The Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of the Back Bay took place May 19, and the membership voted to award the following grants for the fiscal year ending June 30.
We are committed to the street trees of Back Bay. This year, in addition to budgeting $20,000 for tree care in the neighborhood, we will distribute the awards listed below, for a total of $48,000 in aid distributed in accordance with our mission statement.
Our fundraising efforts allow us to award grants to other nonprofit groups who also work as advocates for Boston’s green spaces. Thanks to your generosity we can continue to work on our mission to support neighborhood beautification projects and promote conservation throughout the City of Boston. For fiscal year 2013/2014 the following organizations will receive:
BLOSSOM FUND (Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America):Â Â $500
In support of the Boston Natural Areas Network Community Garden Project at Pope John Paul II Park
CHARLES RIVER CLEANUP BOAT:Â Â $ 2,000
BOSTON NATURE CENTER/MASS AUDUBON:Â Â $2,000
In support of summer camp scholarships for children ages 5 – 14 from Mattapan, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain
EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY:Â $3,000
In support of the restoration of Mother’s Rest at the corner of Boylston Street and The Fenway, amending the soil and planting for erosion control and slope stabilization.
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE MALL COMMITTEE:Â $ 5,000
In support of tree, turf and soil restoration on the Charlesgate block.
THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION:Â $ 5,000
In support of pruning the ornamental trees on the Esplanade.
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN:Â $5,000
In support of inoculation of elm trees against Dutch Elm Disease.
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN:Â $3,000
In addition to the grant above, an additional grant assisting with the repair of the fountain at the White Memorial on the corner of Beacon and Arlington Streets. The “Angel of the Waters” statue is by Daniel Chester French. See picture below.
FRIENDS OF COPLEY SQUARE:Â $1,500
In support of treatment of trees for root stress, and application of fertilizer and fungicides.
TOTAL GRANTSÂ $28,000