ROME FEDERATION PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2021
Below are some of the accomplishments in 2021, including but not limited to:
RFGC supports GCG “PLANT AMERICA – GROWING WITH CHALLENGES AND CHANGES” and the Mission “Beautification, Conservation and Education”, by various means listed here but not limited to these alone.
FIG LEAF PROJECT
Our county has a foster care crisis. This is a community project since we no longer have the state mental facility to share stockings and eggs with, we now support the Department of Family and Children Services by collecting needed clothing items for children that have just been picked up and have no possessions with them. We do this in November so some items can be used for Christmas for the children.
GARDEN WEEK IN GEORGIA
Garden Week in Georgia was celebrated by the Federation by erecting signs around Rome announcing the Garden Week. The City/County Commissioners did a Proclamation for GCG Week. Clubs weeded, planted pollinator pots, and planted spring plants. A Facebook announcement was posted.
BLUE STAR MARKERS
The Rome Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. strongly supports the Blue Star Program with markers as follows: The Federated Garden Clubs, Inc. located at the Garden Center at 100 E. 8th Street Sponsored by Seven Hills Garden Club.
Camellia Garden Club located at the exit of Heritage Park on Second Avenue.
Lavender View Garden Club located at the intersection of Garden Lakes Blvd and Shoreline Drive.
Mountain View Garden Club located at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome.
Seven Hills Garden Club located at Sara Hightower Regional Library,
Spade and Trowel Garden Club located at the intersection of Second Avenue and Turner McCall Boulevard.
Three Rivers Garden Club located on Jackson Hill at the Rome Visitors Center.
Townview Garden Club located at the corner of Broad Street and 5th Ave..
Rome Federation of Garden Clubs Rome, GA sponsored at Government Plaza, Floyd Co Courthouse.
Most locations are re-landscaped with seasonal plants each year.
BEAUTIFICATION
Each Club in the Federation has a Civic Improvement project which is a garden somewhere in our town that is planted, maintained and beautifies our town.
The Clock Tower Federated Garden Project was completed in 2019and each club has taken a workday as assigned by the project manager. Many monarchs visited the garden this year. This garden is now a Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail with a Marker placed there.
Plants and/or arrangements are placed in the Library by the clubs of the Federation. Clubs take two-week turns and identify the plant by name as a donation by The Rome Federated Garden Clubs.
Arbor Day was celebrated on February. The DAR, Rome Federated Garden Clubs, and City of Rome, Rotarians, Nature Conservancy, and Master Gardeners participate annually. Thirteen Willow Oaks were planted. Rome is a Tree City and received their 30th flag. Rome is one of 9 cities in Georgia to receive the award.
CONSERVATION
We collect Coke Cans/Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
EDUCATION
Educational Programs at our individual club meetings, include programs on hydrangea care, iris care, Lenten rose, and many other plants; trips to native selling landscape store; presentation by City Arborist; growing herbs and cooking with them; visits to Demonstration Garden at Chieftain Museum, floral design; a bonsai demonstration; pruning program by County Agent; beekeeping, and others and visits to the Clock Tower Federated Garden.
NGC’s LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHOOL, Course IV was held November 10-11 with 29 in attendance.
AWARDS
The Federation and the Clubs within it won 12 awards from The Garden Club of Georgia. RFGC won 1st for Tree Award, Website, Newsletter and Garden Therapy; and 2nd for Horticulture Achievement, and 3rd for Civic Improvement. Three Rivers won 1st for Yearbook; Seven Hills won H. M. for large club Newsletter; Townview won 1st for Newsletter, 2nd for Arbor Day, and 3rd for Civic Improvement.
The Federation won NGC award of Tied-First Place for Website. Also won Deep South Garden Therapy Award.
ADDITIONALLY, during 2020 RENOVATIONS were made to the Garden Center with an accessibility ramp added, new side door entrance for the ramp, bathroom fixture updated. Locks were replaced and new landscaping.
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