McMinnville Garden Club Yearbook 2010-2011

National Garden Clubs, Inc.

4401 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

Website: http://www.gardenclub.org/home.aspx

2009-11, President Renne Blaschke

Theme: "The World Around Us - Love it - Beautify It – Protect It"

Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

Website: http://oregongardenclubs.org

2009-11, President Karen Brown wkbrown@embarqmail.com

Theme: “Growing Green”

Pioneer District

Website: http://www.gardenclub.org/home.aspx

2009-11, Director Gaye Stewart, rosesremembered@aol.com

Theme: "The Garden - Nature's Palette"

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PO Box 386, McMinnville, OR 97128

503-434-4344

Theme: "All Aboard"

CLUB OFFICERS 2010 - 2011

President Patty Sorensen

Vice President Beryl Anderson

Secretary Cindy Flake

Treasurer Stephanie Janik

2010 -2011Committees & Leaders

Arts & Crafts …………………….

Awards/Recognition……………..Evelyn Mundinger

Backyard Habitat Newsletter……June Benson

Fields Trips………………………Ann Silverthorne

Garden Tour Co-Leaders…. Jean Lierman, Bev Mulkey, Evelyn Mundinger, Georgia Queen, Patty Sorensen

Garden Faire Co-Leaders……….Joanne DeWitt, Cindy Flake

City Beautification……………

Historian………………………….Cindi Miller

Horticulture………………………Marilyn Coats

Hospitality………………………...Anita Ragsdale

Hospitality Assistant……………..Les Buchholz

Library Caretaker………………..Jan Hudson, Stephanie Janik

Membership……………………….Jan Clay

Membership Assistant……………Jacci Reed

Membership Guide(mentor)……..Lynne Desel

Newsletter………………………...Jean Lierman

Nominations………………………

Photographer……………………..Karen Robertson

Post Office Landscape……………Judy Wilkerson

Publicity/PR………………………Cindy Flake

Raffles……………………………..Myrna Cuscaden

Rakettes……………………………Norma Parker, Judy Wilkerson

Roving Reporter…………………..Rosemary Vertregt, Cathy Burdette (after January)

Scholarships……………………….Beverly Mulkey

Sunshine……………………………Joan Friese

Telephone…………………………..Kim Jongedyk

Website…………………………….Patty Sorensen

Yard of the Month………………...Myrna Cuscaden

CLUB CONTINUING SERVICE PROJECTS

Garden Tour-Garden Faire

We proudly present juried gardens for the public viewing and education and provide attendees with a Garden Faire including over 50 vendors in downtown for their enjoyment. Profits realized from Garden Tour ticket sales and the Garden Faire vendor fees are used to fund all Club projects and donations.

Scholarships for Horticulture

Yamhill County Scholarship Recipients for 2010 - 2011

Aaron McLaughlin (from McMinnville), Philip Pursel (Lafayette), and Nikki Dorrell (Willamina).

Yamhill County Historical Society

Landscape and Hardscape Improvements

City Beautification

Provide yearly support/Improvement of selected community locations

National Garden Week

In June, floral contest arrangements will be created by members and placed at the McMinnville Public Library.

Yard of the Month

From April through September, a garden is selected for the

“Yard of the Month” award. Check them out at: http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org/Yardofthemonth.htm

McMinnville City Library Plant Caretaker

Members provide and maintain all indoor plants at the library.

McMinnville Post Office Landscape

Members maintain the garden outside the front entry of Post Office.

City Cleanup (Bag Ladies on Third)

Members provide yearly Spring clean up of the trees and plants on Third Street.

Member Interest Groups:

Crafts, Christmas Parade Rakettes, Field Trips

Three Hanging Flower Baskets

Club provides hanging 2 baskets every summer on our lamp/flower pole at the entrance of Joe Dancer Park and one on the flower pole at Cozine House, home of the McMinnville Downtown Association.

(The city is now providing the baskets at our historic lamp pole on Third Street.)

Monthly Meeting Information

Meeting Day – Third Monday of each month unless noted

Hillside Retirement Community in the “Activity Room”

at the Manor, 900 N. Hill Road, McMinnville, OR 97128

503-472-9534

Social time

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Business Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Speaker

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.