Go Green and promote our natural waterway. Go Beautiful and install custom clay potted planters. Go Downtown and support our Riverwalk Park.

These are the grassroots foundations of The GClub, dedicated to the greening of our Riverwalk Park and the creation of a more sustainable, more grounded downtown lifestyle.

The GClub serves as the launch pad for an ongoing series of projects and the inaugural project will be the installation of decorative clay pots throughout the park, spilling over with lush, tropical flowers and trees.

A matching grant for $22,500 was secured for the project through the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Business Capital Improvement Program (BCIP). Bob Dugan and EDSA donated $10,000 in-kind services to get this project off the ground. Terry Rynard of The City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & Recreation will oversee the installation and maintenance of the potted planters.

Members from the Riverwalk Trust and the Leadership Broward Foundation were joined by Genia Duncan Ellis and the Citizen's Volunteer Corp to plant and place the pots of Phase One along the Riverwalk on February 13, 2010; a day that will surely plant seeds for the betterment of our community.

110 Volunteers helped us complete the planting process in record time on this cool and breezy Saturday morning.

Thank you to OUR team: Leadership Broward Class XXVIII, Cindi Hutchinson, Courtney Crush, Lee Sheffield & Titan, Bud Bentley, Gloria Reese, Tom Tharrington, Lynn Mandeville, Ginny Miller, Joe Marotta, Jenn Nayak, Jackie Chavez, Jason Leidy, Serge Atherwood & Ryan Hughes.

Thank you to OUR supporters: Genia Duncan Ellis and the CVC, Area Business and Neighborhood Associations, Maxine Singh, Alex Alghussain & the Fort Lauderdale Student Ambassadors, Jeri Pryor, Tony Beall, Margarethe & Paul Sorenson, Patsy Mennuti, Dawn Costello, Jenni Morejon, Hal Barnes, Ron Centamore and especially Mayor Jack Seiler and Commissioner Bobby DuBose for coming to work with us!

We could not have made this possible without Gene Dempsey, the Parks & Recreation Team and their leadership, Terry Rynard & Phil Thornburg.

In appreciation, Renee, Ginny & Joe
GClub at Riverwalk Trust Founding Chairs

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Riverwalk Trust & the Leadership Broward Foundation join forces to implement The GClub's Inaugural Potted Planter Project

Seven members of Leadership Broward Class XXVIII have enthusiastically chosen to dedicate their allotted community project time to the Riverwalk Trust. Throughout their nine-month leadership development program, these community leaders - “the project team” - will be responsible for implementing the GClub’s Inaugural Potted Planter Project.

The team helped obtain all materials necessary for the initial plantings such as donated trees, plants, soil, rock and fertilizer.

Under the Guidance of Gene Dempsey (with the City Parks & Recreation team) and Bob Dugan (EDSA), this group has stepped up to help make Riverwalk Trust's GClub plan a reality.

Leadership Broward Class XXVIII Project Team: Brenda Cleaver, HOPE Inc. Tom Coyle, Greenspoon Marder, P.A. Laurie Menekou, City of Weston Shawn Sackman, SunTrust Drew Saito, CNL Bank Cheryl Seinfeld Dorie Vega, BankAtlantic

“In an effort to beautify the Riverwalk Park, our team enthusiastically chose to bring this project to fruition and add 25 potted planters along the Riverwalk,” said Drew Saito, Chair of the Leadership Broward team. The team has secured an in kind donation from 100% Landscaping for all of the soil. Riverwalk Trust Board Member Andrew Lester at Continental Group provided a portion of the plants that will bring the pots and the Riverwalk Park to life. “We are really looking forward to implementing this project, improving the aesthetics of the Riverwalk Park and contributing to the overall sustainability of
Ft. Lauderdale,” said team Co-Chair Shawn Sackman.