Cameron County Community Chest Jan. Update

 

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.