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2024 Donation Presentations

Boy Scout Troup 811

We are so grateful for the help of the Boy Scouts at our Jensen Beach Garden Club 2024 Garden Expo. They worked hard volunteering at the all day event. We are happy to support Boy Scout Troop 811. The Club donated $200 to these amazing young men. Pictured L-R Dana von Rinteln JBGC President and Kevin Johnson, Troop Leader. March 27, 2024.

Environmental Studies Center 

The Club presented our $1560 donation to Kris Kerr at the Environmental Studies Center on March 28th, 2024. It gives us all great joy to help six children attend summer camp at the Center this year. Pictured L-R Mary Chambers, JBGC member, Kris Kerr ESC Scholarship Chair, and Dana von Rinteln JBGC President.

The Florida Oceanographic Society accepted the Club's donation of $1500 which will be used for 4 teens to attend the center this summer. Pictured at the center L-R Dana von Rinteln, JBGC President, Shannon Dack Education Manager of FL Oceanographic and Janice Jovingo, JBGC Treasurer.


March 15, 2024.


After their Morikami Japanese Garden field trip, The Junior Master Gardeners met with Dana von Rinteln, Club President and Jan Jovingo, Club Treasurer on April 19, 2024. Dana and Jan presented the club's donation which will enable the children attend a workshop at the UF/IFAS Extension office. There they will receive their Sugar Belle Citrus trees to grow and sell next year.

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