PLEASANTDALE GARDEN CLUB MEETINGS & PROGRAMS 2020-2021_MEETING YEAR All Member & Board Meetings will be held at
the Pleasantdale Park District Building, 7425 South Wolf Road, Burr Ridge, unless otherwise noted. Monthly Board meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. Member meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. with a social hospitality time of coffee and culinary treats prepared by members, followed by our business meeting and the scheduled programs below. NOTE: DUE TO COVID 19 HEALTH CONCERNS WE WILL NOT BE SERVING COFFEE OR FOOD AT OUR MEETINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. GUESTS ARE ALSO RESTRICTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 9, 2020 - 10 am Member meeting & Program Program: 5 Ways to Preserve Your Harvest - Emily Paster will give a power point presentation on canning, fermenting, and more. Designed for gardeners and everyone who shops at farmers markets. September 18 District II Presidents’ Roundtable Meeting October 14 - 10 am Member meeting & Workshop Program Workshop Requires Member Pre-signup and payment. Peggy Garvin has been a florist for 40 years and owns Garvin Gardens, a floral design shop. Peggy will teach members how to make a Fall floral arrangement. Pre-signup with Jan McFarland November 11 - Member meeting & Program Program: Recycling and Sustainability - Kay McKeen from SCARCE, a non-profit organization, will educate us on how we can positively impact our environment with tips and tricks for reducing our carbon footprint. December 9 - Member meeting, Holiday Grab Bag & Cookies_ Program: Each participating member will bring a $15 new item relating to indoor or outdoor gardening and we will play a grab bag game. Members are also asked to bring 2 dozen home baked cookies. One dozen should be packaged for a local retirement home, and one for the members to enjoy. Please wrap separately.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
January 13, 2021– 10 am Meeting & Program Program: Member Pot Luck Brunch (sorry, no guests) Every member attending is asked to bring a food dish item to share and any needed serving utensils. Questions: Allison Koehler January 15 - District II Program Chairpersons' Meeting February 10 - 10 am Meeting & Program Program: Celebrating our Club's Birthday Month, we will watch a film about Monarch Butterflies.
March 10 - 10 am Meeting & Program Program: Native Plants for Small Gardens - Heather Prince is an associate editor of The American Gardener magazine with experience at The Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, and Wannamaker's. As a trained horticulturist, she will tell us about using native plants to attract pollinators and birds and give us seasons of color.
March 19 - 9:30 - District II Annual Meeting and Luncheon - Abbington Banquets, Glen Ellyn. Prior reservation required. April 14– 10 am Meeting & Program Program: White Elephant Auction (all holidays items) Members are asked to donate very gently used or new items from any holiday season, including Halloween Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July. We will auction all items with proceeds going to our Club endeavors. April 18-19 - Garden Clubs of Illinois State Convention Double Tree Hilton, Lisle Prior signup required. April 28 - 9:00 am Board meeting only today May 5 - NO MEETING – ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON
11:30 am - Club Annual Spring Luncheon, Raffle and Program*
Location: Capri Banquets, 6240 Joliet Rd., Countryside
Time: 11:30 am Lunch at 12 noon Program: Fabulous Spring Florals by Kathi Rose, Kaleidoscope of Design A college scholarship will also be awarded to a student from Lyons Township High School.
Questions: Jan McFarland about luncheon and program Tickets must be purchased no later than two weeks prior to the event for a $32 donation (there are no refunds, this is a donation). Contact Nancy Alex at (630) 455-4265 by April 20, 2021 if you'd like to join us and purchase a ticket. We always have lots of guests so join us for a great time! 
June 2 - 9:00 am Board meeting only June 9 - CLUB MEMBER OUTING & WORKSHOP - pre-signup Members will paint a garden stepping stone at We Grow Dream Nursery in West Chicago. Their plant nursery will be open for shopping! July 19 - Garden Clubs of Illinois Summer Meeting - Champaign Urbana Tickets must be purchased in advance. THIS IS THE END OF OUR MEETINGS FOR THE SEASON!
VISIT US AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, 2021, OR BETTER YET, JOIN US!
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