Our Community Projects
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Spade and Trowel Holiday Tea – The club holds a tea that is open to the public. Proceeds from the tea are used to benefit the club’s civic projects and programs throughout the year. Members of the club enjoy gathering to make various items for sale at the tea. Read the article about the 2016 Holiday Tea. |
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Barns Brinton House - Barns Brinton House is a historic colonial tavern and garden located in Chadds Ford. Our members have maintained the appropriate period herb and kitchen garden for over 45 years. The beds were rebuilt in 2015. Read the Chadds Ford Historical Society's article for history of our partnership. Join in the fun at their monthly Tavern Talks. |
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Waywood Garden Bed - The bed is a welcoming garden at the entrance to Kennett Square. In partnership with Wallace Landscape Associates and with the permission of PennDot, club members created and maintain the bed throughout the year. |
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Holiday Greens Workshop – Each December the club makes arrangements for Heartland Hospice Services |
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Kennett Square Street Barrels - The Beautification Committee participates with other area garden clubs to plant street barrels in the spring and the winter in Kennett Square. The Beautification Committee won the Gardens of Distinction Award in the 2017 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gardening and Greenway Contest. |
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YMCA Montessori School and Head Start School Arrangements – members in the club annually design and then assist three and four year old children make seasonal table centerpieces in both of these schools. |
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Kennett Square Plant Sale – club members participate and donate perennials to a plant sale held each summer in Kennett Square. Proceeds go to the Kennett Square Conservation and Beautification Committee |
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Brantwyn Classics - club members make floral arrangements yearly for the Brantwyn Classics to benefit the Kennett Symphony of Chester County. |
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