OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER
NEWS YOU CAN USE - IF YOU CHOOSE
(any text in GREEN below has a link)
NEWS YOU CAN USE - IF YOU CHOOSE
(any text in GREEN below has a link)
Garden Club News:
Dagmar and her goblins held a VERY SUCCESSFUL Fall Pop-Up Sale in the Town Park on Sunday, October 8,
netting more than $1,200 in sales of dried flower arrangements, halloween decorations, and garlic salt.
On Wednesday, October 11, 20 Garden Club members met for a fabulous workshop on Creative Flower Design with Cathy Ritch, National Garden Club Judge. Many thanks to Sandy French and the Horticulture Committee for arranging this wonderful opportunity for club members to learn from a professional!
Photographs from both these events can be seen on the Photo Gallery page of the website along with pictures of a year's worth of beautiful Flower Arrangements delivered to the Library by Garden Club members during 2022-2023, the Spotlight on Horticulture offerings so far this year, and the Garden Club's entry in the Scarecrow competition made by new members, Laurel Stewart and Ann Tillman. Don't forget to vote!
On a beautiful fall day, 25 Garden Club members gathered to carry out a Fall Clean-Up in the Town Park, Dickinson Park, Foot of Main, and Foot of South Main. Click here to see photographs of that work in progress.
Dagmar and her goblins held a VERY SUCCESSFUL Fall Pop-Up Sale in the Town Park on Sunday, October 8,
netting more than $1,200 in sales of dried flower arrangements, halloween decorations, and garlic salt.
On Wednesday, October 11, 20 Garden Club members met for a fabulous workshop on Creative Flower Design with Cathy Ritch, National Garden Club Judge. Many thanks to Sandy French and the Horticulture Committee for arranging this wonderful opportunity for club members to learn from a professional!
Photographs from both these events can be seen on the Photo Gallery page of the website along with pictures of a year's worth of beautiful Flower Arrangements delivered to the Library by Garden Club members during 2022-2023, the Spotlight on Horticulture offerings so far this year, and the Garden Club's entry in the Scarecrow competition made by new members, Laurel Stewart and Ann Tillman. Don't forget to vote!
On a beautiful fall day, 25 Garden Club members gathered to carry out a Fall Clean-Up in the Town Park, Dickinson Park, Foot of Main, and Foot of South Main. Click here to see photographs of that work in progress.
Garden Club Announcements:
At the last Business Meeting on October 2, the President's Award was given to Catharine Wagner for her dedicated service to the Horticulture Committee.
The Jane Dickinson/Sheila Gleason Master Gardener Scholarship was awarded to Barbara Johnson.
Kaye Griffin and Patti Pickering were announced as the Co-Chairs of the 2024 May Market. Look for announcements on a regular basis from Kaye and Patti. If you have plants that you want to mark at this time of year to be dug next year for May Market, please let Kaye or Patti know.
2 Emeritus Members were announced - Phyllis Graf and Jean Leuchtenburg
The Horticulture Committee is leading a field trip on Wednesday, October 25, leaving Town Park at 9:30 am to The Farmer's Daughter Garden Center and the University of Rhode Island Botanical Garden, South Kingston, RI (a 1 hour 20 mins journey). Car pools will be arranged. Please register via VSP. Questions? Please contact Barbara Johnson, Horticulture Committee Chair (810 241 3269).
If you have not responded to the EGC Technology Use Survey yet, please consider doing so via this link
EGC Technology Use Survey for Members
Dagmar and her elves will be working on a Holiday Pop-Up Sale for Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26.
It will be a two-day sale this year and volunteers to help with sales on either day would be greatly appreciated. As always, Dagmar is looking for "doodads" to embellish the creations. Please contact her (646 618 1904)
or bring items to the November meeting if you have something appropriate to donate.
Tia Smith is also accepting donations for May Market's Jewelry Tent which will feature Jewelry, Handbags and Scarves again this year (no belts).
At the last Business Meeting on October 2, the President's Award was given to Catharine Wagner for her dedicated service to the Horticulture Committee.
The Jane Dickinson/Sheila Gleason Master Gardener Scholarship was awarded to Barbara Johnson.
Kaye Griffin and Patti Pickering were announced as the Co-Chairs of the 2024 May Market. Look for announcements on a regular basis from Kaye and Patti. If you have plants that you want to mark at this time of year to be dug next year for May Market, please let Kaye or Patti know.
2 Emeritus Members were announced - Phyllis Graf and Jean Leuchtenburg
The Horticulture Committee is leading a field trip on Wednesday, October 25, leaving Town Park at 9:30 am to The Farmer's Daughter Garden Center and the University of Rhode Island Botanical Garden, South Kingston, RI (a 1 hour 20 mins journey). Car pools will be arranged. Please register via VSP. Questions? Please contact Barbara Johnson, Horticulture Committee Chair (810 241 3269).
If you have not responded to the EGC Technology Use Survey yet, please consider doing so via this link
EGC Technology Use Survey for Members
Dagmar and her elves will be working on a Holiday Pop-Up Sale for Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26.
It will be a two-day sale this year and volunteers to help with sales on either day would be greatly appreciated. As always, Dagmar is looking for "doodads" to embellish the creations. Please contact her (646 618 1904)
or bring items to the November meeting if you have something appropriate to donate.
Tia Smith is also accepting donations for May Market's Jewelry Tent which will feature Jewelry, Handbags and Scarves again this year (no belts).
Website News:
Following the Board decision not to produce a Yearbook this year,
a link to printable PDFs has been added to the following webpages:
Member Directory
2023-2024 Activity Calendar
2023-2034 Horticulture Calendar
2023-2034 Hospitality Calendar
If you click on any of the Green Links above, you will be taken directly to a printable pdf.
If you do not have access to a printer or are unsure about how to print,
please contact Lynda Salway (612 868 9343) [email protected]
who will happy to help.
ADDITIONALLY
If you would like to download direct access to the Member Directory on your iPhone or Android
(this means you would be able to email, text or call members listed in the Member Directory
directly from your smart phone),
please contact Lynda Salway (for iPhone) or Kaye Griffin (for Android).
Fundraising:
If you are planning on ordering spring bulbs or dahlias, remember Brent and Becky's has a fundraising program for nonprofits which donates a portion of your purchase to the Garden Club.
If you are planning on ordering spring bulbs or dahlias, remember Brent and Becky's has a fundraising program for nonprofits which donates a portion of your purchase to the Garden Club.
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Places to Visit: Elizabeth Park - Dahlias!
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