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ELDON GARDEN CLUB 
Contact:
Jackie Bray, 2011 President 39 Pin Oak
Eldon, MO 65026
573-392-6764
hombre@socket.net
to attend a garden club meeting *Eldon Garden Club is a member of Central District, Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc., Central Region and National Garden Clubs, Inc. __________________________________________________________________________ 2010 News & Events The seventeen members of the Eldon Garden Club chose “Now and Forever - Beloved Earth” as their club theme for 2010. "Now and Forever - Beloved Earth"
by Joan Eads From here to there and place to place Throughout this world we share God’s grace. We plant and sow and cultivate Then groom and preen and decorate. With respect and passion for this earth We study, determined, to shield its worth. By and by we discover more Of how to keep this land secure. We prepare, develop and in time acquire An undying wish - a lasting desire To protect this Earth and all there in. This love affair shall never end. Each monthly program and varied projects addressed a particular aspect of this theme including but not limited to:
Program on ”Use and Reuse” presented by a representative of Waste Watchers of Lake Ozark We planted a Paw Paw Tree in observance of Arbor Day and to further enhance our Blue Star Memorial Garden and promote the presence of butterflies. Several of our members attended the Central District Spring Meeting in Tipton. One member won 3rd place in the Garden Walk Painting category at the FGCM Convention and the club received a purple ribbon rating along with a blue ribbon for our yearbook. Club members and members of the community donated plants and other items for a plant and rummage sale which proved quite profitable The Eldon Garden Club collected donations over Memorial Day Weekend at the Eldon City Cemetery - these are to be used for beautification and maintenance of the cemetery In June during National Garden Club Week, our club held a Small Standard Flower Show entitled “The Good Old Summertime” which was our big project for this year. We had 16 design entries, 59 horticulture entries and one educational exhibit. This was the first flower show that the Eldon Garden Club had held in several years. A lot of entries were from new members that had never participated in a flower show before. The show received a score entitling them to apply for an FGCM award. We also observed and promoted National Garden Club Week with a resolution signed by City of Eldon Mayor. In August several members toured Maggie=s Farm at Fortuna with lecture provided by owner Dorothy Collett who raises cut flowers and gourds.
In November we will “Share God’s Grace” with a fall plant exchange.
Many other projects were addressed during the year which included Yards of the Month from May thru October and a Garden Therapy project in which we provided the plants and assistance for residents of the Lee House Assisted Living Facility as they filled planter boxes for their continued enjoyment. Other Garden Therapy projects are planned for this fall. Slowly but surely the Eldon Garden Club is also reworking two flower gardens located in Eldon city parks.
We had a busy spring followed by a long, hot summer. Now that fall temperatures seem to have arrived, we look forward to fall outdoor projects and tours.
I will be stepping down as club President at the end of this year but having held that office for the last four years, I have come to know that the new slate of officers for the 2011/2012 term will work diligently to perpetuate the ideals of the Eldon Garden Club, Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. and the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
______________________________________________________________________________ Eldon Garden Club Members Attend the 2010 CD Fall Meeting in Fulton, Mo. This garden project was originally spearheaded by the Eldon Garden Club and they continue to maintain its beauty with appropriate dignity to honor all members of the Armed Forces of the United States, past, present and future. Those club members able to participate on Veteran’s Day were: Shirley Dennis, Barb Pearson, Joyce Welch, Melissa O’Guin, Ann Hadley, Joan Eads and Brenda Draeger.
______________________________________________________________________________ 2008 News & Events In cooperation with the Eldon Area Community Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedication Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at 2 p.m. Location: Blue Star Memorial Garden at the intersection of
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