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The Children's Garden at the new Connecticut Science Center: A very special FGCCT Project
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Front, left to right: Kathy Thomas, Kathrine Neville, Donna Nowak, Maria Nahom, Dee Mozzochi, Renee Blaschke, National Garden Clubs President.
Back, left to right: CT Science Center: Aaron Wartner, Director of Marketing and Communications and Matt Fleury, President and CEO
Proud members of the National, Regional and Connecticut contingents visited the Connecticut Science Center on September 20 for an interactive tour followed by the groundbreaking of the FGCC Rooftop Childrens' Garden.
The Connecticut Science Center is dedicated to inspiring lifelong learning through interactive and innovative experiences that explore our changing world through science. To that end, Dee Mozzochi, FGCC Connecticut Science Center Childrens' Garden Chair, has worked with Maria Nahom, FGCC Past President, Donna Nowak, FGCC President, and Kathrine Neville, FGCC Horticulture Chair to realize the dream of constructing a rooftop terrace garden for all visitors to enjoy. Over 50 member clubs, three private donors, and the FGCC Board have provided funding for the project.
Click here for additional photos from the groundbreaking!
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The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut was given an opportunity to be part of the Connecticut Science Center, in a fabulous state–of–the-art building overlooking the Connecticut River in Hartford. Our plan is to establish a Children’s Garden on a portion of the rooftop terrace. Members in our Federation, who are Landscape Designers, will plan the garden. Funds were raised for the plantings and the implantation. The Science Center will maintain the garden. A rooftop garden was chosen as our partnership with the science center because of its value for our environment. Among its strengths are the absorption of rain, reversal of urban heat, improved air quality and a refuge for birds and people.
Our goal is to raise a minimum of $20,000 to finance the garden. YOU CAN HELP by donating your $$$, AND for every $ you give towards this project, your Federation will give another $ for you.
Your federation Board started you off with a $5000 donation. We will match your clubs gift up to $5000 and we hope to obtain another $5000 from private sources to be able to reach our goal of $20,000.
This is how it works:
$5000 - voted by FGCCT in September 2008
$5000 – gifted by our clubs
$5000 – MATCHED by FGCCT in 2009
$5000 – private donations
$20,000 - GOAL
Checks may be made out to FGC of CT, designated “Children’s Garden” and mailed to Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc., P.O. Box 854, Branford, CT 06405.
We are so excited and grateful for the support that clubs have shown!
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ($2500.00+)
The West Hartford Garden Club
AWARD OF HONOR ($1000-$2499)
Old Saybrook Garden Club - In Memory of Jan Fenger
BLUE RIBBON AWARD ($500-$999)
Duck River Garden Club of Old Lyme Durham Garden Club The Garden Club of New Haven, Inc.
Glastonbury Council of Garden Clubs - Honoring Donna Nowak's Presidency
Ledyard Garden Club
Long Hill Garden Club
Lyme Garden Club
The Norwalk Garden Club
Suffield Garden Club, Inc. - In conjunction with their 75th Anniversary
Wesport Garden Club
The Garden Club of America, Zone II
RED RIBBON AWARD ($250-499)
Bristol Garden Club
Farmington Garden Club
The Garden Club of Brookfield
The Garden Club of Hartford
Kensington Garden Club
Litchfield Garden Club, Inc.
Middletown Garden Club
Redding Garden Club
Rowayton Gardeners
Roxbury-Bridgewater Garden Club
The Simsbury Garden Club
Southbury Garden Club - Commemorating their 50th Anniversary
Tolland Garden Paths Club
Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown
Trillium Garden Club
Webster Hill Garden Club
YELLOW RIBBON AWARD ($100-249)
Arbor Garden Club of Clinton
The Garden Club of Avon
Bethel Garden Club
Branford Garden Club
Cherry Brook Garden Club of Canton
Cheshire Garden Club
Chester Garden Club
Coventry Garden Club
East Haddam Garden Club
Enfield Garden Club
Glastonbury Garden Club
Green Bay Tree Garden Club
Greens Farms Garden Club
Guilford Garden Club, Inc.
Harwinton Garden Club
The Knollwood Garden Club
Garden Club of Madison
Manchester Garden Club
Milford Garden Club
Mountain Valley Garden Club of West Hartford
Mystic Garden Club
New Britain Garden Club
The Garden Club of New Milford
The Newington Garden Club
Olde Ripton Garden Club
Garden Club of Orange
Orchard Valley Garden Club
Portland River Valley Garden Club
Shippan Point Garden Club
The Spring Glen Garden Club
Stamford Garden Club
Stamford Woman’s Club, Garden Department
Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire
The Thames River Garden Club
Vernon Garden Club
The Wallingford Garden Club
The Watertown Garden Club
The Westbrook Garden Club
Weston Garden Club
Wethersfield Garden Club
WHITE RIBBON AWARD (up to $99)
Country Gardeners of Glastonbury
Danbury Garden Club
Daytime Gardeners - In memory of Jeanne Cochran
Goshen Garden Club
Haddam Garden Club
Home Garden Club of Wethersfield
Hubbard Heights Garden Club
New Hartford Garden Club
North Stonington Garden Club
Pomperaug Valley Garden Club
Portland Garden Club
Village Garden Club of Wethersfield
The Garden Club of Woodbridge
We are pleased to announce the following PRIVATE DONORS:
GOLD ROSETTE ($1000 +)
Anonymous
The Mozzochi Family
Nahom Family Foundation
Kathrine Neville
PURPLE ROSETTE ($249-$500)
Sandra Dickinson
SILVER ROSETTE (up to $99)
Marion Glowka
Ellie Harple - In memory of David W. Harple
Barbara Miller
THANK YOU!
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