| The Winter
Park Garden Club supports a number of programs to promote conservation
and environmental awareness, education of our youth, opportunities
for personal enrichment, civic involvement and community beautification.
Following are some of our ongoing programs and projects:
Wekiva Youth Camp Scholarships( FFGC Project) Scholarships are given to promote nature and environmental education for boys and girls
Information and Application for Wekiva Youth Camps.
Winter Park Day Nursery The Winter Park Garden Club continues to support activities with the Winter Park Day Nursery. We collect art supplies for the children during the winter holidays.
Community Outreach: Each month a floral arrangement or plant is presented to an individual or organization as a Thank You for their important contributions to our community and increase our club's visibility in the community.
Fun with Flowers, a make and take floral
design class, is offered and open to the public to teach hands-on
enjoyment of arranging flowers.
Hospice mugs, filled with flowers, are prepared and presented each month to Hospice of the Comforter clients. A decorated
Christmas tree, complete with natural ornaments, is presented
each year to a hospice family.
Backyard Habitats: A program sponsored by the University of Florida and the National Wildlife Federation to promote and expand gardening for wildlife. Members will be encouraged to discover the wonders of nature in their own backyards by providing water, food, cover and a place for wildlife to raise their young.
Container Gardening: An FFGC project to promote gardening for members who can no longer maintain a large garden at their home. Club members will bring patio plants for a member that has been selected for a patio garden to be installed in their home.
Penny Pines (NGC Project) This project is in partnership with the USDA Forest Service for the reforestation of forest areas that have been destroyed by fire or other natural catastrophies. A donation of $68 to Penny Pine Plantation will contribute to the costs of replacement of trees (not just pine trees) indigenous to a particular area.
For information, call the Winter Park Garden Club at 407.644.5770 or email wpgardenclub@embarqmail.com.
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