GARDEN CLUB TO SEND COETZEES TO CONFERENCE

The Wakulla County Garden Club is sponsoring two local high school students to attend an environmental conference on the University of Florida campus in June. Jack and Joey Coetzee will attend the SEEK Conference in Gainesville with 30 other high school students from across Florida. Jack and Joey live in Sopchoppy and attend Wakulla High School.
The SEEK conference is a 4-day program of talks, field trips, and hands-on activities about Florida’s natural environment. Students entering grades 9–12 are eligible to attend. The conference, organized by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, focuses on environmental conservation and stewardship. Participants also learn about careers in the environmental sciences.
The garden club nominated the Coetzee siblings to attend SEEK because of their volunteer work at Sopchoppy Depot Park last summer. Jack and Joey helped to maintain the park by weeding, watering, removing invasive species, and more. They also began the Flower of the Week series in The Wakulla Sun.
FFGC interviewed and accepted both students to the SEEK conference. WCGC will pay their conference fees. “These fine young people will represent Wakulla County well,” said Betsy Rudden, President of the Wakulla County Garden Club. “We hope the conference is interesting, enjoyable, and inspiring for them.”