Members

Membership in Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture is open to all who wish to promote interest in botany and horticulture at Wellesley College. Our members include far away alumnae and local neighbors interested in supporting our work. Our volunteers are men and women of all ages.

Join us now to start "Making a Difference with Plants."

 

Membership levels for the academic year July 2007-June 2008

Benefactor	$2,500 and up
Patron	$1,000
Supporter	$500
Donor	$250
Sponsor	$100
Contributor	$50
WC Student / Young Alumna	$15 (5 most recent graduating classes)

To join the Friends of Horticulture by making a gift on-line using a credit card, please go to the Wellesley College Resources Gift Page. Once there, fill out the on-line Gift Form, typing in "FRIENDS OF HORTICULTURE MEMBERSHIP GIFT" in the comment section of Step One page.

If you wish to pay by check, please send your membership to this address:

Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

 

Your membership in the Friends of Horticulture:

• Provides training and support to our volunteer docents who lead free guided tours for adult and student groups.
• Helps strengthen the Botanic Gardens' plant collections and informational displays.
• Encourages interest in horticulture and botanical sciences using the resources of the Botanic Gardens.
• Underwrites student and curatorial interns who enrich their own horticultural knowledge while providing much needed assistance to Botanic Gardens staff.
• Hosts College events such as the First-Year Student Plant Giveaway, Pizza and Bulbs Study Breaks, and Greenhouse Kids' Time during Reunion Weekend to encourage appreciation of the Botanic Gardens by prospective and current students, alumnae, faculty, and staff.
• Funds guest lecturers, student research grants, course-related field trips, books for the Science Library, and more.
• Offers an ever-expanding variety of programs, courses, art classes and field trips to members and the general public.
• Funds staff positions to manage the Friends of Horticulture office and its many activities.