Wollaston Garden Club: Monthly Meeting Minutes
September 19, 2013
The meeting began at 11:45 AM.
Presiding: Janet Clifford, President
Jan C. welcomed everyone to the first meeting of the year. She thanked Mary Catherine Harvey and Joan Donovan for allowing us to tour their gardens during the Members' Garden Tour in June. She also thanked Cynthia Lewis and Marnie Dunn for hosting the July and August garden strolls, respectively.
Jan pointed out the time and expense on the part of the members who spent weeks getting ready for the tours. Jan thanked new members Dana Harkins, Stu Lebo, Hyonah Ahn and Kathleen Frost for volunteering to host the 2014 Garden tour and garden strolls.
A thank you also went to Susan L., Sonja P. and Mary C. for the refreshments and floral arrangements; and to the members who donated food and/or prepared floral arrangements.
Moment of Community: Ruth G & Marie R
Susan L. gave the Treasurer's report for the months of May, June, July and August 2013. The Treasurer's report was accepted and approved by all in attendance. Maria H., auditor for the club, reported that the audit of the treasury was successful due to the timely and accurate record keeping by Susan L.
Jan C. commented on Elaine McG's particiaption in the Quincy Environmental Treasures program by displaying her vegetable garden, and Ruth Griffin's colorful and beautiful Anne Hutchinson commemorative wreath.
Jan C. thanked all the Board members for all they do for the club such as: Yearbook, preparing the annual budget, State and Federal audit, awards applications, press and publicity, civic beautification, website maintenance, conservation efforts, and the many other projects that do not get recognition and truly deserve it. Jan C. urged members to get involved by volunteering for the upcoming WGC Board positions. It is very rewarding!
A thank you went to the hostess Virginia Duffy and her helpers: Janet L., Barbara L., Marylynn Sullivan, Barbara L., Anne Marie B., Ann C., Jo C., as well as Marie B., and Linda D.C. for their buffet table and members' table arrangements.
Four new members joined our club during the summer: Zoe A., Ann F., Jackie R., and Stu L.
All WGC members were given a copy of the 2013-2014 WGC budget which was prepared by the Finance Committee and reviewed by Jan C.
The new annual budget was accepted by all members in attendance.
Sign up sheets were on the table for the "Frederick Law Olmstead" field trip on September 25, 2013 along with two October workshops.
Pat A. gave an overview of the North Window project that is being planned for the Boston Flower Show to be held in 2014.
Pat A. took orders for the WGC t-shirts and will be placing an order for them.
Mary C. urged the members to look at the "Books in Bloom" design she prepared and asked members to choose a book and prepare a design for the next meeting.
Jo Costello thanked all members who participated in the maintenance work this summer of the civic beautification sites on Beale St. and Newport Avenue.
Notes of interest:
Marathon Daffodils: this is a project being sponsored by the GCFM, Mass Hort, Master Gardeners, and Tower Hill. They are looking for donations to purchase daffodil bulbs that will be planted along the route of the Boston Marathon to commemorate the 2013 tragedy. The WGC made a donation of $100.00, and members of the WGC donated another $33.00. In October of 2013 there will be a planting session. All members will be informed if they want to help with this wonderful event.
The GCFM is doing a survey of all the garden clubs to determine if the Mayflower magazine should be made available on-line for free. This may happen in 2013-2014. Eighty-six of our members have e-mail.
The South Shore District is going to provide lists of the garden clubs who are having Greens Sales and Plant Sales. We will have this list available at our monthly club meetings.
Jan C. encouraged members to take advantage of the GCFM and Mass Hort courses. Information is in our annual yearbook and on the GCFM website.
Jan C. adjourned the business meeting and Anita Fasano, First Vice President and Program Chairperson introduced the program speaker, Tovah Martin, who will create terrariums for our members. Her terrariums are nationally known.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted, Janet Lynch, Recording Secretary
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