(Chelsea Update would like to thank Mary Jo Frank for the information and photos in this story.)
The Chelsea Area Garden Club (CAGC) will award a limited number of grants of up to $1,000 in 2018 to local nonprofit organizations for sustainable horticulture-related projects.
The application deadline is Nov. 30.
Grants support projects that promote the love of gardening, community beautification, environmentally responsible horticultural practices, and conservation through education and by example.
Applications and information about the annual grant program are available at www.chelseagardenclub.com, on Facebook at Chelsea Garden Club or by calling Charlene Harris at 734-433-9773.
Applications, postmarked no later than Nov. 30, should be mailed to the CAGC Grant Program, P.O. Box 519, Chelsea, MI 48118. Applicants in the CAGC service area— Chelsea and western Washtenaw County—will be given preference.
Grant recipients will report on their projects at the garden club’s noon meeting Oct. 8, 2018 at Chelsea First United Methodist Church.
The CAGC raises money for horticulture-related grants and scholarships and for civic beautification through its spring plant sale.
The 2018 plant sale will be held 8 a.m.- noon May 12 at the Chelsea Community Fairgrounds, 20501 W. Old U.S. Highway 12.
