FGCMD ANNUAL MEETING

Back Row: Paula Moratto, Nancy Percivall, Marcia Richard, Diane Smith and Sally Moore
Front Row: Littany Hollerbach and Interim President Trish Demers

CVGC members attend the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland Annual Meeting held at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City. All donned their floral headbands to promote CVGC's upcoming flower show, 60's Flower Power, that will take place on Tuesday, May 21st from 2 PM to 6 PM at Crofton Library.

FGCMD President Susie Middleton presents the Member Award of Honor to CVGC member Nancy Percivall for the creation of the Stonegate Nature Trail. Nancy took an abandoned woodland and turned it into a community nature trail. Her conservation efforts inspired the members of her club and neighborhood community to participate in restoring and protecting this woodland habitat. The Nature Trail not only provides habitat to pollinators and is home to a diverse range of wildlife, it benefits the community as a useable outdoor recreational area.

FGCMD President Susie Middleton and CAR-SGC Director Monica Hansen present the Award of Achievement to CVGC member Lauren Toomey for the Pollinator Pathway along the WB&A Trail. At the conclusion of Lauren’s studies as a Watershed Steward, she proposed a creation of a pollinator pathway of native pollinator plantings along the WB&A Trail. Under the umbrella of Pollinator Pathways, Lauren was able to get assistance from her garden club members, Bee Lab, Watershed Stewards of Anne Arundel County and Master Gardeners resulting in the planting of 2,700 plants in 2022 and 4,700 plants in 2023!

Lauren was not in attendance and the award was accepted by Littany Hollerbach, CVGC Awards Committee Chair.