March
Meeting:
3/2/04, 7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Lodge. Presentation
topic: “Wildlife in New England – Outdoors with Randy Julius”.
Guests (especially spouses) are welcome to attend this lecture.
Captain:
Adrianne Rafferty
Hosts:
Carol Lupton, Meg Donovan, Robin Greland, Josee Juliano, Karen Wilson,
Linda White
March Board Meeting: 3/23/04,
7:30 p.m., location has been changed to Kathy
Murray’s home.
April
Meeting:
4/6/04, 7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Lodge.
Presentation topic: “Garden
Photography” by the District Director, Cheryl Collins.
April Board Meeting: 4/27/04,
7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Lodge.
New England Spring Flower Show:
3/13/04-3/21/04, Bayside Expo, Boston, MA.
On March 16th WHGC will have a club entry for the design
division of the show. For
directions, hours and prices please reference:
www.masshort.org/showpage.asp?page=2_10&image=2.10
Our raffle this evening will
include two tickets to the New England Spring Flower Show.
South Shore District Annual Meeting:
3/31/04, 10 a.m. (lunch at 12:30 p.m. – choice of chicken or fish), at
the Shaw’s Center, Brockton. Cost:
$25. Program topic:
“Showcasing the South Shore”. “Books
in Bloom” will be featured in the slide show.
Members are encouraged to sign up and pay the March Meeting (checks
payable to WHGC) or send your check afterwards to Debby Zawalich.
Pre-registration is required for this event.
Geranium Sale: At the
March meeting, Sandra Woodward will have viewable color photographs of geraniums
available for purchase. Sign-ups
will be circulated and the cost will be just $2.75/plant. The pick-up date for “pre-orders” from WHGC members
is scheduled for Friday, 5/14/04 at Nelson Copy Supply Co. (199 Winter Street)
between 4-6 p.m.
Plant Sale: This will
be our club’s major fundraising event. We
will be looking to our members for 100% participation in some capacity.
Sign-ups for helpers will be at the March Meeting.
SSNSC “Camper-ship”: The
SSNSC Nature Adventures Summer Day Camp offers exciting opportunities for
children ages 3-14 to learn about the natural world.
A $50 “Camper-ship” is available to anyone with a child or
grandchild who would be interested in attending. A
nominating letter can be directed to Kathy Murray.
Attendance Policy: As a
reminder, members are required to attend a minimum of 5 meetings per year in
order to continue your membership in good standing. If you are uncertain as to how many meetings you have
attended, please contact Karen Pritchard. If
you have any impending circumstance which might prevent you from attending the
required number of meetings, please bring this issue to the attention of the
Board.
New Members: Please
extend a warm welcome to: Maura
Pothier & Joan Thomas
WHGC Member Openings:
We still have a few openings available for anyone who might be interested
in joining WHGC. A membership
application can be obtained from Karen Pritchard.
Nominating Committee: There
are 3 remaining Board vacancies: Asst.
Treasurer, Asst. Workshop & Hospitality.
Interested members should contact Suzanne Fox or Debby Zawalich.
Nutsey News Distribution:
The WHGC Nutsey News will no longer be distributed via e-mail, yet will
continue to be viewable on-line at our web site:
http://walnuthillma.tripod.com
or our new log on- www.walnuthillma.com
available since our upgrade.
Inkjet
Cartridge Recycling:
Envelopes
are available at monthly meetings for this recycling fundraiser. We’d
like to thank all participants
