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The mission of the Reading Garden Club is to encourage an active interest in horticulture and conservation
among the amateur gardeners in the community, and to further the knowledge of beautifying town and home.
The Reading Garden Club is a member of:
The Reading Garden Club was organized in 1956 and federated in 1958. Membership is limited to 49 active members, and anyone in Reading
or an abutting town is eligible for membership. The dues are $30 per year which includes the cost of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts newsletter, the Mayflower.
Dues are payable by March 31. The Club meets the second Thursday of each month, October through June.
- Adopt-an-Island: Works as a liaison between the town and various organizations, clubs, and
individuals who request a site. There are currently 105 sites throughout town, each marked by a green sign and an
American flag. They also maintain a site at the Railroad Station.
- Civic Beautification & Conservation: Responsible for planting and maintaining plantings
at the Reading Public Library and urns at the Town Hall. They also maintain planters in the Town Square.
- Exhibits: Responsible for winter holiday decorations at the Library, and providing flowers or
craft items for the President's Tea every other year.
- Flower Press: Coordinates and prepares a member newsletter.
- Garden Therapy: Maintains plantings at the Hospice Center, coordinate visits with Seniors and/or
disabled children.
- Horticulture: Responsible for planting and maintaining period gardens at the Parker Tavern, and
decorate the Tavern for the Christmas Open House every other year. Also attend horticultural programs at the Espousal
Center in Waltham.
- Hospitality: Sets up monthly Hospitality Committees for all meetings, and keeps the kitchen
closet supplied and organized for monthly meeting luncheons.
- Membership: Responsible for keeping an account of all members, maintain meeting sign-up sheets,
track member attendance. Provide applicants with applications, explanations of Committees, and Rules of the Club.
- Outings: Plans two or three trips during Garden Club season. Provides trip information and
sign-up sheets for outings.
- Press & Historian: Writes up reports of Club events for Chronicle and Advocate. Collects
copies of each item for Historian's scrapbook and committee chairperson. Organizes photos in albums. Arranges ads for
money-making events, and notifies RCTV, papers. and town website of events.
- Programs: The Club Vice President is responsible for obtaining speakers and presenters for monthly
meetings. Coordinates all special needs for speakers.
- Scholarship: Submits Garden Club requirements for scholarship recipient to scholarship committee.
Submits dollar amount and number of scholarships to committee. Presents scholarship award to recipient at RMHS on
Award Night.
- Ways & Means: Organizes all Club fundraising including annual Memory Tree and Geraniums and
More sale. Creates new fundraisers when appropriate.
- Yearbook: The immediate Past President is responsible for collecting and organizing the Yearbook
information, including printing and distribution.
This site was last updated 10/10/07
