Projects
PLANT LABS FOR SCHOOLS
Gardening in the Classroom
For over 27 years the Washington Garden Club has been an active
leader in Arizona working with elementary school children, teachers and
principals to teach them about the joy and wonder of growing plants and
flowers inside and out of the classroom. Plant lab chairpersons for
each school coordinate the Inside Gardening Project. Reports are made
and discussions are held during monthly meetings.
Chairperson: Wally Vegors.
85% of members are involved.
| School | City |
|---|---|
| Bicentennial South | Glendale |
| Blessed Sacrament School | Scottsdale |
| Calvary Academy | Tempe |
| Children’s Center for Neuro-Development Studies | Glendale |
| Children’s Outreach Group Home Preschool | Phoenix |
| Country Meadows School | Peoria |
| Desert Sage School | Glendale |
| Dunbar Elementary School | Phoenix |
| Encanto School | Phoenix |
| Flo del Sol | Phoenix |
| Grace Community School | Tempe |
| Heard Elementary School | Phoenix |
| Amy Houston Academy | Phoenix |
| Isaac E. Imes Elementary | Glendale |
| Percy Julian School | Phoenix |
| Life Challenge | Phoenix |
| Madison Rose School | Phoenix |
| Maryland Elementary | Phoenix |
| Montebello Elementary School | Mesa |
| Monte Vista School | Phoenix |
| Patterson School | Mesa |
| Phoenix College Family Care and Head Start | Phoenix |
| Solano Elementary School/Head Start | Phoenix |
| Sullivan School | Phoenix |
| Taft Elementary School | Mesa |
| Terramar Elementary | Peoria |
Continuing Projects
CP-1 Arizona Veterans Home
Continue support to the Arizona Veterans Home celebrating the fall season with donations of pumpkins. Hold jack-o-lantern contest and create holiday centerpieces for dining room tables.
100% membership participation
Chairman: Marge Bayless, Linda and Ralph Pierce
CP-2 Heifer & UNICEF
Provide support by collecting cash donations.
100% membership participation
Chairman: Ruth Byrne
CP-3 Butterfly Garden
Provide support to the Kartchner Caverns State Park Butterfly & Hummingbird Gardens.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Linda Pierce
CP-4 Arizona State Fair, Floriculture Bldg
Members entering various areas of floriculture.
75% member participation.
Chairman: Elsie Andrade
CP-5 Penny's for Pines
Provide support by collecting cash donations. Tree planting (AFGC Tree Project).
75% member participation.
Chairman: Orvalita Hopkins
CP-6 Habitat for Humanity
Club will provide monetary donations for the Habit for Humanity.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Orvalita Hopkins
CP-7 Food Bank
Caring for the unfortunate during the holidays.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Candes Rada
CP-8 Going Green
Every member will participate in something for the environment going green during each meeting.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Orvalita Hopkins
CP-9 Environmental Learning Field Trips
Regarding desert plants, wildlife, and native culture of Southwest.
100% membership participation
Chairman: Wally Vegors
CP-10 Tree of Life Poster and Certificate
Awarded to home owners with outstanding landscape and garden design.
Promotional project to help increase membership.
Chairman: Candace Rada