REDDING GARDEN CLUB AWARDS

The Redding Garden Club has been honored multiple times by Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, New England Garden Clubs, and National Garden Clubs. Among our honors are 7 Flower Sweestakes Awards. Other awards include:

• Certificate of Achievement in Conservation from Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut. Presented for two planting projects: Rosemary's Pollinator Garden and the expansion of the pollinator garden at Joel Barlow High School. Both projects provide an outdoor classroom for educating students and residents on the importance of native plants and pollinator support.

• Civic Creativity Award from Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut for "Blooming Books." Each year, the RGC collaborates with Mark Twain Library to present a weeklong display of creative floral arrangements inspired by books.

• Good Deed Citation to Carole Sklar and Andrea Brundage for the gift of friendship extended to Rosemary Wright and her family.
• Youth Tribute Award to Flo Vanonni for her work advising the Unified Garden program at Joel Barlow High School.
• Certificate of Appreciation to Sharon Epstein for engaging the community and Club members through the Club's social media presence.

• Certificate of Individual Achievement to Flo Vannoni for Environmental Concerns and Conservation.

• Tribute Award to Sally Pfeifer for Horticulture.
• Certificate of Individual Achievement, Historic, Memorial, and Public Gardens to Marianna Kaufmann.
• Certificate of Individual Achievement to Ruth Moran for creating the Senior Garden.

• Club Citation: Environmental Concerns and Conservation Citation for Joel Barlow High School activities.

• First Place: Newsletters, large club.
• National Garden Clubs Certificate of Appreciation for award participation.
• Certificate of Achievement for Garden Therapy.
• Club Citation: Recognized for reports detailing historic, memorial, and public gardens cared for by Club members.
• Certificate of Individual Achievement awarded to Flo Vannoni.

• Certificate of Individual Achievement in horticulture awarded to Jill Kotch.
• Special certificate for holding highly successful symposiums for surrounding garden clubs.
• Backyard Habitat Contest Certificate of participation for certification with the National Wildlife Federation.

• Civic Creativity Award presented to the Youth Activities Committee for its water filtration exhibit.
• Certificate of Individual Achievement Award to Flo Vannoni.
• Certificate of Achievement for raised-bed vegetable gardening and hospice projects.
• Certificate of Merit for Civic Beautification site maps and signs.
• Certificate of Merit for the conservation booklet Preserving Natural Redding: A Guide to Living in a Watershed Community.

• Certificate of Merit: Horticulture.
• Certificate of Achievement: Garden Therapy.

• National Garden Clubs Certificate of Merit: Best Garden Club Website (National award)
• New England Region Nancy H. Atwell Trophy for excellent publicity on our website.
• Certificate of Merit: Club History.
• Certificate of Merit: Garden Therapy.
• Special Certificate: 2010 Garden Tour.

• Pauline B. Tyler Award. Awarded by Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut for advancing state legislation that would have ultimately led to a reduction in the cases of Lyme disease.
• State Award: Membership Brochure.
• Certificate of Individual Achievement awarded by Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut to Jill Kotch for her work in supporting local environmental and conservation issues.
•  Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut award for Civic Creativity.