofield Hotel in Cleveland, three of the structures previously utilized for outdoor dining amid the novel coronavirus pandemic have been donated to area organizations.

One of the transparent greenhouses — also called “igloos” — went to the Red Tulip Project, a nonprofit public charity providing recovery housing for women in Geauga County, dedicated to raising community awareness concerning addiction issues and services.

With a “holistic approach to healing,” the Red Tulip Project partners with multiple agencies and services in order to provide optimal opportunity for longterm recovery. Tenants are required to attend five 12step meetings per week and have a sponsor.

Betts initially installed nine individual greenhouses, lining East 9th St., last October to provide a socially distanced al fresco environment amid colder weather.

Larger greenhouses, like Red Tulip received, can accommodate as many as six people.

Additional units will be going to the Clevelandbased Rid-All Green Partnership, an urban farming and education enterprise aiming to grow and supply local food while building healthy neighborhoods.

“The Red Tulip Project is so grateful to Betts for the donation of the greenhouse,” said Laura Christian, the organization’s president. “The residents of our Monarch Meadow home will be blessed with a fresh, nutritious garden to table produce, which is so vital to the recovery process.

“There is also healing in the sense of accomplishment that comes with nurturing and harvesting a beautiful garden, as well as sharing the bounty with others.”

The new Monarch Meadow home is a 2,400-square-foot, threebedroom, three-bath Level II recovery ranch-style residence in Claridon Township providing housing for five women, including the resident lead tenant.

Rid-All founding partner Timothy Lewis noted his organization will utilize the greenhouses in a similar, hands-on fashion.

“We will take these into the neighborhoods to do workshops to train and educate kids and adults on how to maintain greenhouses,” he said.

Immediately after Mother’s Day, the remaining greenhouses will be removed from Betts and will be donated to other entities.

“We are excited to share these greenhouses with these wonderful organizations,” said Nicole Bakker, experience specialist with the Schofield. “We hope other restaurants who have greenhouses or igloos will consider doing the same.”

SUBMITTED In total, three outdoor dining “greenhouses” have been donated to area organizations, including Rid-All Green Partnership in Cleveland. Betts, the restaurant at the Schofield Hotel on E. 9th Street, is also donating to Red Tulip Project in Geauga County.

SUBMITTED Betts, the restaurant at the Schofield Hotel in Cleveland, has donated one large “greenhouse” to the Red Tulip Project, a nonprofit based in Geauga County.