The New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs recently held its 85th annual meeting and lunch at the Keene Country Club in Keene. The event was hosted by NHFGC’s District 3 garden clubs from Claremont, Fitzwilliam, New London, Old Homestead (Keene/Swanzey) and Peterborough. Club presidents and members of the N.H. Federation’s 19 area garden clubs that are located within New Hampshire were in attendance. President Joyce Kimball selected District 4, which includes the garden clubs of Atkinson, Derry, Epping, Fremont, Sandown and Windham, to receive this year’s President’s District Award, which is awarded to the district that has most advanced the objectives of the N.H. Federation of Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs during the previous year. NHFGC awards Chairwoman Jane Goodwin presented a variety of awards to the clubs for their special projects, programs and activities of the past year.
Following some social time and lunch, an entertaining and informative program was given by Kevin Bragg, owner of Canterbury Plantation and Hands To Lend Fine Gardening located in Canterbury.
The awards presented were:
Barbara Colp Garden Therapy Award to Old Homestead
The Governor’s Award to Atkinson
Joyce A. Kimball Horticulture Award to Derry
Take a Child By the Hand Award to Derry
Community Improvement Award for Civic Development to Atkinson
Yearbook Award Small Club to Goffstown, Hooksett and Fitzwilliam
Yearbook Award Medium to New Hampton
Yearbook Award Large to Derry, Old Homestead, Atkinson
Yearbook Award Extra Large to Mountain and New London
Yearbook Award Honorable Mentions to Bow, Manchester, Peterborough and Windham
Scrapbook Award Small to Fitzwilliam and Goffstown
Scrapbook Award Medium to New Hampton
Scrapbook Award Large to Derry, Bow and Old Homestead
Scrapbook Award Extra Large Club to Mountain and New London
Honorable Mention to Atkinson
Community Star District I Michael Dowal nominated by New Hampton Garden Club
Community Star District IV William Maloney nominated by the Atkinson Garden Club
Silver Citation Judy Guyette nominated by the Old Homestead Garden Club
Silver Citation Linda Jette nominated by the Atkinson Garden Club
Silver Citation Jean Perry nominated by the Mountain Garden Club
Silver Citation Sylvia Roberts nominated by the Derry Garden Club
Silver Citation Chris Tower nominated by the Ashland Garden Club
Silver Citation Ann-Marie McCormack nominated by the New Hampton Garden Club
President’s District Award to District IV Clubs of Atkinson, Epping, Fremont, Derry, Sandown and Windham
National Garden Clubs Awards to Atkinson Garden as the Civic Beautification overall winner and Derry for the Tommy Donnan Certificate of Merit
The N.H. Federation of Garden Clubs will hold its fall meeting on Sept. 19 in Manchester at the Puritan Conference and Event Center. It will feature a Small Standard Flower Show and the presentation “Taking the Mystery Out of Standard Flower Shows” presented by members of the New Hampshire Judge’s Council. For more information, visit nhfgc.org or contact NHFGC Membership Chairwoman Susan Miner at membership@nhfgc.org.