Community Highlights
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They may be sweating or freezing, muddy or clean, but wherever you see members of Plum Beach Garden Club serving this wonderful community, you will always see them SMILING!
North Kingstown Food Pantry
In keeping with annual tradition, Plum Beach Garden Club presented the North Kingstown Food Pantry with a donation of $2,635 from individual members of PBGC. Pictured from left to right, Barbara Dawson, Treasurer; Kristin Jahne of the North Kingstown Food Pantry; Sue Jones, President; Ellen Grennan; and Becky Dower, Secretary. PBGC also collected 290 pounds of non-perishable items delivered prior to Thanksgiving.
Newport Flower Show
Plum Beach Garden Club design team of Andrea Sarrasin, Elaine Lemieux, Pat Morgan, Kathleen Romeo, and Darlene Vincent (not pictured) won a blue ribbon win at the 2025 Newport Flower Show. Their entry was one of 12 in the Garden Club Challenge “Newport Fairy Gardens” Class. After the Flower Show the "Fairy Garden" was on display at the NK Library and the Senior Center for the community to enjoy!
Tim Cranston Walking Tour
Plum Beach Garden Club invited the community to join Tim Cranston on a walking tour of the 'The Avis Block- The story of Wickford’s most remarkable woman, Avis Ann Spink'.
At the conclusion of his talk, PBGC presented him with their Award of Excellence "in appreciation of his invaluable role as historian and storyteller, whose columns, books, walking tours, and lectures have captured the spirit of this community".
Nursing Home Visits
Members of Plum Beach Garden Club recently visited with residents at the Roberts Health Center and on another day at the Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. They brought all the supplies necessary to have fun afternoons chatting with residents while creating charming arrangements.
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Youth Education
PBGC partnered with Ocean State Community Wellness to offer children aged 3-7 the hands-on experience and education of growing food, flowers, herbs, creating fairy gardens and so much more.
PBGC club members also conducted a variety of youth education programs at the North Kingstown Library, as well as working with faculty and students at Davisville Middle School to revitalize and renovate the Courtyard Garden.
Art in Bloom
Plum Beach Garden Club hosted an afternoon of local art and floral arrangements for the community to enjoy. The event featured more than two dozen stunning displays, each pairing a work of art with the imaginative floral arrangement that it inspired.
Regional and local artists— including
students from Wickford Middle
School—created the artwork, while
members of many garden clubs and
professional designers created the interpretive floral designs. Proceeds benefited the PBGC Scholarship Fund.
URI Scholarship
Plum Beach Garden Club is pleased to honor Fiona Dell’Antonio as this year’s URI scholarship recipient. Fiona (pictured center) is a plant science major focusing on native plant and pollinator interactions, and native bee conservation. Congratulations on the $2,500 award!
It Takes a Village to
Decorate the Village!
Plum Beach Garden Club presented the annual holiday wreath to our Police/Fire Station and members of pitched in to make 25 beautiful hanging holiday baskets and to put lights on the trees to decorate our beautiful village. Joining in with the Wickford Village Association, HistWick members and many others, we donned our purple Santa hats and braved extremely cold temperatures to get it done. The comradery was fantastic and the splendor was on full display at the tree lighting December 4th!
Meals on Wheels
Members gathered to create Christmas floral arrangements to be delivered with Meals on Wheels. This is one of the long-standing traditions for seasons and holidays that brings joy to all.
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