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CLUB PROJECTS 2023-2024

Every member of Tasker’s Chance Garden Club has devoted hours to make all of these efforts a success. In addition, the annual dues, paid by each member, contribute to our ability to give back to the Frederick community.

ARBOR DAY
The City of Frederick Arbor Day/Tree City USA celebration was held at the Waverly Elementary School. We will continue to support Arbor Day with donations in the future. 100% club participation

MISS MOTTS & THE SKATERS’ SHELTER at BAKER PARK
We are continuing to work with the city of Frederick and the Friends of Baker Park to maintain the plantings around the Skaters’ Shelter with a budget of $500. 80% club participation

GARDEN THERAPY
We continue our support to Frederick seniors through our Garden Therapy project. Programs will be held at the Taney Senior Center 2023 - 2024 in October, December, March, and May or June. The first being October 30th at 1:30 PM for “Food and Flowers”. The second on December 13th at 10:00 AM for “A Crafty Morning”, with the March and May or June dates to be determined. All activities are conducted at the center. Seniors will need to sign up to participate in the programs.
20% club participation

FLOWERS OVER FREDERICK
We gave a substantial donation and several of our members are active on the committee. The goal of the group is to have sixty hanging baskets adorn the streets each year. Our members also assisted in assembling the baskets for the holiday season. 15% Club Participation includes representatives on committee, 100% Club Participation with donations

CHRISTMAS GREENS SALES
The club’s fund raiser focuses on the holiday tradition of boxwood trees, In 2022 sales of decorated and undecorated boxwood trees were sold with a result of almost $3000.00. The membership assemble ornaments and trees to fulfill orders for tabletop sized trees. 95% Club Participation

EXHBITION COMMITTEE
It was decided by club members to host a Small Standard Flower Show this coming Fall and a Flower Show Committee was established. It was agreed that the show, scheduled for October 9, 2023, will be an “in house” show which is not officially evaluated but is judged. It allows our club to be a bit more flexible with the rules and procedures. This type of show will benefit all of us but especially new members and members who have not entered a flower show. The show will be staged at The Lodge at Homewood, Frederick, MD. A Design Workshop, presented by Andrea Hoffmaister, was held in May and another workshop, focusing on tips on Horticulture entries, is being planned for this September. 90% club participation

FAITH HOUSE
We continue to partner with the Garden Club of Frederick to complete a Fall clean up and decorations for the seasons at the grounds of the Faith House on North Market Street, a shelter for homeless women and their children. We also decorated for the Christmas holidays and in the spring we planted a vegetable garden and added annuals for the residents’ enjoyment. 100% club participation

MARYLAND STATE HOUSE HOLIDAY DISPLAY
At the invitation of the First Lady of Maryland, garden clubs were asked to decorated a Holiday Tree or Wreath, representing their respective counties, to be displayed at the State House for the Holiday Season. Tasker’s Chance, Green-walled and Garden Club of Frederick collectively created a tree honoring Frederick County’s “Roots” in agriculture. Each Garden Club contributed to a new tree and supplies. 100% support, 25% participation.

NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
Initiative of Tasker’s Chance Garden Club in collaboration with Green-walled Garden Club and Garden Club of Frederick to recognize National Garden Week. Joint committee worked to establish projects to benefit our community and promote NGW. Benefits of Trees was established as the theme and committee members have been working on a project to improve and enhance the South Frederick Arboretum at the Earth and Space Science Lab, which will continue into 2024. A Facebook page was created by a Tasker’s Chance committee member to encourage participation in National Garden Week. Each Garden Club has allocated matching funds for new tree labels at the Arboretum. 100% support, 25% participation.

TRIPS
An overnight trip to Norfolk, VA occurred on April 26-27. We visited the Chrysler Museum of Art in downtown Norfolk on the afternoon of April 26 and visited the beautiful Norfolk Botanical Gardens the following day. A small group of 10 members and some spouses carpooled. The weather was perfect and it was a successful trip! 34% club participation

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS/PROJECTS
Tasker’s Chance continues to support many projects sponsored by various organizations. We look forward to new and challenging projects. We have made or will make the following donations in the past year and the current year:

Natural Disaster Project USA
(Through Federated Garden Club) $200
Art in Bloom $100
Flowers Over Frederick $600
Penny Pines $68
Skaters Shelter $143
Faith House $220
Senior Center $520.29
MD State House Holiday Tree $90
National Garden Week $250