In 1996, the Mountain Garden Club established the Dorothy Wertzler Memorial Scholarship, and has since awarded over $68,000 in college scholarships to deserving Highlands area students.
Dorothy Wertzler, a past MGC president and Life Member donated thousands of hostas from her personal garden over the years for MGC sponsored plant sales, the source of the scholarship fund.
Students pursuing courses of study in North Carolina colleges and Clemson University in Horticulture, Botany, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Marine Biology, Education, or other related fields may be eligible. The students must live in the 28741 or 28775 zip code to be considered, and are judged on their academic record, their financial need, and their character and commitment.
In the past year, Mountain Garden Club has provided two very deserving young ladies with monies toward their education. They will join the ranks of many recipients who have come before them, like one that has a very successful landscape company, or another that earned his Ph.D. and is now a university professor.
As of March 1, Mountain Garden Club is reviewing applications of additional students who wish to follow any of the above curriculums and need financial assistance.
For more information, contact club president, Wanda Klodosky at 828-526-9520 or wanda@landmarkrg.com.
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