THANK YOU for Your Support in 2024!
Whether sitting on the board or working on the grounds, volunteers are essential for day to day tasks.
Donations from our community fund operations and are considered critical support.
Grants and endowments support projects and programs that keep us growing.
Thank you to all who contributed to the NABG in 2024!
It was another year of milestones and growth all made possible by YOU!
WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED:
Officially renamed to: Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens — Added 13.5 acres of land — Encore Bear Necessities presentation — Re-striped parking lot — Seeded prairie — OWLs program at JCC — Painted & updated the Krumm Center interior — New water heater — Koeppen Cardinal Sculpture — New water fountain with bottle filler & pet bowl — Earth Day: Planet vs. Plastics — Repaired broken water lines — Annual Spring Plant Sale: The Garden Awakens — Repaired window over the east doors — Updated office software — Assisted with CAA Sculpture Tour — Senior Fair @ YMCA — Advertised, interviewed, and brought in a summer intern — Run for Beer @ Gezellig Brewery — Began monthly volunteer orientations — Began Mentee program — Hosted a conservation camp for JCC — 4th of July Parade — Monthly Farmer’s Market appearances — Judged garden classes @ Jasper County Fair — Re-sided & painted 2 sides of the storage shed with Serve the City — Garden presentations: Gardens of Scandinavia & Local Garden History — Photography policy adopted — Added a recycling container — New LED parking lot lights — New sign on shed facing beltline — Changed over to MCG — Master Gardener Class Tour — Monarch Release — Fabulous Fall Festival: Where’s Your Cardinal — Put together a Did You Know? ad running at Captiol II Theatre — launched our Annual Appeals Campaign — CAA collaboration Murder Mystery: Death by Chocolate — Walk the Plank Fundraiser — installed entire scene @ Jasper County Museum’s Tree-Mendous Christmas Experience — Park Centre presentation — designed & printed new envelopes with updated logo — ordered a greenhouse — dedicated the Welcome Center-Business Entrance with a plaque — received the JCF, Black Hills Energy, Theisen’s, and Newton Hotel-Motel grants — AND (drumroll) KEPT THE BEAUTY OF THE GARDENS GROWING!!!
Geisler-Penquite Endowment 2024
Mary E. Bruhn Charitable Fund Grant 2024
Jasper Community Foundation Grant 2024 – $8,000
Black Hills Energy Grant 2024 – $2,500
Theisen’s More for Your Community Grant 2024 – $1,000
The City of Newton Hotel-Motel Tourism Grant Program 2024
THANK YOU!!!
The Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens celebrates nature by focusing on horticulture, community, and growth.