ROCKPORT — Camden Garden Club honored as this year’s scholarship recipients at their annual luncheon held on June 13 at the Samoset Resort. Those recipients are Lucas Fischer and Emma McGurren.

Lucas, a 2019 graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School will attend Yale University in the fall to study Economics and Ecology. 

Emma, a CHRHS alum, attends Clark University majoring in Global Environmental Studies. 

Scholarship Chair Priscilla Granston and committee member Fran Moore presented the awards, and Lucas and Emma each took a moment to explain their future plans and goals to the members. 

The Camden Garden Club’s Scholarship Program was established in 1984 and to date more than 130 scholarships have been awarded to students majoring in horticulture related subjects.    

The luncheon also provided an opportunity to recognize individual club members who have made an outstanding contribution to the organization over the past twelve months. Judy McGuirk and Elizabeth Moran were congratulated by Co-Presidents Karen Cease and Ceil King and thanked by all for their extraordinary efforts this year. 

Camden Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Maine and National Garden Clubs, Inc. 

Guests and prospective members are always welcome, according to the Club, in a news release.

For more information about the club and its activities visit www.camdengardenclub.org or email camdengardenclub100@gmail.com.