FULTON – Fulton Sunrise Rotary recently enjoyed a program presented by Jim Farfaglia about the Fulton Garden Club. Jim talked about the long history of many garden clubs that served to beautify our city over the decades. One of the first groups was formed shortly after World War II as folks were able to refocus on their local area rather than global issues. When one garden club would close another likely popped up within a couple of years. There were different clubs established in 1950, 1953, 1975. The 1953 group even established a Junior Garden Club and the 1976 club presented educational programs and took road trips to visit other gardens for inspiration. The beautiful box gardens many remember that graced the entrances to our city were cared for by the club established in 1986.
The current Fulton Garden Club began in the spring of 2023 when Jim decided to do a few public beautification projects and some of his friends wanted to join in. By summer the group was formally established and had 26 members. Now one year later the club is 40 members strong. They frequently coordinate with Parks and Recreation Director Chris Waldron on projects of every size. Whenever you drive through our city you will surely notice flowers in bloom and luscious greenery that seem to have popped up unexpectedly overnight. As you enjoy the visual beauty know that we can all thank the Fulton Garden Club for their hours of hard work and tremendous creativity.
After Jim’s enthusiastic presentation to Fulton Sunrise Rotary our club made a $100 donation to Fulton Garden Club and later collaborated with them on a large scale cleanup of the hillside entering Foster Park. The park was adopted by Fulton Sunrise Rotary decades ago and continues to be one of our areas of regular community service.
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