AMHERST — Classic flower arrangements, potted plants, garden gifts and tea sandwiches and tea will be part of the annual flower show and sale at the Amherst Woman’s Club Saturday.
The event, which returned last year following a two-year COVID hiatus, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the club’s home, the Hills Memorial Club House, 35 Triangle St. At 1 p.m., a flower presentation will take place.
Admission is $5 at the door. Tickets can also be bought in advance at amherstwomansclub.org/events
In addition to offering flowers and plants for sale, the event is an opportunity for the public to visit the historic home. The flowers and plants for sale are donated by members and friends, as well as local stores like Gardener’s Supply Co., Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s in Hadley and Big Y Supermarket and Atkins Farms Country Market in Amherst.
The Amherst Woman’s Club was organized in 1893 and incorporated in 1903 to foster the interests of its members in topics of literature, science, music and history, to promote culture and cordial personal relations among women, and to contribute to the welfare of the community.
Women throughout the region are welcome to join the club, which regularly holds speaker events and other functions.
Money raised from the flower show and sale will be used to offer scholarships and grants to service agencies. Last year, the club awarded a scholarship to a young man who attended Western New England University and awarded two community grants, to Family Outreach of Amherst, which supports women and children, advocacy and crisis intervention, and The Boys and Girls Club of Amherst, which went toward an after-school program and activities.
The club’s history has included supporting a dental clinic for school children in 1924 and maintaining an employment agency during the Great Depression in the early 1930s.
