Charitable Projects Update
Laurel Stack
Over half of our membership has already given to SLGC’s Charitable Projects 2021-22 fund or to the Grosscup Scholarship fund and we thank you for your generosity.
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Grosscup Contributions
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The Garden Club of American acknowledged the $1,200 gift from the Shaker Lakes Garden Club to the Katherine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture. Thank you to all members who designated their gifts to Charitable Projects for the Grosscup Scholars.
Read More2021 Charitable Projects Recipients
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The final distribution of the 2020-2021 Charitable Projects Fund of $17,500 supported six northeast Ohio projects, highlighting numerous club interests: urban beautification, food gardening education, environmental education, restoration of native species, sustainable farming, historical horticulture recognition, and scholarships, to name a few.
Read MoreCharitable Projects Voting
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
At the February 26 Charitable Projects meeting on Zoom, discussion centered around the 13 proposals submitted for consideration. There is currently approximately $16,000 to distribute, although additional gifts are still welcome.
Read MoreDo You Know the Difference Between the Founders Fund and Charitable Projects?
SLGC
In 1934, CGA established a competitive national program, the CGA Founders Fund, to provide financial support for projects proposed by individual GCA Clubs. Funding comes from contributions by clubs and individuals.
Read MoreCharitable Projects: Role of Members
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
A longtime successful hallmark of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club, the Charitable Projects program has encouraged and supported projects related to gardening, conservation, and horticulture by organizations throughout northeast Ohio to the benefit of thousands of citizens.
Unique to the club’s visibility and sustained involvement in the greening of the community is the two-pronged role of the members of our club.
Read MoreCharitable Projects Committee Site Visits
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
A stewardship tour to view more of the projects funded by our club’s Charitable Projects contributions revealed two additional excellent examples of our donations’ impact in both large and smaller scale undertakings.
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Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
On August 18, a dozen SLGC members toured three local locations to observe the impact of grants from our Charitable Projects efforts and to learn about the programs, plans and accomplishments of the organizations.
Read MoreTired of Staying Home? Miss Garden Club Activities?
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
You are invited to take part in a Charitable Projects Scavenger Hunt Contest! Come on a socially distanced garden club adventure. Here is your opportunity to see grants in action, made possible with our club’s financial support.
Read MoreCharitable 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.
Read MoreSip & Shop POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Catherine Levy
Hopefully, this event will be rescheduled at a later date. Stay tuned.
Time to Vote for Our Charitable Projects Choice - ONLINE VOTING ONLY!
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Thank you for your very generous support of SLGC’s Charitable Projects. Eight proposals were received by the CP Committee in application for our approximately $20,000 in contributions for funding from virtually all of our members.
Read MoreTime for Charitable Projects Proposals
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Our whole committee has been thrilled with your generosity, your efficiency, and your commitment to Charitable Projects. It is really a privilege to read your tributes and your “in memory of” notes.
Read MoreThank You from Charitable Projects
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Thank you to early donors to the 2019-20 Charitable Projects Fund. We genuinely appreciate your prompt and generous support. While we accept gifts until the end of the fiscal year,
Read MoreCharitable Projects News
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
If your mailbox didn’t include a little letter from Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes regarding Charitable Projects, let us know! Our committee diligently stuffed and lovingly stamped and mailed our request for 2019-20 and it should be on its way…….”
Read MoreSuggestion: Gifts in Honor or Memory of Friends and Loved Ones
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
As a non-profit organization, the Shaker Lakes Garden Club can accept any contributions from members and friends.
Read MoreCharitable Projects Annual Report
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The final distribution of the 2018-2019 Charitable Projects Fund of $13,435 supported 12 northeast Ohio projects, highlighting numerous club interests: beekeeping, community beautification, food gardening education, reduction of invasive species, to name a few.
Read MoreCharitable Projects 2019 Major Recipient
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
The SLGC membership has voted to award its 2019 major grant to Stonebrook Montessori School, a tuition-free public charter Montessori school within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, located on Wade Park Boulevard in the Glenville neighborhood.
Read MoreTime to Vote for Our Charitable Projects Choice
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Thank you for your generous support of SLGC’s Charitable Projects. Twenty-two proposals were received by the CP Committee in application for our approximately $12, 000 in contributions for funding.
Read MoreLast Minute Reminder
Carol Provan and Sandy Holmes
Have you forgotten something? It’s not too late.
Gifts to the fund for Charitable Projects given in 2018 will be tax-deductible, this year, to the full extent of the law if mailed by December 31. Mail checks to Carol Provan, 2 Hampton Court, Beachwood, OH 44122.
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