Torrey McMillan Presented the Hull Award
Ruth Swetland Eppig
This year the Shaker Lakes Garden Club applied to the GCA Scholarship Committee and was granted the award to be presented to Victoria McMillan.
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A First Timer at a Zone Meeting
Jennifer Moeller
In mid-June, I was fortunate to attend the Zone X Meeting in Perrysburg with our impressive President, Mary Bruce. What a way to gain a better appreciation of our Club and SLGC’s place in GCA!
Read MoreJane Ellison Named to GCA Post
Suzy Hartford
Three cheers for the honor for Jane, and for SLGC by extension!.
Read MoreFounders Fund Finalists 2019: A Brief Synopsis*
Lee Warshawsky
Abrams Creek Wetlands Preserve: Restoring a Calcareous Muck Fen
Flora and Fauna: The Jane Colden Native Woodland Garden and Animal Habitats
Sniff and Savor Garden at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: Enriching Community and Revitalizing Landscape
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Read MoreFloral Design Tip of the Month
SLGC
from Margaret Wilson, Garden Club of Cleveland
Zones IX and X Floral Design Committee Rep
Happy New Year to you all, and here's to another wonderful year of creative and fun floral designs.
Here are the two latest Tip of the Month articles for you.
Read More“You Can’t Go a Day Without Dayton”
Susan White
On Wednesday October 17th, Mary Bruce and I embarked on our trip to The Zone X Presidents’ Council Meeting in...you guessed it…Dayton! If I had been to Dayton before I didn’t remember it — but honestly now I will never forget it! We experienced a fabulous meeting at The Dayton Country Club.
Read MoreFounders Fund Information
Lee Warshawsky
Have you ever wondered how Founder's Fund projects are selected for consideration?
Each GCA club is encouraged to submit a funding proposal for a project in which they are involved. The scope of the project should be large, with major community impact.
Read MoreConservation and National Affairs and Legislation (NAL)
Robin Schachat
The Garden Club of America is made up of 200 members, which are independent garden clubs from across the United States. Shaker Lakes Garden Club has been one of these since 1919 – we are entering our hundredth year.
Read MoreGCA Annual Meeting April 2018
Carole Obernesser
San Francisco Zone XII and “How the West is One.” The Garden Club of America Annual meeting was challenging, inspiring, entertaining and absolutely educating. Across the country came 600 delegates from the 200 GCA clubs to learn more about the Garden Club of America and 400 members who volunteered to help with this meeting.
Read MoreGCA Annual Meeting in San Francisco
Mary Bruce Rae-Grant
We arrived in San Francisco on a beautiful, sunny day. Buckets of gorgeous flowers stood on street corners, musicians played their instruments, and the warmth of the sun felt divine. After a very chilly April in NE Ohio, we had arrived in paradise for the GCA Annual Meeting.
Read MoreKatharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture
Leslie Marting
The GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture were awarded to 8 students for the 2018-19 school year, for a total of $21,500. The Scholarships, named in memory of a Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, are managed locally by 3 members of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club, and 3 members of the Garden Club of Cleveland.
Read MoreGCA 2018 Founders Fund Vote – January 30, 2018
Joanne Cowan
The GCA Founders Fund was established in 1934 to support and encourage member clubs’ civic projects. This year, $30,000 will be awarded to the winning project, and $10,000 to each runner-up.
- Roots Rising: A Food Truck and Financial Stability
- Dunbar Garden Kitchen-Classroom
- A Therapeutic Garden: Nurturing Plants and Lifting Spirits
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A Brief History of the Founders Fund Award
Sarah Dimling
The Founders Fund Award, established in 1934, was created by Mrs. Harold L. Pratt to honor the Garden Club of America’s twelve founding clubs and the memory of GCA’s first president, Mrs. J. Willis Martin, who served from 1913 to 1920.
Read MoreGCA Conservation Study Trip a Huge Success!
SLGC
They came to Cleveland from far and wide to attend this year's GCA Conservation Study trip, ably organized and led by SLGC's own Jane Ellison. This is what's being said about the intensive study of Lake Erie, its beauty and its challenges.
"I will always think of the Great Lakes with new eyes and intelligent understanding from here on out.
Read MoreGCA Flower Show Coming to Cleveland!
Robin Schachat
The GCA Flower Show is coming to Cleveland in May! Get ready to start your seeds! Root your cuttings! Let's all get involved!
Read MoreJane Ellison Wins Conservation Award
Leslie Marting
Jane Ellison was awarded the Garden Club of America Zone Conservation Award on June 14, 2017.
Read MoreThe GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip
Jane Ellison
Did you notice an announcement of a Conservation Study Trip here in Cleveland in your latest GCA Bulletin? Here's the scoop:
The GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip will be an exploration of the largest fresh water ecosystem in the world; the history, the challenges, the successes, the beauty. It will be a grand adventure exploring Lake Erie's shores and islands between Cleveland and Toledo.
Read MoreMy (New) Favorite Thing
Leslie Marting
I had the pleasure of attending the Zone X Meeting in early June and discovered my new favorite thing….the city of Cincinnati! The Town & Country Garden Club treated us to two days of tours, and dinner in members' homes. We visited Greenacres Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to generative farming, conservation, art, music and education. Wow!
Read MoreGCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships 2017 - 2018
Leslie Marting
The GCA Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture were awarded to 7 students for the 2017-18 school year, for a total of $18,500. The Scholarships, named in memory of a Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, are managed locally by 3 members of SLGC, and 3 members of The Garden Club of Cleveland. MANY thanks to the SLGC members who designated their Charitable Projects gifts to the Grosscup Scholarship. Because of you, we are able to support the best and the brightest!
Read MoreGCA Bulletin Accepting Submissions Now!
Rebecca Carmi
Write up a great project or program, club news, club projects, future activities, and feature articles that you think might be of interest in the National Newsletter, and throw in a picture or two.
Please submit your article to our GCA Bulletin Liaison, Rebecca Carmi, at beqi@mindspring.com.
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