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We enhance the appearance and beauty of the Coupeville community and promote interest, understanding, education and participation in horticulture. Today the garden club meets the first Thursday of the month at 9:30 am at the Coupeville Recreation Hall with many work parties happening on Tuesdays. We help keep Coupeville looking beautiful by landscaping Cooks Corner, Coupeville Recreation Hall, place and maintain barrels full of flowers throughout the city, maintain the "Welcome to Coupeville" signs, grow and sell plants for the community, etc. If you have questions about the Coupeville Garden Club or would like to join, emailĀ info@coupevillegardenclub.org.
Our HistoryThe Coupeville Garden Club was formed on April 13, 1961 with 28 persons attending. The first year was spent in organizational work, joining the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs and commencing work on the club's first beautification project - the plantings at the West Coast Telephone Building on the corner of North Main and Coveland Streets. Other early projects included:
To finance the projects, the club made memorial donations, participated in Federation events, and held plant sales. The first of these was held in the clubroom of the Methodist Church using home-grown plants. In 1967, bedding plants were purchased and by 1970 the Plant Sale was moved to the town Recreation Hall. The club's efforts were recognized by "Horticulture" magazine in 1964, won the Richfield Award for Town Beautification in 1965 and the Sears Award in 1969, 1975 and 1979. In addition to gardening projects, money has been donated for floodlights for the High School football field and to various organizations working to improve our town and island. In September 1972, the club members voted to withdraw from the Washington Federation of Garden Clubs in order to "stay home" to devote more efforts to community service. A review of early minutes demonstrates how busy they were: holiday gifts for the residents of area nursing homes, gardening assistance to youth groups, spruce-up activities and on-going beautification projects, granting of scholarships and financial support of non-profit organizations such as 4H and Meerkerk Gardens. Social events included special Christmas parties and, beginning in 1962, a summertime potluck picnic to attract new members. Early tours were of local gardens. The Coupeville Garden Club has been active since its inception and continues to gain satisfaction from working together with
students and town maintenance to conserve and enhance this lovely community. | |||
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