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GARDEN CLUB OF OHIO, INC. DOROTHY KOUNTZ GRANT PROGRAM DEADLINE MAY 31, 2026 REVISED 2026      FOR OUR OHIO MEMBER CLUBS         GUIDELINES & APPLICATION The Dorothy Kountz Grant is sponsored by Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. for new or existing club projects in their respective communities. Projects may be a joint venture with another organization/s.  The scope of these projects may include: Beautification Community Gardens School Gardens/Classrooms Habitat for Humanity Landscaping Blue/Gold Star Memorial Landscaping Implementation of environmental [...]

Dues statements for all clubs were sent out on February 1, 2026.  If your club president or designated GCO contact has not received theirs yet, please contact GCO Executive Secretary Virginia Schmidt at 216-310-7413, or email vnschmidt00@gmail.com. She can also answer any questions related to GCO dues and membership forms.

GARDEN CLUB OF OHIO LIFE MEMBERSHIP The purpose of Life Membership is to honor a special person, a worker bee, a garden club president, or yourself and to recognize their good works.  An application form and $50 check made out to Garden Club of Ohio is a one-time donation that goes directly to the Garden Club of Ohio Scholarship Fund.  The money is not spent, it is invested; and earnings are used for scholarships awarded to deserving college students enrolled in [...]

Garden Club of Ohio's President Debra Turner is happy to announce details for her President's Project Plant a Future!   Garden Club of Ohio President Debra Turner has chosen Plant a Future for her 2025-2027 President's Project.  She is challenging GCO clubs to develop projects that will benefit their communities not only in the present, but for generations to come.   Projects will be judged on how well they Plant a Future, how they help life survive for the next 100 years. [...]

GCO SCHOLARSHIP ANNUAL APPEAL  NEW APPEAL: NOVEMBER 2025 Garden Club Members, Affiliates, and Members at Large: Congratulations! Thank you to all who remembered to make a contribution to the Scholarship Annual Appeal, Memorials, and Honorarium donations. The students must have finished one semester of college, be an Ohio resident, but it is not necessary to attend an Ohio college. The students must be enrolled in one or many fields of agriculture which include:  Agronomy, Agriculture Education, Floriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Botany, [...]