Plum Beach Garden Club

is a group of

gardeners dedicated

to community

beautification, 

environmental 

conservation

and education.

The sale of custom engraved bricks in the walk of Old Library Park has been a major source of fund raising for PBGC since 1997.  We hope you will buy one or more to honor family, friends, pets, special events, etc. -- which will support our work in the community.  Thank you.

About Us

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Since its beginning in 1927, Plum Beach Garden Club has been guided by our love of flowers, plants and trees, beautiful gardens and landscapes, birds, butterflies, and bees, and of all the other symbiotic elements of nature.  

We have raised awareness of the fragility of our environment by promoting conservation and by sharing our passion and knowledge with others.  Through these efforts, our lives and the lives of those around us have been enriched.

We are a 501c3 non-profit organization and a Class 2 Garden Club as defined by the National Garden Clubs. This designation limits our membership to 44 active and associate members.  In addition, we recognize five honorary members for their long-standing dedication to the Club.

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2019 Officers

President.........................Marion Bartkiewicz

1st Vice President.............Kathy Romeo

2nd Vice President............Linda Oliver-Hughes

Treasurer.........................Ellen Abell

Recording Secretary..........Diane Devine

Corresponding Secretary....Judy Bitting

Members At Large.............Elaine Casey Lemieux & Jane Brockway

2019 Committee Chairpersons

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Awards............................Barbara Dawson

Birds/Conservation............Sue Shriner & Nancy Beck

Brick Sales.......................Jane Brockway

Civic Beautification...........Linda Sollitto & Sheila Skiffington

Design............................Betsy Ray & Darlene Vincent

Historian/Photographer......Linda Tammaro & Jill Mott

Horticulture.....................Betsy Coghlin & Anne O’Neil

Hospitality.......................Jocelyn Metivier & Martha Parks

Library Seed Project..........Donna Dufault & Cynthia Corbridge 

Membership.....................Sharon Pickering & Betty Sue Reed

Nursing Home Project........Diana Geisler

Programs.........................Linda Oliver-Hughes

Publicity...........................Karen Pizzaruso & Kathy Barrette

Special Projects................Joan Peet (2019)

Ways and Means...............Brenda Johnston & Jane Brockway

Webmaster.......................Kathy Barrette & Gail Stokes

Yearbook.........................Gail Stokes & Kathy Barrette

Youth Education................Donnalee Fronce & Ellen Grennan

Plum Beach Garden Club is a member of the following organizations: 

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• Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

• National Garden Clubs, Inc.

• Rhode Island Wild Plant Society

• Rhode Island Tree Council

• Audubon Society of Rhode Island

• North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce            

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