Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, INC.
Member, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Volume XLVIX No.1 ....................................................................................................................................Spring 2003
Vermont Leaf is a publication of the ............... Federated Garden Club of Vermont
This is a PROTOTYPE SITE that was created in 2003.
There is a current Vermont Garden Club site now at http://www.gardencentral.org/fgcv
The Brattleboro Vermont Garden Club also has http://jilmac.com/gardenclub
Club Membership Provides:
- Opportunities to meet and make friends with people with similar interests.
- Educational programs: horticulture, landscape design, floral design,
the environment, conservation, butterflies, wildlife habitat, and birds
to mention a few. - Workshops teaching floral design and horticulture practice.
- Projects with other community organizations to improve your community.
- Scholarships to send young people to college and to camps and to
provide
financial support to community institutions.
FGCV:
- Publishes the State newsletter, The Vermont Leaf, of Club news and
timely topics twice a year for every member. - Sponsors sources of monetary awards and recognition certificates
to
deserving members, club projects and organizations and a scholarship
to a college student. - Invites members to Spring, Fall and Annual Meeting to socialize,
share
ideas and to hear informative programs. - Hosts the New England Region Annual Meeting and the New England
Region
Flower Show School Symposium every six years. - Supports the VT Community Botanical Gardens, the Vermont Plantsman
Show, the Stratton Mountain Flower and Garden Show and Habitat for Humanity. - Provides support and resources to all Federated Garden Clubs.
- Supports Garden Therapy projects for the elderly, handicapped and the disabled.
- Sponsors workshops – Show Times – three times a year to
teach the fundamentals of Floral Design to Federation members.
Many state clubs have membership in the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
Number of users who have accessed the Vermont Garden Club Web Site: