Submitted by Gillian Rozicer
From the sixteen women who organized The Garden Club of LBI in 1957, membership has grown to nearly 200. Originally started as a group to “encourage planting trees and shrubs”, The Garden Club has broadened to “further in every way, interest in gardening and kindred subjects and to cooperate with all programs for the improvement of planting, conservation, environment and beautification of the area.”
Members meet monthly for tea, a general meeting and a special gardening program.
Adopting the motto, “Watch us Grow”, The Club has done just that for more than half a century. In 1961, The Club joined the Federated Garden Club and the Garden Club of New Jersey as well as the National Garden Club.
Our Journey of Accomplishments:
1960 Became a Federated Garden Club of The National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
1961 First Holiday Tour of Homes
1969 First Standard Flower Show
1970 Dedication of the Edith Duff Gwinn Garden in Barnegat Light
1987 Incorporated as a non-profit in the State of New Jersey
1987 First Garden Tour
1988 First Scholarship Program established.
1999 Obtained tax-exempt charity status from the IRS.
2001 First Official Newsletter mailed
2004 Beach Haven Library Garden established.
2016 Veteran’s Garden at LBIF established and maintained.
2017 Blue Star Memorial dedicated at the Beach Haven Library Garden.
2018 Environmental Committee created.
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