The Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, Inc.
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDS DEADLINE DATES
April 15 - Federation Garden Clubs of Vermont State Award Handbook
(click here to download the handbook and application)
Awards are to be sent to Jo Fretz (dfretz39@gmail.com).
August 15th: NEGC Awards (click here to access information)
January 10th: NGC Awards (click here to access information)
SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE DATES
Katherine Wessel, 2023 Scholarship Award Recipient
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.
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
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
