CLUB NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE DECEMBER CLUB MEETING, HOLIDAY LUNCHEON and PLANT SALE will be held on MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 at 11 am at the Vicmead Hunt Club.
Nicole Juday, author of the new book, Private Gardens of Philadelphia will present our first Elizabeth Price Martin Honorary Speaker Series on "PRIVATE GARDENS OF PHILADELPHIA". Hosted by the Garden History & Design Committee. Read more about her book HERE.
Nicole Juday’s career has encompassed her own garden design business, working as Landscape Curator at Wyck Historic Garden, and running the renowned Arboretum School at the Barnes Foundation and as Director of Audience Engagement at PHS. She has gone on to publish numerous articles, winning a silver medal for her writing by the Garden Writers Association. Follow Nicole on Instagram @njuday.
CLICK HERE to review the minutes from the November Meeting.
Please bring a small (3-4” base) “bedside” arrangement to the December Meeting that will be taken down to the Kentmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Wilmington. As most of you know, we do these every December and they are greatly appreciated by the residents. Please keep them compact as they are for the small tables in the residents’ rooms. Live and faux are welcome….be creative! Thank you!
The deadline to submit your RSVP is Monday, November 25.
HOLIDAY GREENS WORKSHOP December 12, 1 pm - 3pm at DCH
Join Leslie Bottaro, Horticulturist at Greenville Country Club who will demonstrate how to make an arrangement for a table or mantle. You will have time create your own Holiday Arrangement to take home. Registration closes December 6. Limited to 14 participants. REGISTER HERE
DO YOU HAVE WONDERFUL PHOTOS TO SHARE WITH CLUB
Do you have photos of recent Club activities, tours, workshops, or celebrations you would like considered for posting on our Club website, the Club's Instagram page or the Zone V landing page.
Before submitting any photo be sure you have permission from those in the photo and from the photographer to share the image. If you have questions about how to submit your photos contact Carol Taylor. Thank you!
Please join others in GCA as they return to the nation’s capital for the 42nd annual National Affairs & Legislation Conference. Hear from nationally renowned experts including scientists, business and non-profit leaders, and members of congress, who will give us the tools to confront threats to our natural world.
All GCA club members have an opportunity to be "in the room" in Washington, joining conference delegates for Education Day on Monday, March 24th, live streamed via Zoom. Members will hear about a host of legislative initiatives that reflect the GCA’s mission, “to restore, improve and protect the quality of the environment”. All club members may register for two no-cost, virtual opportunities: the virtual Advocacy Workshop and the live-streamed Education Day.
Registration for these events is now open to all GCA club members and will remain open until the day before each event.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CLUB FLOWER SHOWS
For more information about all the show schedules, guidelines and to download exhibitor entry cards, please go to the Flower Show Committee’s landing page. You may print and fill out an entry card by hand OR download the file, fill it out on your computer, and then print it.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
HAVE YOU READ SOME OF OUR RECENT BLOG POSTS?
At the bottom of this page, you can read our CLUB BLOG that covers a variety of topics that may be of interest to you. For example, with the holidays just around the corner, read more about the Biology of Mistletoe from our Dec 2020 post. You can add comments, add likes or share with others. Enjoy!
KITTY MAY ART LOOP RECEPTION AT DCH on DEC. 6th 5-8PM
Kitty May was a member of GCW for over 50 years. Go to the Club CALENDAR PAGE for more details about this special event at DCH featuring her artwork.
GCW VOLUNTEER PROJECT AT DCH, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 10am- 12 pm.
DCH is looking for GCW’s help to make approximately 30 wreaths to benefit DCH's Giving Tuesday and Green Week Events.
DCH will provide all of the needed materials (including gloves and hand pruners), although volunteers are welcome to bring their own if they’d prefer. If any members have unique greenery that they’d like to donate to the cause, they are welcome to bring cuttings of their own greenery, but it’s not required. Volunteers will be working outside under a tent, so they should dress for the weather. Contact Wendy Russell if you are interested in helping. Go the Club CALENDAR PAGE for more information and to access volunteer forms for the project.
DCH LECTURE: PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT, MATT RADER Thursday, December 12, 2024. 6:00 PM 7:30 PM
Go to the Club CALENDAR PAGE for more information and a link to register.
WINTER GCA’s FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Registration opens December 2. CLICK HERE for the schedule.
THE 2025 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
Go to the Philadelphia Flower Show Committee’s landing page for information about exhibiting or volunteering for this year’s show to be held March 1-9, 2025 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Registration for classes is open now!
GET TO OUR WEBSITE FASTER! HANDY TIP FOR iPHONE and iPAD USERS
You can easily make our Club’s Member Home Page a shortcut “app” on your iPhone or iPad to make it easy to regularly return to the page. If you prefer, just watch this video.
On your iPhone or iPad, open Safari. Other browsers, such as Chrome, won't work for this.
Navigate to the Club’s Member Homepage. Make sure you go the Member Home page so that you will not need to login when you open this shortcut. Tap "Go."
Tap the Share button on the bottom of the page. It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out of the top.
In the list of options that appear, scroll down until you see Add to Home Screen. Tap this. The Add to Home Screen dialog box will appear.
Choose a name for the website shortcut, such as “GCW Member Home”on your home screen. You'll see the link so you can confirm it. Click Add when you're done. Safari will close automatically and you will be taken to where the icon is located on your iPhone's or iPad's home screen.
Now just tap your new club "app" on your home screen, and it will open our website in its own window. No more searching and no need to login!
Note: If you ever decide you want to remove this website shortcut, you can delete it just like you would any other app on your phone.
GCW REIMBURSEMENT FORM
If you have incurred a Club expense for which you need to be reimbursed, please CLICK HERE
If you have difficulty uploading your expenses onto the form, you may email them to Libby Fiechter but you still must complete the form.
IN-KIND DONATIONS TO CLUB ACTIVITIES
We are so grateful for your In-Kind Donation to GCW. Please help us keep accurate records for tax purposes and future planning by recording your gift here. CLICK HERE to record your in kind contribution to the Club and thank you!
ARE YOU STUCK?
If you are having trouble getting to the GCA website, or you cannot remember your password, please contact Carol Taylor.
TO ALL MEMBERS
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