President's Letter October 2019

Dear Friends,

I recently enjoyed a wonderful trip to England and Scotland. While walking in an old part of London, I stopped to admire a particularly gorgeous, and eye catching, window box. One of our members, Jennifer Wey, makes beautiful containers and I try to send  her inspirational photos from time to time. Next to this container was an award plaque. It was from “The Worshipful Company of Gardeners”. I loved it. It could easily be a suitable description of our club and all its members. We are a wonderful company of talented women—some are expert horticulturists, some are imaginative  designers, some are extraordinary photographers, and some are creative geniuses in the botanic arts—all of us are volunteers. Thank you for all that you do to make our club a vibrant organization.

Our fall promises to be a busy one. I hope you will enjoy the fabulous programs scheduled. Please take some time to participate in and enjoy our upcoming Cornucopia Flower Show October 18-20 at the Orange Senior Center on Chagrin Boulevard.

I also hope you will begin to consider your donation to Charitable Projects. We funded several worthy organizations this past year. Notably, Stonebrook Montessori School and Metro Catholic School received major funds from us. These organizations would not be able to achieve all of their outdoor and horticultural programs without our assistance. I wonder who we will help in 2020.

Mary Bruce