Our General Meetings are open to the public as well as our members and their guests. However, an RSVP must be received in advance so we can be seated comfortably at White Eagle Country Club.  Please see membership for more information.  

October 27, 2021
Alyse Cohen Burman, owner of The WildBird Shack, LTD in Mount Prospect, is this month’s speaker and will discuss her program entitled “Soaring with the Birds.” Her emphasis will be in attracting birds to our yards with feeders and birdhouses. Examples of each will be on display.

November 17, 2021
Owner and flower designer, Denise Walden of Walden Floral Design Co. in Downers Grove, will present the holiday floral program for the Thanksgiving and Christmas/winter seasons.  

Cup of Cheer 
(click to buy tickets)
Thursday, December 2
Friday December 3, 2021
from 9am to 4pm. 
  
December 8, 2021
Post Cup of Cheer Celebration luncheon at White Eagle
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February 23, 2022
Janet Gallagher, Assistant Professor in Horticulture/Floral Design instructor from Kishwaukee College, will be back with her students and her
supplies to teach us a design to take home. This is a “hands-on workshop.” Join the Fun!

March 23, 2022
“Succulents care & Uses” is a new topic for our program list. This is presented by Martin Bartz; he has been the horticultural technician/grower at College of Dupage since 2013.

April 27, 2022
Kim Hartman will return to speak on hardy annuals and demonstrates how to make a container design using these plants.
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May 25, 2022
Our May designer is Krina Koenen presents a program “Spring Flowers and More…” At age 10 as a junior garden club member she started entering flower shows at McCormick Place. Now she is a NGC Flower Show Judge; she has been a designer for 26 years at The Flower Studio in Rolling Meadows.​
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​Ongoing activities for the environment
Contact Elaine Bynum 630-278-9722 to recycle Styrofoam from packages and take-out food containers since we learned they are not wanted in our street recycle program. Elaine will take it to DART in North Aurora. 
JoAnn is continuing to collect the plastic bread closures that are too small to go into regular recycle bins but Scarce is thrilled to receive in bulk.

Kay McKeen from SCARCE would be so proud of us.  She taught us how to find a place for just about everything that would go to the landfill without just a little effort from us. 
Link to SCARCE:
www.scarce.org/accepted-items/
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Thanks, Gwenn for the pumpkin workshop. We went home with adorable gourds.
Best of all, shared quality time together.

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Things we celebrated:

​May 26, 2021:  Spring in the Air
May Luncheon and Program
​In-person meeting May 26th at the VFW Floral Design Program by Joyce Gratonni

​Officers' Luncheon Gwenn's garden