About PIZZAZZ

As a member of the Garden Club of America since 1914, The Garden Club of Allegheny County has been committed to its mission of promoting knowledge of horticulture, interest in conservation and historic preservation, environmental education and civic planning and planting programs throughout Allegheny County.

PIZZAZZ is the garden club's major fundraiser and is much more than a remarkable collection of unique boutiques from all over the country; the proceeds from PIZZAZZ are awarded as grants, over $800,000 to date, to support conservation and educational programs in every corner of the Pittsburgh community.

Please join us to celebrate our 17th PIZZAZZ on October 17-19, 2012 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club.

A Letter to Our Sponsors

Summer 2012

Dear Friends of PIZZAZZ:

We are happy to report that The Garden Club of Allegheny County's (GCAC) fundraiser, PIZZAZZ 2011, was a huge success and we were able to fund the GCAC Community Trust Fund well. There was an abundance of high energy behind the last year's PIZZAZZ committee and we are tapping into it's fuel for PIZZAZZ 2012. This year's event will take place at the Fox Chapel Golf Club on October 17-19, 2012. PIZZAZZ 2012 will again feature a fabulous collection of distinctive boutiques from across the country, including perennial favorites as well as new vendors with unique offerings for all ages. This is truly one of Pittsburgh's most exciting shopping venue.

As a result of PIZZAZZ 2011, the Garden Club of Allegheny County was able to donate over $75,000 to GCAC's Community Trust Fund. This fund is GCAC's source for grant monies that support a wide variety of horticultural, environmental, conservation and civic programs throughout our region. The recipients who have benefitted from GCAC's grants are listed on the GCAC website.

The generosity of our Benefactors, Patrons and Sponsors has been responsible for a large portion of PIZZAZZ profits. We are able to commit as a committee to this project because we have your financial backing. We ask you to consider joining this distinguished group of supporters in 2012. Your tax-deductible contribution includes admission to the exclusive Preview Party, Wednesday evening, October 17th. You will also receive free admission for shopping on Thursday and Friday, October 18 and 19. In addition, your name and sponsor level will be included in our PIZZAZZ 2012 invitation and program, provided your reply is received by June 30, 2012.

We look forward to seeing you at PIZZAZZ 2012 in October. You can keep abreast of the developing PIZZAZZ details on our website gcacpgh.org. We guarantee you will come away with some terrific finds and the knowledge that your dollars are supporting a host of vital projects in Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties.

Thank you again for you continued commitment to PIZZAZZ.

Laurie Johnson
Sherri Wilson
PIZZAZZ 2012 Co-Chairs

Grants

PIZZAZZ is GCAC's major source of funds for the grants we make to horticultural and environmental projects around Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and Westmoreland County. Some of the recent projects we have supported with proceeds from PIZZAZZ:

• Allegheny Commons Initiative
• Allegheny Land Trust - Sycamore Island
• American Chestnut Foundation
• Botanic Garden of Western PA - Entrance Corridor Master Plan
• Botanic Garden of Western PA - 5-year Native Tree propagation
• Botany in Action at Phipps Conservatory
• Boy Scouts of America's Camp Guyasuta
• Fern Hollow Nature Center Family Naturalist Program
• Frick Art and Historical Center
• Friends of the Riverfront
• GCA Zone IX Horticultural Restoration Fund
• GCA Garden History and Design Scholarship Fund at the Smithsonian Institution
• GCA Centennial Project - the Dene Summer House
• Grow Pittsburgh - Edible Schoolyard
• Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park
• Old Economy Village
• Osborne Trail and Park, Inc
• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden - Green Roof on Center for Sustainable Landscapes
• Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy - Richard Louv at the Urban Parks Seminar
• Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy - Frick Park Environmental Education Landscape Master Plan
• Powdermill Nature Reserve - Marsh Machine Seminar Series Certificate Program
• POWER Therapy Garden
• Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration Play A Sense of Wonder
• Riverfront Park Walnut Landing Allee of Elm Trees - A Joint Project with Village Garden Club
• Riverlife Task Force
• Student Conservation Association
• The Magic Penny Memory Garden
• The Montour Trail Council
• The National Aviary
• The Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
• The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy