Plant Sale

PLANT SALE
Hosted by the Zoo Atlanta Guild
 
Saturday, May 2
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Planting and design tips from Zoo Atlanta horticulturists
Native and drought-tolerant species
 
“Ideas and Choices for Your Urban Garden” presentation at 10:00 AM
By Danielle Green, Zoo Atlanta’s Curator of Horticulture and Environmental Initiatives
 
Sale takes place at Gate C-5 near the Cherokee Avenue parking lot
Proceeds benefit Zoo Atlanta’s Horticulture Program
Visit www.zooatlanta.org or call 404-624-5836 for more details. 

May Program

The program for our joint meeting will be presented by Z. Ganaway, National Garden Club Environmental Consultant.  Her topic will be "Wildflowers, Wild Thing I Think I Love You.” Z. has presented programs on various topics in the past to our club.  She is a very knowledgeable and entertaining speaker.

Let's have a good attendance at the meeting!  

Ways and Means Update

Don't forget that our Neighborhood Directory is our primary fund-raising project to sustain the club for the next two years!  Thanks to those of you who have already supported this important project by collecting directory information and selling directories, as well as those who have already submitted ad sales.  We have sold ads for the inside front cover, the outside back cover and the inside back cover and additional ads are trickling in.  As expected, some of our previous advertisers are unable to advertise with us this year, so please think about the community businesses you patronize and consider asking if they would be willing to advertise with us. If you carry your directory with you in your car, I'll bet you will have many chances to show it to prospective advertisers this week!  Please submit ad sales with checks to Sylvia Bell by May 1 in order to ensure that we can print and deliver the new directories in a timely manner.  Thanks again to everyone for the help with this project!

Save the Date-Summer Social

Saturday, June 6, 2009

At the Pittard Home at Lake Oconee

Luncheon at 1:00 p.m. 

Community Interest Update

Our ladies contributed $86 at the April meetings to be used in buying gifts for Mother's Day for the women at the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children.  This month Anna Lindberg and Betty Schulte will be purchasing the gifts and delivering them to the shelter for the children to choose gifts to give to their mothers on Mother's Day.  Thank you ladies for your participation in this wonderful project.  

DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs News

At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Callanwolde, The DeKalb Federation will have a program titled "Design for Miss Daisy."  It will be a panel discussion and demonstration by Nationally Accredited Flower Show Judges on Preparing Designs and Horticulture for the September Yellow Daisy Flower Show.   Garden Club Presidents will also be recognized during the meeting and a lunch will be provided by the Federation Board.
 
A jewelry sale, proceeds of which will go to the Garden Center, will be held on that same date. If you have any jewelry  that you would like to donate to the sale, please contact me at 770-491-3339, and I will be glad to come and pick it up.   Last year I purchased a beautiful necklace and earrings, created of  crystal beads, for my mother and she told me that wearing them brought back many special memories of her own mother.  Remember that old saying, "One person's junk is another one's treasure."  Just maybe, you might have something that will become a special treasure for another.