Charitable Projects Major Recipient and Report
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The final distribution of the 2019-2020 Charitable Projects Fund of $20,150 supported seven northeast Ohio projects, highlighting numerous club interests: urban beautification, food gardening education, reduction of invasive species, and recycling and repurposing floral arrangements, to name a few.
Recipient and Projects:
Our largest grant to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes –Stearns Trail Entrance Garden and Trailhead Restoration (Go to the CP page of the website for more information.)
Big Hearted Blooms – Create Group Volunteering Opportunities and Upgrade Technology
Boys Hope Girls Hope – Planting the Seeds of Hope: Gardening and Food Education Academy
Cleveland Metroparks –New Bee and Native Plant Garden at North Chagrin Reservation
Fernway School – Creation of Learning Garden and Fernway School Garden Club
Friends of the Lower Lake/Doan Brook Partnership – Continued Restoration of Lower Lake Park with Tree Replacement
Western Reserve Land Conservancy – Repurposing Vacant Urban Lots as Neighborhood Parks
Stearns Trail at the Nature Center
Having restored the All Peoples Trail at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, work has started on the restoration of the Stearns Trail, originally constructed with contributions and labor of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club. The new entrance will be larger and more welcoming and include a nature play area, as well as newly planted and labeled native trees and shrubs.
Our committee found it gratifying to learn of the inspiring efforts, across the entire area, to recognize the joy and power of life amid growing greenery.
In addition, $1,650 in restricted gifts from members was forwarded to the GCA for support of the Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture.
Our committee: Anne Ginn, Kate Stenson, Cheri Pace, Nancy Zambie, Sarah Dimling, Mary Bruce Rae-Grant, Cynthia Druckenbrod, Cathy Annable, Nancy Cockley, and Suzanne Taigen gave careful consideration to the merits of each proposal, choosing to offer encouragement and a portion of requested funds to these organizations whose activities reflect the mission of our club. If you have an interest in serving on this committee, please contact us.
We are deeply grateful to the 105 members, 75% of the membership, who contributed generously in response to this year’s solicitation. (Click here to see the complete donor list)