The Camden Garden Club President, Priscilla Granston |
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Scholarship Chair Fran
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CAMDEN GARDEN CLUB 60th ANNUAL HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
phone contact: 207-236-8946
More information coming soon!
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Camden Garden Club Begins Maintenance of
Village Green
A lovely day for the first spring
clean-up session brought 7 members of the Camden Garden Club to the
Village Green on Tuesday, May 6 2008, to begin beautifying the
planting beds. The Garden Club will continue maintenance of the
Village Green beds thoughout the summer.
Pictured here are Sherry Cobb, Judith
Tarbox, Judy McGuirk, Sally Fernald, Jan Blick, Joan Bennett, and
Maureen O'Donnell.
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 Camden's Village Green |
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The Camden Garden Club's 91st year began
on a beautiful day with the annual luncheon in June held at the
Camden Yacht Club. This event starts the season with handing
over the gavel and responsibilities to newly appointed officers, the
introduction of scholarship recipients, and the showing of awards
received during the past year. There was high praise for
outgoing president Molly Foster as she turned over the meeting to
incoming president Priscilla Granston.
Three scholarships for 2006 were awarded
to high school graduates who are pursuing careers in environmental
studies and landscape design & operations at various colleges.
Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville also received a scholarship
which aided two local youths attending the summer session.
Camden Garden Club received five awards
at the Maine Federation's annual convention held in Bar Harbor in
June 2006: CGFM 75th Anniversary Presidential Certificate in
appreciation of Club Projects & Programs, CGFM Club of Distinction
Certificate for accomplishments in all areas of garden club
activities, first place GCFM Yearbook Award, first place GCFM Press
Book Award, and New England Region honorable mention NGC Publicity
Press Book Award.
Camden Garden Club's main event and only
fundraiser is its Annual House and Garden Tour. The 2006 event
took place on July 20th. The picture-perfect day drew a record
number of visitors from coast to coast and comments on the 8 homes
and gardens were very positive. Money raised from this tour
help fund the many community projects in Camden including the
beautiful flower baskets
that hang on the town lamp posts in spring, summer and fall along with several flower boxes throughout town, the planting and maintaining of the beds at the Village Green, funding for annual scholarships, and donation of funds to other charitable organizations in town. Annually on the Monday before Thanksgiving club members and spouses assemble the Christmas wreaths that adorn the town lamp posts during the holiday season and winter months. Tuesday mornings at the Lord Camden Inn from January 20 through February 27, 2007, the club will hold its annual Horticultural Program meetings featuring guest speakers from Maine. All are welcome to attend.
At the present time membership totals
143. In memoriam are Leone Alexander, Fran Parker, Dot Smith,
Jane Marks, and Lela Steele.
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