Tooting Our Own Horn
The Charlevoix Evening Garden Club prides itself on the many outreach projects and programs we have been involved with. For a small club with less than 20 members we've had a large impact when it comes to supporting our community. We are eager to welcome new members.
Summer 2023
Hydroponic Gardens
Education Outreach
Four hydroponic gardens have been donated to a local elementary school science teacher to help students gain experience with gardening and the benefits of home grown vegetables.
Girl Scout
Gardening Merit Badge
Salad bowls were completed by a group of Girl Scouts from Charlevoix County under the guideance of CEGC members as part of the requirements for Scout Gardening Merit Badge.
Financial Contributions
Keep Charlevoix Beautiful
Annual financial donations are made to "Keep Charlevoix Beautiful's Petunia Project. Our club also funds one of the baskets that line our streets in the downtown area.
Education
Charlevoix Public Library Donations
Annually we fund subscriptions to several horticulture magazines for our local public library.
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Children's books on pollinators and gardening have been donated to the library on multiple occasions.
HONORING OUR VETERANS
A Colaborative Project
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Charlevoix has a Blue Star Memorial located in the park area south & east of Bridge Street and Clinton.The Blue Star Memorial program was developed by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. in 1945 to pay tribute to the Armed Forces that defended our country during World War II. The Charlevoix Evening Garden Club worked in collaboration with the Charlevoix Area Garden Club to complete this important project to honor Michigan Veterans.
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Members of the Charlevoix Evening Garden Club have contributed to the Penny Pines Program for as long as any of us can remember. In 2025 this National Garden Clubs program was renamed "Plant a Tree".
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NGC is a proud supporter of this Reforestation / Forest Education Program. Donations are used by the USDA Forest Service or State Forester to replant burnt or otherwise damaged trees in conjunction with federal funds. Seedlings are replacement and/or trees native to that particular area not necessarily of the pine variety.
