ARLINGTON GARDEN CLUB Arlington, Massachusetts       Home   About Us   Ongoing Projects   New Projects   Fundraiser   Meeting Calendar   Officers   Town   GCFM   Contact Us                                 ONGOING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS CIVIC DEVELPOMENT PROJECTS  Heights Retail District Plantings Started as a new project in 2007 to “adopt” abandoned planters, we won First Place in the Chamber of Commerce’s annual town planter competition and will be adding plantings to provide a year round accent to the Arlington Heights retail district, making it a pleasant place for customers to shop. Chairman…............................................................................................................  Holly Czapski         Committee ....................................................................... Mary Stack, Marie Hall, Fran Lewis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Foot of the Rocks Visibility Site Started in 1996 under the challenge from the GCFM of finding an “ugly spot” within a chapter town and revitalizing it, we chose the historic Revolutionary marker and watering trough located at the junction of Lowell Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington.  Chairman ….......................................................................................................................................Ernestine Kaliontzis Cooke’s Hollow/Mill Brook This conservation site and sitting area for reflection on Mystic Street along the Mill Brook, behind the Community Safety Building was a major Garden Club project in the early 1970’s.  The Town of Arlington’s Conservation Commission which oversees Cooke’s Hollow is in the planning stages for a $75,000 revitalization and conservation project in this area. With that in mind, the Club will do minimal plantings this year for the 100 square foot entryway to the site considering the need for industrial machinery to have access to the conservation work. Chairman ….................................................................................................................................................Kathryn Leva      Committee…..........................….Belle Fitzgerald, Nancie Richardson Maureen Copithorne, Roberta Doyle, Anna Cianciola Jason Russell House Herb Garden and Flagpole Plantings In preparation for the bicentennial in 1975, the Club designed and planted an 18th century authentic herb garden at this historic house located on the corner of Jason Street and Massachusetts Avenue.  It has been maintained by the Club ever since with a brief respite in the 1980’s when construction for a new addition took place.  We have gone through a small redesign to bring the area back to 18th century standards and have created a brochure to detail the herbs in the garden, their medicinal and edible uses, history of the house and our affiliation with the Arlington Historical Society who maintains the house and museum with special exhibits and tours for citizens and elementary school groups.   Chairman ….............................................................................................................................................Karen Thomas      Committee …...............................................................................................................Mary Stack, Nancie Richardson SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Hospitality For the Day Group of AGC, the committee coordinates refreshments and decorations for our teas, meetings, and luncheons. Members are requested to volunteer once a season to provide refreshments  and help with set up and clean up.   Chairmen….......................................................................................................................... Ginger Tower & Gerry Ricci POPS Concert Decorations  Working with the Arlington/Belmont Philharmonic Society and the Chamber Chorus for the town-sponsored strawberry festival and annual concert in June, the club provides floral decorations for tables placed around the filled-to-capacity auditorium.  This festival and concert is a town favorite and our newly themed decorations have been a hit with the guests. Chairmen 2008…....................................................................................................... Nancie Richardson & Patsy Kraemer      Committee 2008 ......................................Gerry Ricci, Fran Lewis, Holly Czapski, Ruth Yannetti, Roberta Doyle, Pat Cura Chairman 2009……...............................................................................................................................................…Open Garden Therapy Monthly visits to the Park Avenue Nursing Home in Arlington on the first Monday of each month give us the opportunity to work with the residents, providing projects that use fresh and dried materials.  Refreshments and a sing-a-long are part of every Garden Therapy day.   Chairman …................................................................................................................................................Betty Murray      Committee .............................. Chrissy Audibert, Sue Burton, Shirley Fratello, Dot Gibson, Paula Gallant, Mary Lonergan,                                                               Donna McGowan, Roberta Rossetti, Barbara Tomsuden, Stella Tonry, Agnes Stahl Environmental Programs  Under the guidance of our Environment Chairman, we participate in recycle programs for button batteries, ink jet cartridges, and cell phones.  Working with the Town to aid them being honored as a Tree City USA for the 6th year, we gift a tree each Arbor Day. This year will be our 76 tree.  Arbor Day trees have been planted within Arlington at the Olmstead-designed park at Town Hall, historic Whittemore Robbins House, the Old Burying Ground, Robbins Library, Park Circle, and the new McClellan Park. Chairman…................................................................................................................................................ Ruth Yannetti