SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Springfield Garden Club Holiday Market on Friday, Dec. 5, was a big success. The club would like to thank the people who came and purchased handmade wreaths and arrangements for their support. This is the garden club’s only major fundraiser, and the proceeds go toward its mission to “provide a social framework for education and community service in the areas of gardening, beautification, and conservation, and to coordinate the activities of the club with those of the Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, in order to advance our mutual aims.” Activities include civic beautification in the form of planting annuals in planters and window boxes along Main Street, and maintaining six gardens around town. The club also sponsors public talks and scholarships, engages in garden therapy with Meals on Wheels and the Adult Day Service, and collaborates with Springfield on the Move, the Town of Springfield, and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce on the revitalization of downtown Springfield.
The club also would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous donations: Peter Andrews Senior Insurance Services; Beardsley Inc.; John and Corinne Bond; Claremont Savings Bank; Deanna and Buddy Dexter; Jerry Farnum, State Farm Insurance; Christopher Fauver, DDS; Heather Frahm and Bill Cronin; Mary Helen Hawthorne; Steve Greene; HB Energy Solutions; Linda Husband; Robert and Fredda Kischko; Linda and Kurt Merriman; Priscilla Millay; Parker & Ankuda, PC; Joy Regan; The Richards Group; Springfield Housing Authority; Tina’s Hallmark; Vermont Timber Works; and James and Diane Young.