Washington Garden Club – Diamond Club
Organized in 1929 and Federated in 1934 Currently 19 Members
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Happy Gardening!
Our Club Goals:
- To stimulate a love for gardening in family, friends, and neighbors.
- To encourage home and community beautification.
- To improve awareness of horticulture as both a hobby and a profession.
- To encourage the art of floral arranging and design.
- To provide active support and encouragement for the conservation of natural resources.
- To better understand the limitations of our arid environment and learn to cope with special challenges.
Dedication
The Washington Garden Club will use the bequest of the Iva Corpstein Estate in fulfilling each of the above goals, in memory and love for the enhancement of education in the fields of gardening, arranging, and philanthropic activities.
Budget Committee Chairperson
Linda Pierce
Christmas Party Chairperson
Cecilia Gaelick
Club Photography Chairperson
Brian Hopkins
Flower Show/Design Chairperson
Marge Bayless
Fundraising Chairperson
Orvalita Hopkins
Historical Records Chairperson
Tina Box
Horticulture/Native Plants Chairperson
Kristi Caggiano
Membership Chairperson
Destyn Moreno
Philanthropic Chairperson
Jessica Tatum
Programs Chairperson
Dana Benoit
Social Media Chairperson
Katie Fiore
Sunshine Girl/Telephone Tree
Destyn Moreno
Yearbook Chairperson
Linda Pierce
Ralph Pierce
Valley Garden Center Liason
Orvalita Hopkins
Veteran Home Centerpieces Chairperson
Orvalita Hopkins
Web Page
Tina Box
Continuing Projects
CP-1 Arizona Veterans Home
Continue support to the Arizona Veterans Home celebrating the fall season with donations of pumpkins for the jack-o-lantern contest and create holiday centerpieces for dining room tables.
100% membership participation
Chairman: All Members
CP-2 Heifer International Project
An organization that helps children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts to help them become self-reliant. The club provides support by making a $50 yearly donation.
100% membership participation
Chairman: Marge Bayless
CP-3 Penny’s for Pines
NGC and the USDA Forest Service have formed a partnership sustaining our national and urban forests through this reforestation/forest education program. Our club participates in this program by annually donating the requested amount of $68 for replanting replacement trees damaged by fire or other natural catastrophes in Arizona forests.
100% membership participation.
Chairman: Jessica Tatum
CP-4 St Mary’s Food Bank
A non-profit organization that gathers and distributes food donations to feed the hungry in Arizona. Our club provides support through food and monetary donations.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Ralph and Linda Pierce
CP-5 Horticulture for Young Gardeners
Working with the youth to teach them about the joy and wonder of growing vegetables to use in the Culinary School at Moon Valley High School.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Glenna Teel
CP-6 Environmental Learning Field Trips
Experiencing the beauty of desert plants, wildlife, and native culture of the Southwest.
80% membership participation
Chairman: Glenna Teel and Marge Bayless
CP-7 Caring for Others
Donating clothes, diapers, and toys to the Department of Child Safety (DCS) for children in their care.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Jessica Tatum
CP-8 Valley Garden Center Cleanup
Members will do a scheduled cleanup of the year and inside buildings.
100% member participation.
Chairman: Marge Bayless
Past Presidents
| 1929-1930 | Mrs. S.R. Marlette | 1958-1960 | Mrs. J.G. Perry |
| 1930-1931 | Mrs. Dan C. Carper | 1960-1962 | Mrs. J.M. Nelson |
| 1931-1932 | Mrs. H.B. Embach | 1962-1963 | Mrs. D.M. Biaett |
| 1932-1933 | Mrs. W.H. Knox | 1963-1963 | Mrs. Sam Minter |
| 1934-1935 | Mrs. J.F. Warnock | 1963-1964 | Mrs. Peter Corpstein |
| 1935-1936 | Mrs. Ben L. Rudderow | 1964-1966 | Mrs. W. Andrew Jean |
| 1936-1937 | Mrs. C.M. Dean | 1967-1968 | Mrs. C.F.M. Johnson |
| 1937-1938 | Mrs. J.M. Nixon | 1968-1969 | Mrs. Dan A. Lippman |
| 1938-1940 | Mrs. E.G. Fitzgerald | 1969-1971 | Mrs. Larry Sherrick |
| 1940-1941 | Mrs. F.W. Campbell | 1971-1973 | Mrs. Bart an Wolde |
| 1941-1942 | Mrs. L.L. Sanes | 1973-1978 | Ms. Miona Mackey |
| 1942-1943 | Mrs. P.A. Brown | 1978-1984 | Mrs. Edward Newhall |
| 1943-1944 | Mrs. M.C. Rand | 1984-1986 | Mrs. Jerry Groves |
| 1944-1945 | Mrs. Ben L. Rudderow | 1986-1987 | Mrs. Jane Ewaniuk |
| 1945-1946 | Mrs. H.J. Albersmeier | 1987-1989 | Mrs. Richard Valenti |
| 1946-1947 | Mrs. Clark Street | 1989-1991 | Mrs. Gene Henry |
| 1947-1948 | Mrs. E.C. Stutz | 1991-1993 | Mr. George Byrne |
| 1948-1949 | Mrs. E.P. Warren | 1993-1995 | Ms. Lucinda Harrison |
| 1949-1950 | Mrs. David Russel | 1995-1999 | Mrs. Betty Groves |
| 1950-1951 | Mrs. Newman White | 1999-2004 | Mrs. Orvalita Hopkins |
| 1951-1952 | Mrs. J.S. Hopwood | 2004-2005 | Mr. Wally Vegors |
| 1952-1954 | Mrs. George T.Geeiler | 2005-2007 | Mrs. Marge Bayless |
| 1954-1955 | Mrs. A.J. English | 2007-2009 | Mrs. Orvalita Hopkins |
