After Six
Plans to put benches and plantings at Columbia County parks
Penny Pines
Cherokee Rose
Organizes and hosts a community-wide plant swap each September
Provides design, maintenance and supplies for the courtyard gardens at Westmont Elementary
Presents a monthly garden related activity to the residents of Kentwood Nursing Home each month
The Cherokee Rose Friendship Flower: The club has established small groups made up of club members for the purpose of getting to know each other better and strengthening friendship
Members participate in the Sacred Heart Garden Festival
Members enter arrangements in the Daylily Flower Show
Supports Phinizy Swamp Nature Park through membership
Members serve on planning committee and help coordinate the Tree, Turf and Ornamental Seminar
Plans to participate in the Gordon Highway Roadside Beautification project
Donates calendars to patients at the Veterans Administration Medical Center
Donates nonperishable foods at monthly meetings to the Columbia County Cares food pantry
Donations: American Cancer Society (in memory of a charter member), Natural Disaster Support
Habitat for Humanity
Perennial Gardens at Riverwalk
Members volunteer at Pendleton King Park and take part in fundraising activities
Pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Christmas stockings for patients at East Central Regional Hospital
Provides Christmas stockings for residents of the East Central Georgia Regional Hospital
GCG calendars
Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest
Garden Arts
Pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House
The children’s garden at Ronald McDonald House
Valentine’s Day Veteran’s Hospital visits
Blue Star Marker Campaign
Piggy Penny Project
Arbor Day Tree Planting
Garden Therapy Project
Calendar Sales
Donations: Scholarship Fund, Habitat for Humanity, local hospitals
Iris
Refurbish and maintain a garden area at Augusta Gardens nursing facility
Develop and maintains a butterfly garden at Hickman Park
Penny Pines
Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl poster contest
Maintain garden containers at VA Hospital
Provides materials for and supervises the construction of blue bird houses at Lyndale School. Funds support Lyndale School.
Maintains the Blue Star Marker at 5th and Reynolds Streets
Maintains the WWI Veterans marker on Central Avenue
Donates Christmas ornaments to adult patients at the Medical College of Georgia
Christmas stockings for patients at East Central Regional Hospital
Fig Leaf project
Developed a garden “fashion show” that has been used as a program at other clubs and community events
Habitat for Humanity
Developed and maintains a landscape area at the Joseph Lamar Home
Participates in a Litter Control project aimed at removing unwanted posters and other unwanted signs in downtown Augusta
Pull Tabs and Toiletries project for Ronald McDonald House
Supports the Riverwalk Perennial Garden maintenance
Donated funds for the creation of a memorial garden at Savannah Rapids
Magnolia
Plants seasonal gardens at Convent of St. Helena
Plants a garden at East Central Regional Hospital
Fig Leaf project
Christmas stockings for patients at East Central Regional Hospital
Pull Tabs and Toiletries project for Ronald McDonald House
Pioneer
Fig Leaf project
Christmas stockings for patients at East Central Regional Hospital
Pull Tabs and Toiletries project for Ronald McDonald House
Smokey Bear Project at North Harlem Elementary
Arbor Day Tree Planting for Harlem Cityscape
Sand Hills
Touch and Smell Garden for the Blind – Pendleton King Park
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
Hope House horticulture project
Provides support for Trees for Augusta, Inc.
Soil Sisters
Plant/maintain garden at Ronald McDonald House
Plant porch flower containers at Ronald McDonald House
Pull Tabs and Toiletries project for Ronald McDonald House
Plant/maintain garden at Augusta Aviation
Purchase calendars for the Scholarship project
Members support County Extension Office projects and attend Master Gardener classes
Participate in the annual Tree and Turf Seminar
Participate in the Augusta Mayor for Garden Week
Participate in the annual Sacred Heart Garden Festival
Participate in the NGC “Golden Days” project by planting daffodils (location to be determined)
Participate in the NGC “Plant it Pink“ project by planting a pink garden (location to be determined)
Donate Fig Leaf items at Christmas to the Augusta Regional Hospital
Participate in “Pick Up for Georgia and Keep it Green and Clean” project by distributing litter brochures
Spade and Trowel
Maintains Woodrow Wilson Zone 3 garden
Replants pots at local Alzheimer’s office every fall and spring
Christmas stockings for patients at East Central Regional Hospital
Fig Leaf project
Pull Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Places flower arrangements in area nursing homes for National Garden Week
Dollars for Scholars
Mans the registration desk at the Alzheimer Walk fund raising event
Community Wildlife Project
Town and Country
Supports Safe Homes with flowers
Willow Wood
Maintains and replants as needed two large planters donated to Columbia County Library, including decorating topiaries with white lights at Christmas
Recognizes National Garden Week with flowers for the CC Library
Recognizes Arbor Day by donating a tree to a CC school and attending the planting
Recycling/collecting plastic bags. Bags are given to the Columbia County
Foundation to use with their clients.
Pull Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
A garden therapy activity with residents at a local nursing home
A monetary donation to State Hospital in Milledgeville to support the Christmas stocking fund
Provides 25 Christmas stockings
Fig Leaf project
Adoption of a needy family/ foster children at Christmas. Club members
provide food, new clothes, and new toys.
Scholarship program – 100% participation in buying calendars
Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Donation to Roadside Beautification
Donation to State Botanical Garden
Donation to GCG Headquarters