HJR352 Summary

• Commends the Red Bay Garden Club of Red Bay, Alabama, for 80 years of civic service and beautification efforts.

• Recognizes the club's founding on February 25, 1937, by 12 civic-minded women, with initial membership of 25 by April 1937.

• Highlights the club's major projects including the 1939 planting of 100 oak trees on Main Street Entrance (known as the "Tunnel of Trees"), flower shows beginning October 10, 1937 with 84 entries, and Cemetery Committee work.

• Notes the club's support for charitable organizations including the Red Cross, March of Dimes, Cancer Clinic, Girl Scouts, and establishment of a Teenage Garden Club in 1950.

• Celebrates the planting of a Red Maple Tree in Bay Tree Park on March 18, 2018, as part of the club's 80th birthday celebration.