The Chelsea Area Garden Club (CAGC) will award a limited number of grants of $500 or less this spring to local nonprofit organizations or individuals for horticulture-related projects.
Projects should align with the club’s goals: Promote gardening, community beautification, and environmentally responsible horticultural practices and conservation through education in the Chelsea area.
Applications and information about the garden club’s annual grant program are available here or by calling Charlene Harris at 734-433-9773.
Mail applications to the CAGC Grant Program, P.O. Box 519, Chelsea, MI 48118 and they must be postmarked by Feb. 28.
Applicants who live in the CAGC service area, primarily western Washtenaw County, will be given preference. Not every applicant may receive funding.
Grant recipients are expected to report on their projects at the garden club’s Oct.14 meeting, at noon at Chelsea First United Methodist Church.
The garden club awarded $3,800 in scholarships and grants in 2012, and recipients included the Chelsea Senior Center, $500; the Chelsea Community Kitchen, $300; and six students in the Michigan State University Organic Farmer Training Program. Each student received a $500 scholarship.
The club raises money for horticulture-related grants and scholarships and for civic beautification through two fundraisers — its spring plant sale and a garden walk held every other year.
Mark your calendars now. This year’s plant sale will take place on May 11 from 8 a.m.-noon in downtown Chelsea.
