Wesson Junior Gardeners receive state award
Published 12:00 pm Monday, April 12, 2021
- Photo submitted From left, Wesson Garden Club Junior Gardeners, “The Butterbeans,” Jennifer Peets, Kori Peets, Brooke Coleman, Kate Norwood and Katie Brooke West (and Dixie Thornton, not pictured) were recently awarded the Second Place Youth Award for exemplary efforts to keep Mississippi beautiful.
The 2020 Wesson Garden Club Junior Gardeners — “The Butterbeans” — were honored recently at the Keep Mississippi Beautiful Annual Awards/Great American Cleanup State Kickoff event held on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol.
The Second Place Youth Award for exemplary efforts made to keep Mississippi beautiful was presented to the group by the First Lady of Mississippi, Elee Reeves. Those accepting the award were Junior Gardeners Brooke Coleman, Kate Norwood, Kori Peets, Katie Brooke West, Dixie Thornton and Jennifer Peets.
The Wesson Garden Club is a member of The Garden Clubs of Mississippi Inc. and The National Garden Clubs Inc.