Bow resident Joyce Kimball was installed as president of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. at their 84th annual meeting held at the Birch Wood Vineyard Event Center last month.
Kimball will serve as state president of this volunteer organization of 20 area clubs and approximately 1,200 members for the 2017-19 term.
NHFGC promotes the love of gardening, floral design, civic beautification and both civic and environmental responsibility and provides education, resources, mentoring and state-wide networking opportunities for its members. Kimball joined the Bow Garden Club in 2000 and was elected to serve as the NHFGC’s District II director, the liaison for the Bow, Goffstown, Hooksett and Weare garden clubs in 2002. She served as Bow Garden Club President from 2003-05, the NHFGC state president 2006-09 and was elected to the position of New England region director for 2011-13.
As state president, Kimball will serve on the National Garden Clubs’s board of directors during her two-year term. Kimball is a master gardener and currently serves on the Community Forestry Advisory Council (DRED) and the Governor’s Lilac and Wildflower Commission.
During the luncheon, the Bow Garden Club received the following awards:
Club Scrapbook – 2nd place, medium-size club
Club Yearbook – 2nd place, medium-size club
Silver Seal Citation – Member Susan Johnson was presented with a Silver Seal Award for her contributions to the club over the years.
Community Star Award – Dan Freeman, groundskeeper for the Town of Bow for his continuing support and assistance to the garden club with their civic beautification efforts.
Photography Contest – Cathy Ahrens was a finalist in the National Garden Clubs, Inc. photography contest themed “Look deeply into nature and you will understand.” Both photos were displayed at NGC’s 85th annual convention held in Richmond, VA in May.
President’s District Bowl – NHFGC’s District II, which includes the Bow Garden Club, received this award as the district that most advanced the objectives of the N.H. Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and National Garden Club during 2016.
