News ... News... BIG News!
Congratulations
Members! we have just received THREE National Garden Club Award of
Participation for our activities in Ecology during the Convention in
Kentucky. Copies will be made for our members Handbook and submitted at
our September Awards Meeting when the Golden Trowel Award is presented
to a lucky member!
News ... News... GREAT News!
Honestly
I don’t know how this happens... other than I say: “ Would you like to
join our club?” “Your welcome to!” And bam! People are throwing dues at
me...
In Kentucky, Andrea and I expanded our membership by 4
to include Lorene Junkin. Andrea’s dear friend, Lorene is a MASTER
Flower Show Judge and Master Floral Designer! She lives in Gainsville,
Florida. I’m certain Lorene as did Andrea, will share with us her
wonderful talents. Joining our conversation, a lovely lady Shane Looper
from San Francisco, CA stated that the New England Region was the
champagne drinking bomb!~ and asked “can I join”... well sure! Would we
ever turn down a fun loving person no matter what the distance? We now
have two California ladies our dear Bonnie Jaross and Shane. Shane was
so please that she not only paid dues she also made a donation! We
thank you for your generosity!
As
you know I have been traveling with NGC since 1999, I have met a lot of
people all over the country even South and Central America. One of the
dearest ladies and friend anyone could become acquainted with is Wanda
Davis. Wanda hails from Delaware, she also joined and turned to her
friend Dottie Howatt (immediate past president of Delaware Garden
Clubs!!!) And Dottie joined. Do you believe this! Well the dust has
settled the excitement of seeing American Pharaoh run the Preakness
while in Kentucky has calmed.. And Lorene, Shane, Wanda and Dottie
assure me that they don’t want their dues back and they WANT to be
members of our progressive garden club! Just before Andrea and I left
for Convention sisters, Lydia and Maryanne join us! Our club is
bursting with membership! I’m now moving across the country to
Colorado! Two lovely ladies would like to remain in contact with our
club (not members YET 
) Dottie Vickland and CJ Leise two gracious women who are interested in the projects that we do.
And finally.... a new concept for us to consider.. Which will be up for discussion at our cookout...
How
would you like to consider partnering with a club similar to ours in
Kentucky? I met the president Cathy of a local Kentucky club, as she
was hosting one of the lunches. Their membership is small and has the
same objectives and commitments as we do. I would like us to consider
engaging this small club to be our “sister” club. We would exchange
ideas and programs with them as they would do us. It is a bold and
progressive idea to keep garden clubs alive. It's just a thought .. A
pilot program perhaps ... want to see where this goes?
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