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_ MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19 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!!
MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
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 - CANCELLED MEETING CANCELLED 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: Film on butterflies
March 19 - 9:30 - District II Annual Meeting and Luncheon - Abbington Banquets, Glen Ellyn. Prior reservation required. CANCELLED April 14– 10 am Meeting & Program Program: White Elephant Auction Members are asked to donate very gently used or new items from any season. 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. CANCELLED May 5 - 10 am Meeting & Program Program: Native Plants for Small Gardens - Heather Prince is an Associate editor of The American Gardener magazine with work experience at The Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanical Garden, and Wannamaker’s. As a trained horticulturist, Heather will tell us about using native plants to attract pollinators and birds, and a way to give us seasons of color. Our annual May Spring Luncheon is cancelled for 2021. Join us for it next year! 
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. Cancelled 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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