TGC: March Newsletter

FFGC Wekiva Camp Needs Reusable Totes

Wekiva Youth Camp for students would like your help in providing Re-usable Totes (such as grocery store, drug store, etc.)  for our campers to take their craft items home in this summer, illustrating to their families the importance of Recycling and Re-using!!!

We’re asking everyone to please bring one (or more!) Re-usable Totes to Convention for Wekiva Youth Camp!   If you are not attending the conference, you can give your bags to Marion Dunn, Lana Arnold or Kathy Carmichael to take for you. Wekiva Youth Camp will thank you for this contribution!!!

Sue Angle, WYC Chairman 2009

SEEK Scholarships

Katherine Fite has again contributed to the Katherine Ashton SEEK Scholarship Fund enabling local high school students to attend the SEEK Conference in July. We encourage others to make contributions to the scholarship fund.

The cost for the conference is $200, but our Garden Club is offering a limited number of partial scholarships. If you know of a 9th-11th grade youth who interested in the environment and the outdoors, invite them to check out SEEK on the FFGC.org website(click on ‘youth’ and ‘SEEK’). Applications are available online or from Donna Frinks (phone 385-0078, email dfrinks@yahoo.com ). Scholarships based on environmental interests and need. All youths attending must be sponsored by a Garden Club.

Spring Flower Show and Bazaar Apr 25

Everyone is getting excited about the coming Flower Show! Lana Arnold is making it fun for everyone. Get your horticulture ready to exhibit or sign up with Marion Dunn to enter a floral design.

Eleven Circles have reserved a space for the Garden Bazaar on the front lawn. Other gardening organizations are being invited to participate. We should have lots of “garden” related items to peruse and purchase. It should be a fun day.

Plan NOW to attend and participate!

Caladium Bulb Pick Up

Those who pre-ordered caladium bulbs may pick them up at the Garden Center in the Sun Room on the following dates/times:

Wed., March 11, between 9am and 3 pm

Thurs., March 12, between 9am and 3pm.

Fri., March 13, between 9am and 11am.

Sat., March 14, between 8 – 10 a.m.

Candy Strand needs 4-5 people to help her bag up the caladium bulb orders on March 10, starting at 9 a,m. at the Garden Center. It shouldn’t take all that long if we have 5-6 people helping. Pick up will start at 9 on March 11th (see times above).

Wakulla Wildlife Festival

Visit: www.wakullawildlifefestival.org, the link to the April 2-4 Wakulla Wildlife Festival at Wakulla Springs. This is a great festival at a great time of year! Wildlife tours available. Preregistration strongly urged!

Upcoming events at Goodwood

Details on upcoming events can be viewed on the website at www.goodwoodmuseum.org.

Saturday, March 14th, 2009
HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANT SALE
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
at the Nursery at Goodwood