Civic, Community Outreach, & Beautification
Washington Street
Chairs: Vernelle Boykin, Kathy Esslinger, Lisa Fisher
Volunteers: 25
Look for us around town. We’re the ones who fill the brick planters, adorn the doors, and refresh the gardens along Washington Street. Drive a bit slower or take a stroll to enjoy the evergreens, perennials, bulbs, and annuals that flank this historic street.
Doors and More
We also adorn doors and install and maintain the planters and gardens around the Haymarket Museum and Town Hall.
Community Hall Garden Entry
A charming perennial garden flanks the Community Hall at Evergreen Fire Station 15. Members meet quarterly to plant and maintain gardens. The beautiful plantings include bulbs, perennials, annuals, and fruit and ornamental trees. We keep the planters festooned with seasonal flowers.
We are proud to present donations to The
following worthy organizations
Supporting our community and environment is an essential element of our Club. While gardening skills are an obvious sign of support, our patronage extends even further. We donate to educational and environmental organizations, plus foundations that support our neighbors.
Haymarket Regional Food Pantry
Food Bank Chairperson: Sally Hudson Volunteers: 50
The Pantry feeds thousands of people every year, which means they always need more food to stock their shelves. We offer seasonal suggestions for food to bring to our meetings and deliver it directly to the pantry. We also collect cash donations.
Penny Pines | Saving Forests for $68
Volunteers: 50
By collecting loose change at monthly meetings, our club members contribute to a meaningful and practical conservation project, for the US Forest Service. Each donation of $68 supplements part of the cost of replanting replacement trees indigenous to a particular damaged area. Whether by fire or by other natural catastrophes, pine trees and other trees are replaced. More information about the program is available online at the National Garden Clubs.
HAYMARKET DAY
Chair: Susan Brown | Volunteers: 15
The purpose was to educate and entertain visitors about the vital role bees play in our lives. Our chairs encouraged guests to plant bee-friendly bulbs that would be ready when the bees arrived.
GRO PRESCHOOL
Chairperson: Alexandra Elswick
Gro is a nature-based preschool for children 3-5 years old inside James S. Long Park in Haymarket. At Gro, kindergarten children are taught in a more natural way, utilizing both indoor and outdoor classrooms, taking advantage of the park’s four miles of hiking trails, small creek, forest, and native wildlife.
Our club has been asked to lead a monthly program for the students at GRO, a nature-based preschool. Each month, we read a themed story and follow up with a fun garden activity.
Next/Trex® Recycling Program
Chairperson: Barbara Boryschuk Volunteers: Up to 40
A Win-Win-Win Situation. When you donate your unwanted plastic materials to Trex®, you help to keep thousands of pounds of waste out of landfills.
Recycle any of the following materials to help protect the environment: grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziplock and other re-sealable bags, produce bags, bubble wrap, salt bags, and cereal bags. Please ensure all material is clean, dry, and free of food residue, as bacteria and mold will make the donations unusable. Learn more
