Due to spring break, our March meeting has been rescheduled from the 10th to the 17th, 6:00PM,  at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 417 E. Tripp Rd.  Don’t forget to bring your plants for the plant exchange activity.

Call to Order and President’s Welcome

Inspirational

Pledges of Allegiance

Invocation 

Dinner – provided by hostesses Martha Billman/Georgeann Moss (Leads), Barbara Kline, Cristie Carter-Stewart, Helen Etheridge, Katie Frazer, Pat Morgan, Sallyann Nevins, Shirley Marlowe, Vicki Slaton,

Program:

 “Veg Out” with John Hunt

John is a garden coach, landscape consultant, member of the Gardeners of America and Garden Writers Association. He is a horticulturist and has written more than 100 articles for newspapers, magazines and newsletters.

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-hunt/30/74a/3a8

Business:

Officer and Committee Reports

•  Awards – Jean Holt
• Sunnyvale Library Fifth Anniversary Celebration – Sallyann Nevins
• SISD Community Relations Meeting – Georgeann Moss
• Biblical Arts Center Project – Faye Nabors
• Floral Arranging Workshop on Saturday, May 9 – Rachel Doyle
• New Business?

Reminders:

•  Sharing Life Community Outreach and Christian Care – please bring donations.
•  The Plant Exchange  – please bring your plants.  If you have questions or need more information, please contact Joyce Taylor (joyce2745@att.net)  or Carol Duckworth        (carol.duckworth@yahoo.com).

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Please join us for our next meeting scheduled on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 417 E. Tripp Rd.  Don’t forget to bring your items for the Valentine project.   We will be making  bags to deliver to local elderly shut-ins on Valentines Day!

Program:

“Floral Designs from your Garden”

Presenter:  C. A. Hiscock, Dallas County Master Gardener, Associates Degree in Ornamental Horticulture, Richland College, MFA in painting, Pratt Institute (New York).

Business:

Call to Order and President’s Welcome – Georgeann

Inspirational

Pledges of Allegiance

Officer and Committee Reports

•         Nominating Committee – Sallyann, Committee Chair (2015 Nominees).
•         Flower Show Committee
•         Valentine’s Bag Project

Other?

Invocation 

Luncheon – provided by hostesses Jean Holt (Lead), Jane Nicholson, Joann Burroughs, Johnette Russell, Linda Covaci, Sue Bennett, Gayle Owen

Reminders:

• Bring items for Valentine Baskets for shut-ins of Sunnyvale and Christian Care; we’ll make the bags at the end of the meeting.
•  Sharing Life Community Outreach and Christian Care – please bring donations.
•  The Plant Exchange will be held at the March meeting.

Submitted by:  Martha Billman – Communications Committee

Happy New Year!  Start the year off right by attending the next Sunnyvale Garden Club meeting scheduled on Tuesday, January 13^th, 10AM.  The meeting will be held at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 417 E. Tripp Road.

*Note:  If you would like to attend the Dallas Council Fun Day on Monday, January 12^th – 11a.m. – 2:00p.m. at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park, please contact Georgeann Moss at  214- 533 3457 or gemoss3@gmail.com.  She has two free tickets.  The program is My Rumbley, presented by Jill Beam, daughter of Rose-Mary Rumbley. 

Program:

“Tons of Tomatoes” presented by John Hunt, Dallas County Master Gardener.  John also serves as a Garden Coach, Landscape Consultant, member of the Gardeners of America and Garden Writers Association. He is a horticulturist and has written more than 100 original articles for newspapers, magazines and newsletters and is a pressed botanical artist.

John started his horticultural education about 30 years ago. He now creates framed botanical art, grows vegetables, cats, a dog, plus trees, tropical and semi-tropical plants and gives seminars on garden topics.

Business:

• Call to Order and President’s Welcome – Georgeann
• Inspirational – Denise
• Pledges of Allegiance – Carole
• Officer and Committee Reports
  • Tour of Homes Fundraiser – Georgeann
  • Youth/Education – Nancy
  • Nominating Committee – Sallyann, Committee Chair, needs one more person to serve with her and Ginny Hale on the committee. The committee will report back at Feb. meeting.) If you are interested please contact Sallyann as soon as possible at 972 226 1315 or gn@txshowcar.com.
  • Flower Show Committee (need chair)
  • Other

Invocation  – Ginny

Luncheon – provided by hostesses Sallyann Nevins (Lead) Denise Clark, Mary Baughman, Darlene Eberwein, Linda Hodge, Susan Wilson, Georgeann Moss.

Reminders:

• Sharing Life Community Outreach and Christian Care – please bring donations.
• Turn in any remaining home tour funds.
• Bring Valentine basket materials for next month.

Submitted by:  Martha Billman – Communications Committee

Come join us as we kick-off the new year of garden club meetings and events. Enjoy reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Yearbooks for 2014/2015 will be distributed.

Date/Time:         Tuesday, September 9, 2014 – 10AM

Location:              Sunnyvale Community Center

417 E. Tripp Road

Sunnyvale, Texas 75182

Program:       “Designing Ikebana” –   Learn the creative techniques of designing Sogetsu, a school of Ikebana, or Japanese floral art.

Program Speaker: 

Mary Ann Moreland*, Dallas County Master Gardener, Sogetsu Grade 4 Instructor. Master Flower Show Judge, Master TX Design Consultant

*Authoritative Speaker

 Hostesses:

Sallyann Nevins (Lead), Cookie White, Deborah Stafford, Emile Metzger, Faye Nabors, Kara Ranta, Sylvia Vaughn

Business: 

Call to Order, President’s Welcome, Inspirational
Dedication of Yearbook
Pledge of Allegiance
Officer/Committee Reports
Old and New Business
Announcements
National Gardner & Lone Star Gardener Reports
Invocation

 Activity:    Collect money and food for Sharing Life and Christian Care

 Reminders:

NGC Member Service Items,  Sale of Vision of Beauty Calendar, Sign up for Flower Show School in Dallas Sept. 30-Oct. 2

Submitted by: Martha Billman – Communications Committee