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Awards and Recognition

The Westmoreland Hills Garden Club (WHGC) has been recognized for decades for our contributions to the neighborhood and community, as well as to local and national garden club organizations. Awards include: civic development and civic beautification citations for our maintenance of the Corner Garden and Wild Plant Sanctuary; recognition of our support of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. (NCAGC) scholarship fund; and recognition of our efforts to promote volunteerism and community spirit in Montgomery County. 
 
Recent awards presented to the Westmoreland Hills Garden Club include:  
 
2019 
Landscape Design Council grant from our governing body, the NCAGC to refurbish the Corner Garden (at Duvall Drive and Elliott Road) with native shrubs and trees. The award stated, “Your application was particularly appealing because a large portion of your membership volunteer and maintain this garden.”

​Westmoreland Citizens Association grant to aid in the refurbishment of  the the Corner Garden. 

 
Electronic Media Awards (1) from the NCAGC for our website and (2) the club also received the first place Electronic Media national award from National Garden Clubs, Inc.  There are 2,00o clubs in the National Garden Clubs  network.  


Special Recognition in honor of Dianne Carberry 
Generous Westmoreland Hills neighbors made a significant contribution to the WHGC in celebration of longtime club member Dianne Carberry. President twice, Dianne’s leadership was instrumental in such projects as the Corner Garden and Jamestown Creek Wild Plant Sanctuary, as well as the annual creek cleanup of Little Falls.  These funds have been used to help renovate the Jamestown Creek area.

2018 
Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail:  The Club was recognized by Montgomery County as an early donor to the Capital Crescent Trail and we were commemorated with a WHGC brick paver on the walkway to the new Neal Potter Plaza (on the northwest side of the intersection of the Capital Crescent Trail and River Road). 

Perennial Bloom Award to longtime member Barbara Whalen for District IV of the NCAGC as well as the NCAGC overall winner in recognition of her contributions to the Club, including her love and knowledge of gardening, her warmth and willingness to reach out to others, and her leadership abilities.
 
Strathmore Hall Holiday Decorating citation
 
Special Recognition in honor of Dianne Carberry 
Generous Westmoreland Hills neighbors made a significant contribution to the WHGC in celebration of longtime club member Dianne Carberry. Her energy and enthusiasm for gardening and community building helped WHGC draw together neighbors of different generations and create lasting bonds of friendship. These funds have been set aside to help renovate the Corner Garden.
 
2013 
Perennial Bloom Award to Sheila Lindveit for her leadership and many contributions to the club. Sheila was cited for her quiet leadership style—she was president and chaired numerous committees—always encouraging, engaging, and inspiring others. A passion for gardening and the natural world was always evident in her work with the club and in her own garden. 
 
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