Entirely a volunteer effort, the Geneva Beautification Committee consists of organizations, businesses, families and individual volunteers that adopt and maintain planting beds such as corner planting beds (known as "knuckles"), containers and flower boxes located in Geneva's Central Business District. As you walk by these areas, you'll see markers indicating the adoptees. See map.

Volunteers plant flowers. They also clean, deadhead, weed and prune their areas during the growing season. For the areas that are not irrigated, the City takes care of watering during the week and volunteers help on weekends. See a schedule of activities.

You too can help support Geneva's Beautification effort in one or more ways:

• Adopt and maintain a planting bed.
• Help with preparation, planting and clean-up of beds on designated group days.
• Assist with various jobs, such as building flower boxes, delivering flowers and clean up plant debris.
• Use your talents in areas, such as fundraising, promotion, taking photos and in the coordination of committee activities.
• Donate supplies, plants and refreshments on group planting/clean-up days.
• Purchase firewood in the fall and attend our annual Pasta for Posies Spaghetti Dinner in March. In addition, we accept donations throughout the year.

Meeting Minutes and Notes (in PDF format):

2011
March 22, 2011 Meeting Minutes
May 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes
August 16, 2011 Meeting Minutes
October 20, 2011 Meeting Minutes

2010
October 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes
2010 Watering Map (8/30/10)
May 4, 2010 Meeting Minutes
March 23, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Pasta for Posies Poster
January 12, 2010 Meeting Minutes

2009
October 21, 2009 Meeting Minutes
July 21, 2009 Meeting Minutes
2009 Watering Schedule
May 5, 2009 Meeting Minutes
March 24, 2009 Meeting Minutes
February 18, 2009 Meeting Minutes
January 21, 2009 Meeting Minutes

2008
October 22, 2008 Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2008 Meeting Minutes
March 18, 2008 Meeting Minutes
January 15, 2008 Meeting Minutes

2007
November 6, 2007 Meeting Minutes
July 10, 2007 Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2007 Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2007 Meeting Minutes

2006
October 17 and November 28, 2006 Meeting Minutes
July 26, 2006 Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2006 Meeting Minutes
February 22, 2006 Meeting Minutes

2005
August 23, 2005 Meeting Minutes
June 28, 2005 Brainstorm Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2005 Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2005 Meeting Minutes

2004
October 13, 2004 Meeting Minutes
August 24, 2004 Meeting Minutes
June 30, 2004 Meeting Minutes