Meetings: The Sunnyvale Garden Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month between September and May at 10:00 a.m. at Sunnyvale Town Hall, 127 North Collins Road, Sunnyvale, Texas 75182.
President – Nancy Keim – 214/724-2071 or email njkeim@gmail.com
Membership – Joyce Taylor – 972/345-4651 or email joyce2745@att.net
Website: https://thesunnyvalegardenclub.wordpress.com
2023-2024 Programs:
September – Tillandsia (Air Plants)
October – Pumpkins With Pizzaz
November – Field Trip to Allen Heritage Village
December – Texas Changing Weather Patterns
January – Tons of Tomatoes
February – Bloom Where You Are Planted
March – How to Create a Butterfly Garden
April – Arbor Day Program
May – Installation of Officers
Recent Projects:
(A) Donated a red oak tree to the new Sunnyvale Fire Station;
(B) Donated a statue at entrance to Sunnyvale’s Doris Padgett Library in remembrance of our long time member Doris Padgett;
(C) Each year we donate the materials and provide planting and maintenance at community gardens at the entrance to our town, the fire station, library and school administration building;
(D) We maintain the raised flower beds outdoors at Christian Care Communities for residents’ enjoyment;
(E) We give scholarships to deserving Sunnyvale High School seniors; and
(F) Each meeting, we collect monies for Sharing Life, which is a community food and clothing bank.
Recent Texas Garden Club State Awards:
Gold Status Club
G-E Therapy Garden – for garden work at Long Creek – 1st Place
C-E Landscaping of Public/Religious Grounds – for Christian Care flower bed work – 1st Place
TGC Community Service Award – for beautification work at library and statue in honor of Doris Padgett – 1st Place
Program Award for Pressed Flower Art summer symposium – 2nd Place
Yearbook – Outstanding Theme – 3rd Place
Ina Brundrett Achievement Award – Honorable Mention
Youth Awards:
Smokey Bear Poster Contest
First Grade
First Place, Second Place and Third Place
Second Grade
Second Place and Three Honorable Mentions
Fourth Grade
Honorable Mention
Fifth Grade
Second Place
Woodsy Owl Poster
Third Grade
Third Place
Honorable Mention
Fourth Grade
Honorable Mention
Fifth Grade
Third Place
Honorable Mention
History:
The Club organized on April 27, 1960 and became Federated in February, 1961. We were sponsored by the Ada Bruton Garden Club. We are members of the National Garden Clubs, Texas Garden Clubs, District X and the Dallas Council of Garden Clubs. Our motto is Love, Care, Share. Our flower is the Daffodil. Our colors are Yellow and Green. Our vegetable is the Carrot.
Dallas Council of Garden Clubs (DCGC) 