Pottawatomie Garden Club
Est. 1928 ~ A spirited, award-winning group serving the community of St. Charles, Illinois.
Meetings: 4th Monday of the month, February though October
Scholarship...
2015 Scholarship Award Winner - Ms. Grace Ditch
Grace Ditch was introduced and awarded a $3,000 Scholarship at the August 24th meeting at Wasco Nursery. Grace, a 2015 graduate of St. Charles High School East, will attend the University of Minnesota and pursue a major in Forestry and Natural Resource Management.
There were 10 very qualified applicants applying for the scholarship this year. Grace thanked the Pottawatomie Garden Club for the scholarship and our support of her goal to someday work with the U.S. Forest Service or National Park Service. Grace has always had a love of the outdoors, enjoying either work or recreational activities. A well-rounded student and member of the National Honor Society with a 4.938 GPA, Grace also participated in high school theater productions and was voted captain of the girls swim and dive team in which she participated for 4 years. Community volunteer activities for Grace included serving at Hesed House as a breakfast server, and church mission trips during the summer to impoverished Appalachia.
From lft to rt: Michael Ditch, Katie Ditch, Pat Pretz, Grace Ditch and Diane Conn
The Pgc scholarship is awarded in the spring to a high school senior or college student majoring in any of the following areas of study: Agriculture; Botany; Conservation; Ecology; Environmental Concerns; Forestry; Horticulture; and/or related studies. The student must reside within the St. Charles Community Unit School District 303.
We invite you to apply and send your application to:
Pottawatomie Garden Club Scholarship Chairpersons
P.O. Box 424, St. Charles, IL 60174
or email to info@pottagardenclub.org
This year the PGC has selected two outstanding scholars who will each receive a $3,000 scholarship. This is the first year our club is pleased to have awarded two scholarships in memory of Emma Bogert, totaling $6,000.
Morgan Meador and Jonathan Lingard are the two recipients of this year's 2017 scholarships and both are honors students who will graduate from St. Charles East and continue their studies in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and environmental or related fields.
From lft to rt: Co- Chair Jeanne Marozzi, Morgan Meador, Dixon Bogart & Jonathan Lingard
2017 PGC Memorial Scholarship Winners-
Morgan Meador & Jonathan Lingard
2017 Scholarship Award
