Framingham Garden Club’s Senior Classes award-winning model has been adopted by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts as a “garden therapy” prototype for the entire state. The “Design in a Box” concept was created by Senior Class Chairs Marilyn Hanley and Pat Towle during the Covid pandemic. It has been refined as a guide for in-person classes that are led by FGC members and teams of assistants.
The FGC Senior Classes program received two high awards in 2023. The first was from the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (GCFM), which awarded our program “The Ralph H. David Silver Bowl” in June 2023. The New England Garden Clubs awarded “The Mary Stone Garden Therapy Award” in October 2023 for FGC’s community outreach program for senior residents.
Following these awards, GCFM asked that Marilyn and Pat create a model for the entire Federation based on FGC’s program. Marilyn and Pat presented a state-wide PowerPoint presentation that outlined the model step-by-step on April 30, 2024. To view the presentation, click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiTfm8Zg7I
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