FGCCT Awards Luncheon
The Club gratefully accepted 5 awards!
- The Healing Garden Therapy individual award to Michelle Lengyel, Chair of the Civic Committee, for the bulb forcing program with the Pomfret Seniors.
- The Luckner Youth award to Ginny Sears, nominated by her Team at Education and Outreach, Mary Mallouk, Audrey Waters, and Carolyn McGinn for her vision staging their extensive Putnam Library Pollinator exhibit.
- Marketing Award for our Rack Cards and the work of Communications and Publicity, Sharon Brochu and Caroline Delaney.
- The Memorial Garden Club Award for the Papini Garden at the Woodstock Middle School, a multi-year project, recognizing the work of The Civic Committee, Linda Kaplan, Pat Papini, and Sharon George and their Committee members.
- We also received recognition for our monthly QCGC newsletter!
Quiet Corner Garden Club Inducts 2024 Officers
The Quiet Corner Garden Club inducted it’s 2024 Officers at the January meeting. Elaine Turner of Putnam began her second year as club President. Other officers are: Vice President, Lanette Lepper of Dudley, MA; Vice President, Ramona Savolis of Thompson, CT; Secretary, Wendy Fusco of Killingly; and Treasurer, Ashley Goyette of Putnam.
The Quiet Corner Garden Club, powered by its members, is known for its annual Plant Sale (always the Saturday before Mother’s Day), biannual Garden Tour and programs on all things gardening. Proceeds from the Plant Sale and Garden Tour are used to fund scholarships for area students studying horticulture-related fields, and for civic projects at senior living sites, elementary school gardens, library and memorial gardens throughout the Quiet Corner.
New members are always welcome. For information see our Facebook page or QuietCornerGardenClub.com. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization affiliated with The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut and a member of the National Garden Clubs.
Quiet Corner Garden Club Announces 2024 Scholarship Program
The Quiet Corner Garden Club awards scholarships annually to students in the Club’s service area of Northeastern Connecticut and South Central Massachusetts.
Students wishing to apply must be accepted to a college if in high school or be currently enrolled in college. Scholarships are awarded to students wishing to study horticulture related fields such as Agronomy, Botany, City Planning, Conservation, Environmental Studies, Floriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Land Management, Landscape Design, Plant Pathology, Aquaponics, Natural Resources and/or related subjects. Awards are based on a combination of academic achievement, leadership qualities, community service, letters of recommendation and personal statement essay.
Applications are available at all area high school guidance offices or at the Quiet Corner Garden Club’s website: Quiet Corner Garden Club. Applications must be received no later than April 10, 2024. Email the completed application and required attachments to: QCgardenclub@gmail.com, Subject: Scholarship Application. Or submit by mail to: Quiet Corner Garden Club, c/o Scholarship Application, PO Box 1004, Woodstock, CT 06281. For additional information or questions, please email QCgardenclub@gmail.com with Scholarship Application in the subject line.
The Quiet Corner Garden Club, powered by its members, is known for its annual Plant Sale (always the Saturday before Mother’s Day), biannual Garden Tour (this year on July 13) and programs on all things gardening. Proceeds from the Plant Sale and Garden Tour are used to fund these scholarships and for civic projects at senior living sites, elementary school gardens, library and memorial gardens throughout the Quiet Corner.
New members are always welcome. For more information see our Facebook page or Quiet Corner Garden Club.
Annual Meeting Federated Garden Club
Federated Garden Clubs of CT celebrated their Annual Meeting at AquaTurf Club in Plantsville, CT on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. QCGC club members Linda and Greg Kaplan, Charlotte and John Davis, Cindy Curry, and Lisa DeJesse attended the meeting and luncheon.
The Administration thanked Board Members who were stepping down from their positions, acknowledging all the board members continuing to serve, followed by the installed of officers in a lovely ceremony. John Davis, past QCGC Treasurer and Federated Assistant Treasurer, was installed as Federated’s Treasurer for the next two years.
Following the ceremony, Neal Sanders, Massachusetts native and author of several mystery novels using garden club members as characters in his books, gave a hilarious speech about being a “garden husband” to his wife, an enthusiastic Master Gardener. He finished by talking about his original ideas in writing his first mystery, The Garden Club Gang.
Following the morning ceremonies, luncheon was served and QCGC members got to talk to several members of other garden clubs. The attendees were able to shop at the vendors’ tables, who sold an assortment of garden-related materials, plants, as well as clothing and jewelry. Many raffle items were won, as well as the beautiful table centerpieces, which included a 2-foot dogwood tree.
Growing Gardeners: a Symposium
A First-of-its-Kind Event Presented by QCGC on April 1, 2023
Growing Gardeners: a Symposium will be presented by the Quiet Corner Garden Club on April 1, 2023, at the Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC), 742 Upper Maple St., Danielson, CT. Sessions start at 9:00 am and continue until 3:30 pm. Check-in time begins at 8:30 am. To read the full press release and for more details, Click Here
2022 Scholorship Recipients Announced
Raychelle DeMarco of Ashford and Rhiannon Martin of Dayville were awarded scholarships by The Quiet Corner Garden Club at its February meeting. They were selected based on a combination of academic achievement, leadership qualities, community service, letters of recommendation and personal statement essays. To read the full press release, click here
QCGC Elects Officers for 2023 Term
Pictured left to right: Elaine Turner, President, Lanette Lepper, Secretary, Ramona Savolis, Vice President Members’ Activities
The Quiet Corner Garden Club elected officers for the 2023 program year at its Annual Meeting held on November 7th. Elected for a two-year term were Elaine Turner, President; Ramona Savolis, Vice President Members’ Activities; and Lanette Lepper, Secretary. Continuing for another year in office are Mike Radzvilowicz, Vice President of Administration, and Cynthia Thibeault, Treasurer.
To read the full press release, click here
QCGC Named the ECCD Partner of the Year
