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Past and Present Civic Contribution
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River Oaks Garden Club |
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2006-2007
- Brookwood Community ($2,500) – Greenhouse Patron - Assist in funding the teaching and training component of the functionally disabled adults.
- Museum of Health & Medicine ($1,500) – Sensory Garden renewal
- Lamar High School ($2,500) – Assist in funding the Campus Grounds Master Plan
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ($20,000) – Bayou Bend Visitor Center
- Trees For Houston ($2,500) – Branching Out Project
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum ($1,000) – Guardian of History
2005-2006
- Buffalo Bayou Partnership - Purchase native trees and enough wildflower seeds for a one acre prairie.
- Camp For All – Tree planting at the wetland ecology pond near the equestrian center.
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center – To fund the renovation of one of the two Woodway fountains at entrance.
- Houston Public Library – Friends of Texas Room – Help produce a documentary video on historic photograph collections, including gardens and flower arrangements in early Houston homes.
- Kipp School– A public charter school. Provide 3-6 oak trees in front of the new KIPP Houston High School.
- Peckerwood Gardens - Funding a guide to the Quercus collection at Peckerwood Garden.
- Urban Harvest – Grant to help build a school garden at Farias Early Childhood Center.
- Washington on Westcott Roundabout Initiative – One pair (2) benches to be placed in the native gardens that surround the roundabout.
2004-2005
- Bo's Place - landscaping for its Memory Garden
- Cedar Brook Elementary - landscaping for its bus drop
entry
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft - Craft Garden
- Urban Harvest - Emergency Garden Fund
2003-2004
- Camp For All: To add landscaping to the existing grounds
- Houston Zoo: To build a landscaped area in front of the
Bear Habitat
- University of Houston:To create a rose garden in front
of The Moores School of Music
- Seniors Place: To provide a garden at the Day Care Center
for Alzheimer's patients
- Buffalo Bayou Partnership: To plant 3 acres of wild flowers
and to restore a key tributary in an area originally designed
by Charles Tapley
- Hope Center for the Retarded: To build a herb garden
- Park People: To fund the Tree Registry program
2002-2003
The Brookwood Community,Casa de Esperanza, The Chinquapin
School, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Friends of
Hermann Park, Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, Park People,
Peckerwood Garden Conservation Foundation, Student Conservation
Association, Inc, Trees for Houston University of Houston,
Upper Kirby District Foundation
2001-2002
Friends of Hermann Park
Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Park People
Peckerwood Gardens
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
Trees for Houston
University of Houston
Upper Kirby District
2000-2001
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Camp for All
Houston Arboretum Nature Center
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas
Peckerwood Garden Foundation
Brookwood Community
The Children's Museum of Houston
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
1999-2000
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Upper Kirby District
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
The Woman's Home
Star of Hope
Camp for All
Friends of River oaks Park
The Senior's Place
Houston Heights Association
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Museum of Fine Arts- Rienzi
Casa de Esperanza
The Park People
1998-1999
The Brookwood Community
Camp for All
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Nature Conservancy of Texas
Rienzi
Trees for Houston
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
1997-1998
The Brookwood Community
Casa de Esperanza
Lamar High School
River Oaks Park
National Wildflower Research Center
GCA Project 2000
Nature Conservancy of Texas
Harbach-Ripley Neighborhood Center
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
1996-1997
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Casa de Esperanza
Contemporary Arts Museum
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas
Ronald McDonald House
Star of Hope
The Women's Home
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
1995-1996
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Houston Audobon Center
National Wildflower Research Center
Neuhaus Educational Center
River Oaks Elementary
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
Trees for Houston
Upper Kirby District Foundation
1994-1995
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Heritage Society/ Jack Yates House
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Mercer Arboretum
Nehemiah Neighborhood Center
The Women's Home
San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park
Student Conservation Association, Inc.
Trees for Houston for Gallegos Elementary School
Urban Harvest
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