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Civic Contribution
Member of The Garden Club of America, The River Oaks Garden
Club was founded in 1927 and has made many contributions to
the Houston community in the areas of conservation, horticulture
and civic beautification. Proceeds from the Azalea Trail support
these ongoing projects:
- Maintenance of the River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics
Building and Gardens. The gardens are open to the public.
- Maintenance of the 14 acre gardens of Bayou Bend, the
former estate of Miss Ima Hogg, and now the Bayou Bend Collection
and Gardens, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
- Establishment of the Bayou Bend Gardens Endowment, a charitable
trust for the perpetual maintenance of the gardens. The
endowment is supported by public contributions.
- Host of the annual Sadie Gwin Blackburn Environmental
Seminar, which is open to the public. Admission is free.
- Publication of A Garden
Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast.
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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
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