FROM the PRESIDENT'S DESK for April and May

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Hello Garden Club Members,

Membership Dues for the 2024-2025 Membership year are due today. Dues paid since January 1st will go toward next membership year. Please renew your membership now, if you haven’t already!

We are working on our May 11th Mother’s Day plant Sale, which is our biggest fund-raising event of the year. We are lining up several vendors. The community gardens will be there to sell herbs and vegetable seedlings. We will have a “pretty pot” floral arrangement table. We are accepting unwanted jewelry for our jewelry table. We will have a table to sell gloves and tools. Some of the donated books will be sold also. There will be a raffle of items. Please bring your plants, tools, floral & potted arrangements, garden décor, jewelry and books on May 9th and 10th. Jennifer Clarke will be reviewing plants to ensure that common aloe, airplane plants, and other plants that do not sell are not delivered.

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Our March’s Membership meeting was fun and creative. The board made their reports and members discussed their ideas on the issues. Linda Myers provided the materials for a plant pot bling decoration. Pictures of the event are on the Clearwater Garden Club-Members only Facebook page.

Our March Keep Pinellas Beautiful clean up event made good progress on the grounds. In the Mystery Garden, we moved the compost pile from around the tree stump and spread it throughout this garden. Progress was made on removing the tree stump. The Butterfly and Pond Gardens were cleared of the oak debris. The remainder of ornamental grasses were removed from the Butterfly Garden. The Gardens are in bloom and pictures of the flowers are on the Clearwater Garden Club-Members only Facebook page. Please join this Facebook page to enjoy them and share your flowers!

The nominating committee discussed a number of changes to the Executive Committee. After contacting State and local officers, the only change that does not require the rewriting of the bylaws is to split the responsibility of president to two people and call them Co-presidents. All other positions will remain the same.

 

Here is the list of upcoming clubhouse and gardening events:

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Saturday, April 13th from 9 to noon –Keep Pinellas Beautiful clean up event. We will focus on finishing the painting of the decorative brick and weeding and cleanup of the Butterfly, Mystery and Bromeliad Gardens. We will also be cleaning up and organizing existing potted plants for the May 11th Mother’s Day Plant Sale.

 

Saturday, April 20th from 9:30 to 10:45am – Executive Board Meeting. We will receive a written slate of new officers, vote to approve nominations for next year’s executive board, and discuss details of upcoming events, and other ongoing concerns. All members are welcome.

 

Saturday, April 20th from 11am to 1:00pm – Membership meeting/Announce Nominations/Potluck Luncheon. The board will announce the approved nominations for the 2024-25 membership year and take additional nominations from the floor. This month we will discuss the future activities and programs of the club and we will have a Potluck Luncheon.  

 

Thursday May 9th – FFGC District 8 Spring meeting at the Heron Creek Golf & Country Club in North Port. The event is hosted by the Lemon Bay Garden Club. Save the date!

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Saturday May 11th - Mother’s Day plant Sale.  This is our biggest fund-raising event of the year. We are lining up several vendors. The community gardens will be there to sell herbs and vegetable seedlings. We will have a “pretty pot” floral arrangement table. We are accepting unwanted jewelry for our jewelry table. We will have a table to sell gloves and tools. Some of the donated books will be sold also. There will be a raffle of items. Please bring your plants, tools, floral & potted arrangements, garden décor, jewelry and books on May 9th and 10th.

 

Saturday May 18th at 11am– Membership Meeting and Installation of new officers. Monarch and Zebra Butterfly release in the Butterfly Garden by Leonora Keber

I forwarded you the Community Gardens newsletter with upcoming events a few days ago! Check it out!

I hope to see you all at the Clubhouse & Community Gardens! 

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I hope to see you all at the Clubhouse & Community Gardens! 

Paul Keleti,

President, Clearwater Garden Club

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