Helping in Our Community
Community Beautification – The Town Planters
Junior Gardeners
Garden Therapy
Our members volunteer their time, skills and knowledge to many projects in Milford:
Garden Therapy – Flower arranging workshops are held at the Countryside Healthcare facility on a Saturday six times during the year. Approximately 30 residents participate each month, and many club members share in this activity.
Junior Gardeners – Milford School children are given the opportunity to participate in gardening as part of the after school environmental curriculum during the school year. Topics covered include birds, wildlife and conservation concepts.
Community Beautification – A long-range program has been implemented with the Town of Milford to beautify the grounds of the Milford Town Library, General Draper Park, Town Hall, the traffic islands on Main Street, Route 140 and Route 109, the Senior Center, Calzone Square and Memorial Hall.
Scholarships – The Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford awards a scholarship in the amount of $1000 to a member of the senior class at Milford High School or a senior at Blackstone Valley Regional Technical School who is a resident of Milford. Our scholarship in memory of our long-time member – The Hazel M. Schroder Memorial Scholarship – in the amount of $500 to be awarded to a member of the senior class at Milford, Mendon or Hopedale who will study environmental science.
Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship recipients
The recipient of the 2025 Hazel M. Schroder $500 Memorial Scholarship is Maya Miguel Santos
Maya is a 2025 graduate of Milford High School where she was involved in sports, community service and honor societies. She is passionate about the environment. She plans to attend the UMass-Amherst to major in green architecture and engineering.
The 2025 recipient of the Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford $1000 Scholarship is Addison Mae Pellegrine.
Addison graduated in May 2025 from Blackstone Valley Technical School where she studied biotechnology. She will attend the University of Rhode Island for Agriculture. She plans to become a large animal veterinarian.