Cameron County Community Chest Jan. Update
As of January 28th, we have collected $15,806 toward our $16,600 goal. Thanks to all who have
contributed so far. We are almost there. This month’s featured organization will be the Garden Club.
The Garden Club uses funds raised for their projects to beautify our community. The members of the
club plant and take care of the flowers and shrubs at the Library, Veterans’ Memorial Park, Northwest
Savings Bank, Citizens and Northern Bank and the containers in the Downtown area. They do seasonal
decorations inside the library. The garden Club takes care of the atrium at the Guy & Mary Felt Manor
and the Assisted Living planters. The Club participates in the October Festival at Sizerville State Park and
has a display at the Cameron County Fair. They also do litter pickup and recycling for a two mile stretch
of Route 120W 3 times a year as part of the “Adopt-A-Highway” program. Several years ago, they were
able to purchase and install a Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker at the Cameron County Veterans’
Memorial Park.
The object of the club is to develop the knowledge and love of gardening for the mutual benefit of the
members and community.
The club has many activities planned for 2024. We will start our year with a kick-off dinner. We will
have a program to entertain and educate us with details forthcoming. On Earth Day in April we will do
the highway clean-up for the spring. In May we will be looking forward to planting the new containers
on Fourth Street purchased by the Borough as part of their beautification project for our downtown.
We also will be planting at the Vets’ Park, Northwest Savings Banks, the library, the Senior Center and
Citizens and Northern Bank areas. We are planning to take two field trips this year; one to State College
to enjoy the newly renovated Arboretum and one to Bradford to Deer Springs Homestead. In the fall we
always participate in the Jan Hampton Conservation night at the fair and provide a hands-on natural
craft for the children and at the Sizerville State Park Autumn Festival. We plan to enjoy the harvest in
September with a potluck dinner and share vegetables and plants with each other. As always all are
welcome to attend. It is always fun to see what we can create in the fall with dried materials that are
available in nature or ones we have dried ourselves. We will have that meeting in October or be seen at
Sizerville for the Festival. November brings in colder weather and we prepare for the holidays with the
“Decorating with Greens” in the downtown area. We will end our year with a Christmas gathering.
Watch for information on the upcoming events and ways to help in our community. Volunteers and
new members are always welcome. For more information on the Garden Club, these activities, to
participate in the activities, or if you would like to make a donation to the Garden Club, please contact
Jill Perry.
The 2024 Fund Drive will stay open until September 30 th . No donation/memorial is too small. Please
send your tax deductible contribution to: Cameron County Community Chest, PO Box 134, Emporium,
PA 15834, Attn: Judd Schager. Help to support the Recreation Board, Community Nurses, Red Cross,
Friends of the Library, Package Team, Garden Club, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sylvan Heritage, 4-H, SPCA
and Special Community Requests.
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