VIRGINIA

Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Theme - "75 Years - Keeping Virginia Beautiful"
Anna Meyers, President

Through our membership as a federated organization, we share knowledge and ideas, to work together to reach the goals and objectives, we all aspire to reach.

I want to emphasize the important people in this organization. It is not the national, regional, state officers or chairmen.   IT IS YOU!!!!  Members of the garden clubs are the heart and soul of this organization.  Cherish each person!!

Our new youth grant programs reaching our youth. We have awarded over $10,000 to clubs and organizations, and we have just begun!!! We can make a difference in children’s lives. They are the future.

The National Garden Club President, Barbara May has chosen a project for school gardens, emphasizing her theme: Nurture the Earth: Plant Natives- Plant Organically. This project will target elementary schools. Students will be encouraged to create diverse native gardens. The creation of the school garden project has no boundaries; it can be small/large portable/stationary, but it must incorporate the education and reason of sustainability of our native plants. This is an exciting project and the information and more details can be found on the website.

We have also partnered with Gro-Well Brands, all natural products, this program will begin in January 2008. They will offer rebates to clubs for buying the products, this money will be used for seeds and allocated to school projects that teach youth the importance of native plants, or can be for community projects such as the beautification of public spaces like parks and civic properties. You will be receiving more information in the “Keeping in Touch” newsletter.

As always, the goal of your president is to help you accomplish your goals as garden club members, to work together to make a difference in our communities and throughout our beautiful state.

I look forward with great enthusiasm to working with you. I am here to help you in any way that I can, please communicate with me, and let me help your clubs.
                                                                 
Let’s Have Fun!!!