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Kensington Garden Club Mission

     

Organized in 1955, the club operates exclusively on a nonprofit basis for charitable and educational purposes, and for the well-being of the community and public benefit. The Club promotes civic beauty, encourages improvement of public spaces, raises awareness of environmental concerns and advances the art of floral design and horticulture.

 

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                                   We accomplish the club's mission through the active involvement of our members                                                                                      and the community's support of our fundraisers. 
Free Programs
We offer programs of interest
related to our mission
 
Civic Activities
We help create beautiful gardens in and around Berlin
Donations
We support town constituents and accept donations 

We are pleased to announce our newly installed Board of Directors 7/2025-7/2027

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Left to right:  Peggy LaJoie, President; Donna DeSimone, Recording Secretary; Diane Roncaioli, Treasurer; Elaine Matulis, Director; Carol Welz, Recording Secretary; Nancy Drain and Carol Courtney, Co-Vice Presidents

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Kensington Garden Club Awards $1,500 to the 2025 Scholarship Winner

 

Each year, the Kensington Garden Club presents a scholarship to a student interested in majoring in one of the following fields of study: agronomy, botany, conservation, forestry, environmental control, horticulture, landscape design, land management, or plant science and related fields. This year the club is proud to announce our scholarship winner is John Platt, a recent Berlin High School graduate. John has already shown his commitment to stewardship of the environment by becoming a “Leave No Trace” instructor and forming a Wilderness Club at Berlin High School. John was inspired by the research of Bill Mollison in self-sustainable, resilient agriculture known as permaculture. He lead a research team at the high school which will utilize similar horticultural techniques to enhance nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fixation;  thereby improving local soil conditions in an environmentally friendly way. John put his experience in greenhouse management and plant cultivation to practical use by partnering with a hospitality group to grow an array of plants needed for their business operation. Through these, and other endeavors, it is clear that John Platt is an outstanding leader, student and advocate for our environment. John will be attending Bowdoin College in Maine this fall, where he will continue his studies in biology with a concentration in conservation.The Kensington Garden Club congratulates John on receiving our $1,500 scholarship, and wishes him the best in his future studies.

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