Sutton Garden Club

Scholarship Anouncement

The Sutton Garden Club awards scholarships each year to residents of Sutton and also family members of the Sutton Garden Club. To qualify, residents must attend or plan to attend an accredited institution and pursue studies in one of the following fields:

    * Agriculture
    * Botany
    * Forestry
    * Horticulture
    * Landscape architecture
    * Environmental sciences
    * Plant and soil sciences

The amount allocated for the scholarships varies annually depending upon the proceeds from the club's plant sale and garden tour, and the number of qualified recipients. Award notification will occur the first week in June. 

For students attending Sutton High, applications forms may be obtained at the Sutton High School guidance office, which manages all of the local scholarships for the school.

For students attending other high schools, a letter of application must be completed and sent to the SGC Scholarship Committee including a brief introduction, a description of your academic achievements including any awards, honors, or recognition you have received for academics, art, music, athletics, etc. Also please describe your interest and activities in the community, your education and /or career plans, where you will be attending college, and any additional information you think would be helpful.   

Mail the letter to: SGC Scholarship Committee, C/O Janet Whittier, 693 Central Turnpike, Sutton, MA 01590.

The submission date for applications is no later then April 15th. If you

have any questions, call Janet Whittier, Chair of the Scholarship Committee at (508) 865-5074.

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Sutton Garden Club-- Weeders and Feeders Wanted!

Are you a gardening guru? Do you flip over flowers?  Are you wild over weeding? The Sutton Garden Club is seeking new members! If you enjoy gardening or would like to learn more about it, join the Sutton Garden Club. Our monthly meetings are fun and informative and a great way to meet other gardeners.

April is membership sign up month. Those who send in their membership before May 1st will have their name entered into a raffle to win a lovely prize.

It costs only $20 per year for an individual, and $30 for a family membership. Both novice and experienced gardeners are welcome.

So what do you get? What does the Club do? We:

• Mail a club newsletter to all members 8-10 times per year
• Hold monthly meetings/workshops throughout most of the year, with a speaker and presentation at these meetings.
• Award high school scholarships annually in the Spring
• Take “field trips” throughout the year such as to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or to area flower shows
• Plant and maintain the bandstand on the Common in Spring and Summer
• Decorate  the Common every year during the holidays and we hold the very popular wreath decorating contest too
• Hold the annual Plant Sale on the common each Spring
• Celebrate each August with a potluck dinner and plant auction

Most of all, we share tips and stories about gardening in all its wonderful forms!

For more information and to get a membership form, contact Dee Swatik at 508-865-3626 or deeswatik@charter.net.

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