Camden City Garden Club Mission
The Camden City Garden Club, Inc. is a community-based,
501, "C", "3" non-profit organization founded in 1985
to provide horticultural related, recreational and educational opportunities
for residents of all ages of the City of Camden and the Delaware Valley.
Through the Club's various hands-on experiences, children and adults will
realize that gardening is fun, easy and can be enjoyed by everyone.
The Club has four main activities:
- Our Educational activities include our school based Grow-Lab Program,
on site Educational Programs and Distance Learning
- Community Gardening and Community Greening
- Camden Children's Garden
- Youth Training
Each summer, we employ Camden youth for job training
and urban greening projects. To date we have employed over 100 youth. We
are proud to say that 99% have remained in high school, several have enrolled
in college, and several have become full-time employees of the Camden City
Garden Club.
We have also participated in several area flower
shows, both in New Jersey and in Philadelphia. Our exhibits have won numerous
awards including "Best of Show" awards at the prestigious Philadelphia
Flower Show. Many of our past exhibits can now be enjoyed at the Camden
Children’s Garden. |
