Committees
Beautification
Chair: Jackie Coyne
Members plant and maintain the Quechee Village gardens for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. We also meet in December to decorate the Village for the holidays.
Memorial Garden
The Memorial Garden is an ongoing project of the Club on the Village Green that honors past members. Also, trees are planted in memory of past members.
Wildlife Garden
The Wildlife Garden is an area of native plants and designated as a “Certified Wildlife Habitat” by the National Wildlife Federation. It is located adjacent to the Quechee Village Green. The QGC maintains the path through the garden along with a guide to native plants and wildlife.
Interested in chairing or helping on a committee? Email us!
2025-26 Board and Committee Chairs:
Co-Presidents: Carol Rynk, Eleanor Shepard
Vice-President: Lisa Steinberg
Treasurer: Lisa Hastings
Secretary: Susan Carey
Membership: Joyce Spector
Hospitality: Carol Stall, Lisa Steinberg
Scholarship: Debbie Marcus
School Grants: Brenda Needham
Beautification: Jackie Coyne, Jeanette Veverka
General Advisor: Marge Gray
Website: Kathy Stroffolino
Newsletter: Carol Rynk
Events: Jane Marsh, Marge Gray
Community Outreach
School Grants: Chair Brenda Needham
QGC helps support garden programs at local K-12 schools and the Quechee Library to instill the love of gardening and foster the next generation of gardeners and land stewards.
Scholarship.: Chair Debbie Marcus
Each year, QGC awards the Anne Bradley Emerson Scholarship to a local student who is pursuing studies in horticulture, forestry, or the environmental/biological sciences.
Vermont Green-Up Day: contact Barb Bazarian
QGC members actively participate in the annual Vermont Green-Up Day. In 2024, over 23,500 volunteers statewide picked up 348+ tons of trash. Of the 142 Quechee Village volunteers, over 60% were garden club members. Thank you to all who participate in this important initiative.
Community Garden: contact Debbie Marcus
In 2011, the Quechee Community Garden was created on the Village Green with the support of the Garden Club, the Town of Hartford, the White River Rotary Club and Quechee Lakes Landowners Association (QLLA). Today, the gazebo and gardens are used year round by residents and visitors alike.
Fundraising
Plant Sale: contact Carol Rynk
The May plant sale features perennial plants from members’ gardens and annuals and herbs from local greenhouses. The funds raised are used for the beautification of our village and other garden club projects.
Wreath Sale: contact Marge Gray
The annual sale of evergreen wreaths helps offset the costs of the holiday decorations around the village.
