Roswell Woman’s Club sets home, garden tour

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Woman’s Club announced it will host its second annual Spring Home and Garden Tour April 22 in Roswell.

The tour is a signature fundraising event that features historic homes and décor inspiration. Proceeds from ticket sales will support North Fulton education and charities.

“The profits raised from RWC fundraisers are channeled back into the community through scholarships to high school seniors and to non-traditional students, grants to teachers, and grants to nonprofit organizations that serve the North Fulton Community,” Roswell Woman’s Club President Liz Jackson said.

Plans:

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With collaborative efforts among Community Development, Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments, Milton city staff has been working to draft the initial agreement alongside staff from Alpharetta.

Emily Groth, Milton environmental program manager, presented other ideas for Mayfield Farm, like composting and organic waste diversion as well as educational partnerships with local schools, the University of Georgia Agriculture Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Groth said sustainable programs at Mayfield Farm would expand what work the city already does with local schools, like the competitive, city-funded mini-grant offered every fall.

The next couple of months, Milton city staff will look to feedback from the City Council based on agreement terms with Alpharetta. The cities would then begin organizing volunteers to cultivate the land and potentially start “Grow-A-Row” in spring 2024 planting season.

Future budget discussions would include demolitions, preparation, security

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The club has awarded over $2.4 million in grants and scholarships since 1997, Jackson said. The club, a nonprofit founded in 1948, seeks to support educational scholarships and grants, human services, cultural arts, historical preservation and urban improvement in Roswell.

In 2022, the club granted 32 organizations nonprofit grants, including The Drake House, the Roswell Historical Society, Sunshine on a Ranney Day and the Foster Care Support Foundation. It also provided 14 scholarships to high school seniors and 34 educator grants to North Fulton teachers.

Ticket sales will begin this month. More information on the tour, the upcoming silent auction and tickets can be found at roswellwomansclub.org.

and accessibility. The city had previously established $35,000 for Mayfield Farm, Groth said.

“This is great. I really like the program,” Milton City Councilman Paul Moore said. “And of course, I look forward to supporting it to make sure that it’s something that we can all enjoy in the community.”

At its March 6 meeting, the Alpharetta City Council also heard a report on Mayfield Farm’s potential “Grow-ARow” program, but members voiced cost concerns.

“There’s value in it, but we’re already investing a lot,” Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said. “I’m concerned that the cost could become more than the benefit if we’re not very cautious in how we design those programs.”

Gilvin noted the city’s existing stake in the Old Rucker Farm. The program was once volunteer-led, Gilvin said, but since its inception, several Alpharetta staff members have begun managing the project.

Alpharetta City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said there are nearly a dozen structures on the Mayfield property that should be demolished as soon as possible to prevent nuisance for nearby residents.

“Regardless of whether or not ‘GrowA-Row’ moves forward, I think that parcel is a site that we own that we need to make a little safer than it might be today,” Lagerbloom said.

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