WHO WE ARE
Our purpose is the education of the membership and the community relating to horticulture, conservation, environmental issues and artistic floral design.
WHAT WE DO
As an active, friendly club composed of all ages and gardening abilities, we are involved in many delightful and informative events:
Annual Fundraisers: Game Day, Plant Sales and Annual Garden Fair.
Activities: Youth gardeners classes, floral design classes, guest speakers at meetings, field trips, plant auctions, hospice flowers, horticulture discussions, Arbor Day plantings and member yard tours.
WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
In our community, we support the Wekiva Youth Camp, Hospice of the Comforter, community landscape projects, and horticulture scholarships for college students and campership for students to attend the Wekiva Youth Camp.
COME GROW WITH US
Develop your gardening talents, create floral designs, learn horticulture techniques, discover new gardening interests, support conservation projects, share your gardening experiences, and make new friends.
JOIN US FOR A MEETING
We meet the second Monday of every month at 9:30 A.M., September to May at Village On The Green Community Center, 500 Village Place, Longwood, FL 32779. Membership Dues are $40; Life Members: $28 and Spouses: $25.
We do not discriminate as to age, gender, race or religion.
CLUB HISTORY
Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club (SWOGC) was organized January 9, 1974, with 19 charter members. It became a member of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. (NCSGC), the Deep South Region, as well as the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. (FFGC—District VII) on January 27, 1975. SWOGC was incorporated in 1992 and in 1993 was designated as a not-for-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Robert’s Rules of Order governs the parliamentary procedures of SWOGC’s board and general meetings.
Events through the years have furthered the club’s purposes of educating members and the community in their relationship to horticulture, conservation, and environmental needs, as well as to the art of floral design. Fundraisers such as the annual Card Party/Game Day (since 1986), community Garden Fair (since 2006), and Plant Sales raise money to support club activities and horticulture education through camperships to the Wekiva Youth Camp and scholarships to adult college students.
