Penny Pines
Our Boynton Beach Garden Club is proud to participate in Penny Pines under a Conservation Agreement with the USDA Forest Service program which assists our national forests through forest restoration.
Our Garden Club first began its participation in 2012 by collecting pennies, change, and dollar bills in a jar from our members at each meeting. Over the years, our contributions to Penny Pines have been made in designated amounts of $68 to specific USDA Forest Service projects in Florida. The National Forest Service uses the monies to replace and plant trees indigenous to a particular area damaged by fire or a natural catastrophe. The $68 is the cost of planting seedlings on about an acre of land. Since adopting the program, our Club has contributed over $800 just from collecting change.
The original Penny Pines Program was started in 1941 by a woman’s sport association in California. Since the origin of that program, organizations all over the country have coordinated and helped to maintain and support the conservation of America’s natural resources and public forests. The National Garden Club (NGC) began its affiliation with Penny Pines in 2004; and likewise, the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) participates in Penny Pines and its reforestation efforts in Florida.
EVERY PENNY COUNTS
