projects

Worthington Hills Garden Club

Projects

NEW PROJECTS [NP]

NP1. Conservation
C. Fuel-Efficient Stoves. Club members find innovative ways to fund this project, which aims
to reduce the amount of wood removed from the rainforests of Rwanda and The Democratic
Republic of Congo. Local people learn to make stoves from easily available materials such
as clay, sand, ash, and sweet potato vines, for a cost of just $3 per stove. These stoves use
one/third less fuel than traditional open fires for cooking. Established in 2008.

CONTINUING PROJECTS [CP]

CP1. Conservation
Seeding The Wilds. Members collect needed native plant seeds as part of the Butterfly
Conservation Initiative. A list of needed seeds is published in the Forget-Me-Not. The seeds
are donated to The Wilds nature preserve, a 10-acre butterfly habitat located on reclaimed
surface-mined land in Cumberland, OH, 88 miles east of Columbus.
Established in 2004.

CP2. Conservation
A. Seeds of Friendship. Members collect and donate vegetable and flower seeds that are
not readily available to the people of Rwanda as part of the GCO project with Partners In
Conservation (PIC). Providing food sources to the Rwandans discourages them from hunting
the endangered mountain gorillas native to Rwanda. Specific seeds needed: bush green
beans, green bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, onions, Spanish onions cosmos,
and zinnia. Seeds should be for the current growing season (2008). Deadline for donations is
the GCO Spring District Meeting, 2009.
Established in 2004.

B. The Imbabazi Gardeners. Ten gardeners are responsible for growing all the food for the
Imababazi Orphanage in Rwanda. We will raise funds/collect donations to purchase 10 pairs
of identical pruners and sturdy leather gloves. They will be delivered to Rwanda in May and
November 2008 by PIC representatives. Additional funds will be used to purchase garden
equipment and work boots in Rwanda for these men.
Established in 2007.

CP3. Community
Columbus State Scholarship. We will present one $1,000 scholarship to a Columbus State
Community College Landscape Design student in September 2008. Proceeds from the
annual Plant Sale are designated for the scholarship fund. [WHGC Minutes: 10-13-00] The
sale is held
the first or second week in May at the swimming pool of the Worthington Hills Country Club ♣.

Recipients to date:

2000 - Elaine Ewer

2001 - Marc Rohner

2002 - Joseph Mudd

2003 - Amy Holmes

2004 - Marcia Fox

2005 - Catherine Andres

2006 - Crystal Morter, Nicholas Pruitt

2007 - Katherine Moushey

Established in 2000.

CP4. Community
A. Tree Fund. The purposes of the fund are to: Plant trees annually to enhance and beautify
sites when funds are available. These sites may be gardens, cemeteries, patriotic
memorials, or historic sites. These trees are not ‘Memorial Trees’ planted to recognize the
lifelong contributions of any single individual who was a member of Worthington Hills Garden
Club. Specific “memorials” to honor individuals should be handled independently from
this project. The Tree Fund Committee shall be formed annually to: Certify that funds are
available; investigate potential sites; bring recommendations to the WHGC Board of
Directors;
with agreement and funding of the board, arrange for the planting of the trees, and report
back to the Board; after trees are planted, report back to the Board at the next scheduled
monthly meeting.
Established: 2003.

CP5. Community
Alzheimer’s Therapy. WHGC members meet at the Columbus Alzheimer Care Center at 700
Jasonway Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214 in a program incorporating activities with singing,
dancing, and “remembering” from 10–11 a.m. every Tuesday. Craft items and refreshments
are provided. Our members bake cookies for these meetings. WHGC funds an annual
holiday party for the center’s staff.
Established in 1992.

CP6. Conservation
Aluminum Can Recycling. Members recycle aluminum cans with the goal of raising at least
$200 each year. Of that amount, this year $50 will be used to adopt a Black Rhino at the
Columbus Zoo, and $150 to help fund the gardening tools of the Imbabazi Gardeners project.
Established in 1990.

Projects Completed in 2007