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2019 Federated Garden Clubs of CT Awards Luncheon

  • kensingtongc
  • Oct 30, 2019
  • 1 min read

Congratulations to Kensington Garden Club for earning the Federated Garden Club of CT’s prestigious Lucille Shavoir Award for their outstanding work at Volunteer Park where they designed and planted a Pollinator Garden. This is considered the highest award presented to a garden club. The work was accomplished through a partnership with the town and the assistance of 6 Berlin HS Upbeat teens. Berlin should be very proud of this civic minded group who collaborated with so many to make this happen! Pictured are members who attended the awards luncheon to represent the club. — with Barbara Gregory Schweitzer and 4 others.

Lucille Shavoir Award

Congratulations to club members Barbara Gregory Schweitzer (left), Bonnie McNair (right) and Maryann Massirio (missing from photo) for being recognized by the Federated Garden Club of CT. They earned an Individual Achievement award for their Civic Development work planting patriotic gardens at Worthington Ridge. Thank you for your commitment to Berlin and Kensington Garden Club!

Congratulations to club members Barbara Gregory Schweitzer (left), Bonnie McNair (right)

 
 
 

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Kensington Garden Club Awards $1,500 to the 2025 Scholarship Winner

 

Each year, the Kensington Garden Club presents a scholarship to a student interested in majoring in one of the following fields of study: agronomy, botany, conservation, forestry, environmental control, horticulture, landscape design, land management, or plant science and related fields. This year the club is proud to announce our scholarship winner is John Platt, a recent Berlin High School graduate. John has already shown his commitment to stewardship of the environment by becoming a “Leave No Trace” instructor and forming a Wilderness Club at Berlin High School. John was inspired by the research of Bill Mollison in self-sustainable, resilient agriculture known as permaculture. He lead a research team at the high school which will utilize similar horticultural techniques to enhance nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fixation;  thereby improving local soil conditions in an environmentally friendly way. John put his experience in greenhouse management and plant cultivation to practical use by partnering with a hospitality group to grow an array of plants needed for their business operation. Through these, and other endeavors, it is clear that John Platt is an outstanding leader, student and advocate for our environment. John will be attending Bowdoin College in Maine this fall, where he will continue his studies in biology with a concentration in conservation.The Kensington Garden Club congratulates John on receiving our $1,500 scholarship, and wishes him the best in his future studies.

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