Garden Club Sale is Mother’s Day Weekend
This year, the Jacksonville Garden Club’s 28th-Annual Flower and Bake Sale is on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Get set for Mother’s Day with beautiful bouquets and arrangements created from fresh-cut local flowers, or pick-out a unique potted plant. Home-baked goodies, cookies, brownies, pies, scones, and cakes will also be offered for sale – an easy way to have some delicious treats for the weekend.
There are a few changes in format this year: the sale will be held on two days instead of one, and the location has been moved to the area next to the Post Office for both days. Small plant starts will not be sold, as they are readily available in other locations, but some interesting potted plants will be for sale, to help round- out your garden.
Money raised from Garden Club activities provides scholarships at the Oregon Stewardship and at Rogue Community College. Jennifer Wheatley, the Executive Director of the Rogue Community College Foundation says, “The recipients of the Jacksonville Garden Scholarship will likely move-on to careers that not only increase the economic vitality of our region, but also serve to protect and maintain the natural beauty of Southern Oregon in the years to come.”
Carla Hutchins at the Oregon Stewardship notes, “Each year, the Jacksonville Garden Club partners with Oregon Stewardship in providing a scholarship to a South Medford High student who plans to study science or the environment. Additionally, the funds support our operating expenses so that we can continue mentoring local high school students. We appreciate this very much as it directly helps our small nonprofit continue its work. The Jacksonville Garden Club funds and supports local beautification projects at Peter Britt Gardens, Doc Griffin Park and Jacksonville Post Office.
For more information about the Spring Sale or Jacksonville Garden Club events, please contact President Susan Casaleggio at 541-899-2029.