Three Rivers Garden Club is one of the most active clubs in civic involvement in Rome. During 2009 – 2011, Three Rivers partnered with Boys and Girls Club of Rome to install a vegetable ad flower garden on the grounds of the Boys and Girls Club in South Rome. Rome Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. sponsors a civic project every two years. During that administration, Three Rivers Garden Club was the chair club for the project. As the years pass, Three Rivers Garden Club continues the project, supports the students, and actively adds to projects that the students get involved with. The South Rome community has taken ownership of this project and for that Three Rivers Garden Club members are thankful.
The goal of Cultivating Young Minds is to help children cultivate an interest in vegetables and gardening and to promote the simple pleasures of growing and harvesting vegetables for an edible garden and flowers for the beauty of nature. Cultivating Young Minds is a continuing project of Three Rivers Garden and is the sponsoring club for the Junior Garden Club, which was formed in 2010.
Cultivating Young Minds was funded through donations of money, goods, and services as well as support, education, and programs of horticulture, agriculture, and natural resources.
New Project #1:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. President’s Special Project: Photo Archiving Accomplishments that will emphasize the importance of documenting Club’s achievements
New Project #2:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. President’s Special Project: Planting for special and public places --- (a) gardens with edibles, (b) container gardening, and (c) trees and shrubs
New Project #3:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. President’s Special Project: Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems
New Project #4:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. President’s Special Project: Member Services Awareness
New Project #5:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. President’s Special Project: Founders’ Memorial Garden Restoration and Preservation
New Project #6:
Deep South Region Director’s Special Project: Membership
New Project #7:
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. President’s Special Project: Participation in Garden Week of Georgia
New Project #8:
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. President’s Special Project: Community Connections in regard to Tree Canopy, Water Alert, Vegetables and Flowers, Gardens, and “Done in a Day”
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CONTINUING PROJECTS
Continuing Project #1
Coosa Valley Fair Horticulture Show.
Members will continue to volunteer time in organizing, being a clerk, and judge at the Fair. All members are expected to enter specimens in the fair to raise club funds to educate the public on plant varieties.
Continuing Project #2
Garden Therapy.
Members will participate in all Garden Therapy projects of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. including the Christmas stocking, Easter egg, and Fig Leaf projects.
Continuing Project #3
Financial Support.
Members will send financial support to The State Botanical Garden, Historic Preservation, State Headquarters Operations Fund, The Garden Therapy Program, Roadside Beautification and the Youth Scholarship Program through the sale of calendars.
Continuing Project #4
Civic Involvement.
Members will continue to design, purchase, plant, water and maintain the flowers at the Rome Visitors Center. Seasonal flowers and decorations will be used to beautify this area and welcome visitors to Rome.
Continuing Project #5
Youth Activities.
Members will continue to contribute $10 per year for The Rome Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. Youth Fund. Members will provide information and do programs for youth on plant propagation, ecology and wildlife habitats. Floral designs, horticulture and Smoky Bear/Woodsy Owl contest will be continued as well as participate in all GCG Youth contests.
Continuing Project #6
Community Relations.
Members will provide floral arrangements and/or indoor plants for the front desk of the Rome/Floyd County Regional Library (Sara Hightower Library). Rotating with other clubs, Three Rivers Garden Club will be responsible for designs approximately four times a year. Information about the plants and flowers will be provided to educate the public.
Continuing Project #7
Litter Prevention.
The club will provide a group of puppeteers for the presentation of a puppet show about litter to third grade students in Rome and Floyd County.
Continuing Project #8
Recycling.
Members will recycle paper, plastic, glass, cans, electronics and hazardous materials. Aluminum can tabs are collected for the Ronald McDonald House.
Continuing Project #9 Cultivating Young Minds Youth Garden Club.
Three Rivers Garden Club will continue to support the vegetable and flower gardens at the South Rome Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Georgia. Members will provide leadership in the design, execution, fundraising, healthy eating education and publicity. Three Rivers Garden Club will also continue to be the supporting garden club for this youth garden club.
Continuing Project #10
Website.
Three Rivers Garden Club will continue to update and maintain the club’s website (www.3riversgardenclub.com). The website is a source of information about meetings, projects, history, programs, officers and members. The website will also have photographs of projects by members of Three Rivers Garden Club and Cultivating Young Minds Youth Garden Club.
The following are supporters and donors for the erection of Cultivating Young Minds Gardens. We are very thankful for our community giving Three Rivers and Rome Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. support in so many ways. Thank you everyone for all you have done and continue to do:
Lovejoy Baptist Church
In memory of Sherry Bacon
Tommy Lam
Villa Hizer
Living & Giving
in honor of John Schulz
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
in memory of Lewis Mixon
in memory of William N. Morris, Sr.
in memory of Jane Judd & Jane Harbin
John Barnett
Tica Berry in memory of Tom Berry
David Jacobs
Drs. Rebekah & Darrell Lowery
Mather Mechanical
James Shaw
100 Black Men/Mt. Aventine Neighborhood Assoc.
The Howell Family
Carol McCann
in memory of Doyle Watson
Lynne Clifton
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Todino
Bekeart Employees
Fred Burmbaugh
Ginger Bogue
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