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Brighton Council Honors Brighton Garden Club with Mayoral Proclamation
Summary
The City of Brighton presented a mayoral proclamation recognizing the Brighton Garden Club’s volunteer work in public gardens, its scholarships and community programs; club leaders described ongoing projects and volunteer efforts.
The Brighton City Council on Oct. 14 presented a mayoral proclamation honoring the Brighton Garden Club for its years of volunteer work maintaining and enhancing public gardens across the city.
Why it matters: The proclamation recognized the Garden Club’s contributions to public spaces, school projects, scholarships and community programs, and noted the club’s role in environmental stewardship and volunteer engagement.
What happened: Mayor Toby read a proclamation that thanked the Brighton Garden Club and recognized its “thoughtful planting, maintenance, and care of public gardens and green spaces.” The proclamation noted the club was founded in 1974, is a 501(c)(3), and includes about 80 members. It also listed club projects including the Brighton District Library children’s garden, the Post Office Memorial Garden, the City Hall native shade garden, the Veterans Memorial Garden and a Victory Pollinators Garden.
Garden Club remarks: Club co-presidents Lynn O'Shaughnessy and Nola Hoag, and other members described gardens they steward. “We give scholarships and grants and all kinds of things,” Nola Hoag said, and club members said they run education projects for local schools and community scavenger events that encourage visits to public gardens.
Community context: The proclamation acknowledged the club’s grant and scholarship work, its plant donations to local schools, and a recent donation of a native Michigan white pine to Brighton High School. No formal vote accompanied the proclamation; the presentation was ceremonial and intended to recognize volunteer contributions.
Next steps: The council and staff encouraged continued community involvement and thanked the Garden Club for its ongoing stewardship of Brighton’s public gardens.
