A non-Profit Organization Supporting Gardening Education, Habitat Preservation, and Community Participation
PLANTATION GARDEN CLUB
“To Grow Them … Is to Love Them”
The Park Planters Garden Club was established in August of 1963, and after a series of changes, the final name Plantation Garden Club was selected in 2007. The Club has always remained true to the original mission but as changes occurred and time passed, its members realized the importance of giving back to their community. Outreach programs expanded to include local school and city projects. Trees were planted in the City’s Arboretum and gardens were planted at local schools as members worked with students to increase environmental awareness. The Club’s participation in Plant and Rummage sales has become a tradition. Residents look forward to purchasing new and interesting plants and collecting new and “treasures” in the Rummage Sales. Funds from these projects are used to support local initiatives. Projects such as the Rocket Club at Plantation High School and the Solar Car Club at South Plantation have benefitted from donations made by the Club. Horticulture Clubs at both high schools have used funds to re-landscape areas and increase pre-veterinary experiences for students. Scholarships have been presented to students at both high schools and plans have been included in this year’s budget to increase the number and number of awards to both schools.
Partnerships within the city have always been a part of the mission of the Club and those efforts have resulted in the establishment of a new tradition in the form of a Traditional High Tea at a local venue. This recent High Tea was so successful that the 2024 event is already being planned. The latest is the Plantation Community Garden at the Jim Ward Center in Plantation where members of the Club and senior community mentor students in the City’s Teen Garden Club as they work and learn together to establish and maintain a community garden.As the Club looks to the future, growth is envisioned, and environmental awareness will become more critical in south Florida. As a part of that effort the Plantation Garden Club will continue to provide public awareness of the sensitivity of our environment, the importance of restoring our Everglades, and the necessity of maintaining a clean air and water supply for citizens. While all of these are vitally important goals, the Club will nevertheless promote social interaction and enjoyment of daily activities as that is what makes this group unique to Plantation.
Plantation Garden Club EIN: 37-1702699
Plantation Garden Club offers one or two scholarships yearly to qualifying seniors who attend school or live in the City of Plantation. Preference is given to students majoring in some aspect of environmental science. Students should have plans to attend a two or four year college and have a 3.0 + GPA. The scholarship will be in the form of a check outside other scholarships, grants or loans. Recipients will be asked to attend their High School Awards Night or a Garden Club meeting to receive the award.
To download the scholarship application in editable MS Word form, click here- https://plantationgardenclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scholarship-Application-updated.docx