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AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDS DEADLINE DATES

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April 15th: FGCV Awards (click here to access information)
Awards are to be sent to Jo Fretz (dfretz39@gmail.com).

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August 15th: NEGC Awards (click here to access information)

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January 10th: NGC Awards (click here to access information)

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SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE DATES

​  ​ 2023 FGCV AWARDS Presented at the June 2023 FGCV Annual Meeting             Two National Awards were presented at the National Garden Club Meeting  June 2023 - Greenbriar, West Virginia  Garden Therapy - Burlington Garden Club  Community Enhancement - Burlington Garden Club            FGCV Awards   Yearbook Award: Arlington (H), Burlington (A), Green Mountain Gardeners (H), Mountain Gardeners (A), Garden Club of Manchester (A), Springfield (A)  Newsletter Award: Mountain Gardeners (A), Springfield (A)  Civic Beautification: Green Mountain Gardeners (A), Mountain Gardeners (H)  Gardens: Garden Club of Manchester (A)  Window Boxes and Gardens: Green Mountain Gardeners (A), Rutland (A)  Youth: Burlington (A)  Conservation: Mountain Gardeners (A)  Environmental Education:   Club Programs: Springfield (A)  Public Meeting: Springfield (A)  Roadside Development: Burlington  Individual within the club their own garden: Springfield (A)  Best ongoing project that has merit: Mountain Gardene

February 1st: Federation Garden Clubs of Vermont (FGCV) Academic Scholarship (click here to access information

This is a $1000 award. Send application to state scholarship chair Carol Kress (cjkress77@gmail.com) by deadline date of February 1, 2024.

 

March 1, 2024: National Garden Club (NGC) Scholarship - This is a $4000 award.  Send application to state scholarship chair - Carol Kress (cjkress77@gmail.com) by February 1. She will submit to NGC by March 1st deadline.

NGC Scholarship Application (click here to access information

 

NGC Smokey the Bear/ Woodsy Owl poster Contest (click here to find out more information)
Please pass on this information to your local schools as a great way for teachers to integrate their fire prevention curriculum with the art curriculum.

Katherine Wessel, 2023 Scholarship Award Recipient 

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2023 FGCV AWARDS

Presented at the June 2023 FGCV Annual Meeting

         

Two National Awards were presented at the National Garden Club Meeting

June 2023 - Greenbriar, West Virginia

Garden Therapy - Burlington Garden Club

Community Enhancement - Burlington Garden Club

         

FGCV Awards

 

Yearbook Award: Arlington (H), Burlington (A), Green Mountain Gardeners (H), Mountain Gardeners (A), Garden Club of Manchester (A), Springfield (A)

Newsletter Award: Mountain Gardeners (A), Springfield (A)

Civic Beautification: Green Mountain Gardeners (A), Mountain Gardeners (H)

Gardens: Garden Club of Manchester (A)

Window Boxes and Gardens: Green Mountain Gardeners (A), Rutland (A)

Youth: Burlington (A)

Conservation: Mountain Gardeners (A)

Environmental Education: 

Club Programs: Springfield (A)

Public Meeting: Springfield (A)

Roadside Development: Burlington

Individual within the club their own garden: Springfield (A)

Best ongoing project that has merit: Mountain Gardeners (H), Rutland 

Sponsoring Individual groups other than garden clubs: Arlington (H), Mountain Gardeners (H), Springfield (A)

Projects of Merit: Burlington (A), Garden Club of Manchester (H)

Pamela C. Hebert Award for Historical Preservation: Arlington

Vermont Judges Council: Arlington 

FGCV College Scholarship: Catherine Wessel

Golden Trowel Award: Arlington - Joanna Taylor, Pat Rauch, Barbara Travors, Pat Williams; Four Seasons - Emily Tocci; Granite Center Garden Club - Renee Hotaling; Green Mountain Gardeners - Betsy Johnson; Garden Club of Manchester - Beth Alden, Lisa Wolp; Mountain Gardeners - Judy Reed, Wendy McDonough; Rutland: Valerie Cleary, Mary Wasserman; Springfield - David King

Landscape for a Business: Burlington, Manchester, Springfield

Garden Therapy: Burlington

Ruth Dodge Flower Show Education Award: Arlington

Joan Merriam Williams Flower Show Schedule Award: Arlington

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                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THREE (3) NEW FGCV LIFE MEMBERS

Barbara Greenwood - Middlebury Garden Club

 Andrea Landsberg - Middlebury Garden Club

Suzanne C. Stone - Granite Center Garden Club

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Other Opportunities

Get The FGCV Instructions & Applications

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The Federation of Vermont Garden Clubs

Scholarship Application & Instructions

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The Federation of Vermont Garden Clubs

Life Membership Application & Instructions

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The Federation of Vermont Garden Clubs

Awards
Application & Instructions

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