WILTON, CT — The Wilton Garden Club held its second annual Giving Days last week, during which it delivered its philanthropic donations in person to multiple charitable causes in town.
The WGC handed checks of support, collectively totaling $5,185, to eight Wilton-based nonprofit organizations that align with its cornerstones of education, conservation, preservation and beautification. They included:
- Ambler Farm
- Federated Garden Clubs of CT
- Making Wilton Beautiful
- Norwalk River Valley Trail
- Norwalk River Watershed Association
- Pollinator Pathway
- Wilton Library Association
- Woodcock Nature Center
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“We really enjoy our new tradition of hand-delivering our support,” WGC’s philanthropy co-chair, Jennifer Davatzes, said in a news release. “Meeting with these wonderful organizations and learning about their important work makes our contributions all the more meaningful.”
WGC’s charitable donations are funded primarily through proceeds from its 83 -year-old annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale which is set this year for Friday, May 12, from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both events ill be held rain or shine at the Wilton Town Center at the Gazebo on 101 Old Ridgefield Road.
A pre-sale event will be held Wednesday, May 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Comstock Community Center Greenhouse on 180 School Road, for those wanting first dibs on smaller items such as hanging and floral baskets and assorted herbs and vegetable plants.
The WGC annual Mother’s Day sale is one of the largest and most comprehensive plant sales in Connecticut, according to organizers. Offerings this year include a large selection of popular perennials, annuals, vegetable seedlings, herbs, hanging baskets, wildflowers, indoor houseplants, flowering shrubs, patio containers, and floral gift baskets. A number of native and pollinator plants will be available, as well as a wide selection of award-winning dahlia tubers.
“Every year we are so grateful for the community’s support of our plant sale,” WGC President Ann Margaret Mannix said. “As it’s our primary fundraiser, it enables us to support a considerable number of important causes in town. We’re hoping for an excellent turnout again this year.”
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