Since 1928, the members of Pottawatomie Garden Club have made St. Charles a more beautiful community. We plant flowers on the Main Street and Illinois bridges, and around the Municipal building each spring and fall; we honor past members with our Memorial Tree Program; and we present an annual Landscape Commendation Award to businesses in the Township.
The Club also awards annual scholarships to horticulture students and provides support to gardening and environmental projects in the community.
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Pottawatomie Garden Club Committees
Organized 1928 Over 100 Members
Club flower: Columbine Club newsletter: The Columbine
Pottawatomie Garden Club
A spirited, award-winning group serving the community of St. Charles, Illinois.
Meetings: 4th Monday of the month, March though October
Our Mission Statement...
The mission of the Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles shall be to cultivate the spirit of gardening in its broadest sense - to beautify home grounds and to encourage community beautification through gardening and education.
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Civic
Plans and organizes the spring and fall planting of the bridges, St. Charles Municipal Building, and Veterans' Memorial. Works with the city of St. Charles and local nurseries to facilitate this project.
Community Outreach
Oversees ongoing projects such as plantings at the Tri-City Health Partnership, the CASA Children's Garden, and the Living Well Cancer Center.
Conservation
Is responsible for writing the conservation articles for the monthly newsletter, or solicits articles from club members.
Fox River Corridor
Organizes the monthly maintenance of the Bob Leonard Walkway along the Fox River in downtown St. Charles.
Historian
Prepares a scrapbook containing photos and other memorabilia of the year's activities. Presents scrapbook to the outgoing President at the Fall Luncheon.
Hospitality
Recruits members to serve refreshments or to be greeters for each monthly general meeting. Maintains the supply closet and makes purchases as needed. A great way to start new club member's involvement!
Membership
Keeps track of membership statistics and processes all membership forms and dues. At each monthly meeting, the record member and guest attendance, distribute name tags, and introduce guests and Honorary Members.
Memorials
Works with St. Charles Park District to plant one Memorial Tree to honor all deceased members in a given year and notifies families of the arrangements.
Nametags
Prepares personal name tags for new members.
Newsletter
Prepares monthly newsletter and emails to all members of the Club.
Planting of the Bridges
Each spring and fall, large numbers of volunteers are needed as we beautify St. Charles' bridges, areas around the Municipal Building and along the river, and the Veteran's Memorial. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve the community and the Club -- and to meet, work with, and socialize with other members.
Programs
Selects the programs for monthly general meetings and for any off-site field trips. Writes short promotional articles highlighting each month's program for the newsletter. Introduces program speaker at the meeting.
Publicity
Arranges all publicity for the Club. Prepares and sends press releases to local new media to announce upcoming monthly general meetings and special events.
Resource Development
Plans fundraising events for the Club, such as Eat-and-Earn and Shop-and Earn.
Scholarship
Sends out notices to all area high schools, as well as ECC, to inform them about the PGC scholarship. Reviews applications and selects best candidate. Arranges for student and parent(s) to visit a club meeting to accept the scholarship award.
Social Media & Website
Maintains and updates Club's website and creates posts for the Club's Facebook and Instagram pages with current Year's information.
Twilight Garden Evenings
Schedules informal garden walks at members' homes. Notifies all members of the date, time and place via email. These informal garden walks for club members are a delighful way to socialize and share our gardens with each other in spring, summer, and fall.
Yearbook
Collects information from the President and Committee Chairs for the yearbook, prepares layout, coordinates printing and distributes yearbook to members. Publishes two brochures: a tri-fold of the Club's yearly agenda to be given to visitors at our monthly meetings and also The Work of the Club.
Also: Bi-Annual Garden Walk and Boutique
This is our largest fundraiser, offering numerous ways in which members can participate, both in preparation of the event and on the day of the Garden Walk. Every member is asked to volunteer to help make this event a success.
