Volunteer


Member Volunteer Duties in the Community

To protect The Gardeners tax-exempt status, it is essential that an accurate record be kept of the volunteer hours of members that are spent on community projects. Every active member is expected to volunteer at least two hours a year in one of the following projects:

  • Stoneleigh
    Stoneleigh is a unique garden blending history, horticulture, ecological and conservation values, integrating Natural Lands’ emphasis on access to nature for all. Stoneleigh is located at 1829 County Line Rd, Villanova, PA 19085.  Civic Engagement workdays for The Gardeners is the first Tuesday of the month from April through November.
  • Physic Garden at Pennsylvania Hospital
    This garden, located at 5th and Spruce Streets, is a project of the Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America. Workdays are held on a PCGCA schedule from April through November.
  • Magnolia Tribute Garden
    Featuring thirteen Magnolia to honor our original thirteen colonies, this park was donated to the Independence National Historic Park by the Garden Club of America in 1959. Today the Park and member clubs of the Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America maintain the garden. 

Other Volunteer Responsibilities

Members can exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show; make floral arrangements for the patients at the Ronald McDonald House and for those at nursing homes, and decorate for the Fairmount Park House Tour for the holidays.

  • Fertilizer Fund
    It is expected that all members of The Gardeners will make a tax-deductible contribution to this annual fund, which underwrites the projects of the Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America.
  • Philadelphia Flower Show
    All Gardeners are expected to support the Club‘s entry (ies) in the Philadelphia Flower Show held each March.
  • Annual Party/Fundraiser
    All Gardeners are expected to make a contribution to the annual fundraiser that financially supports all of the club‘s activities throughout the year. See program for date, time and location.
  • Monthly Meetings
    Members are required to contact the head hostess to RSVP their attendance at meetings in a timely fashion.