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MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER
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Good morning !
The letter carriers are doing a food drive for our Self Help Pantry today. Please consider leaving a bag of non- perishables on your door step or at the mailbox. The carrier will pick them and deliver them to the collection spot.
May General meeting this Thursday May 12th details below.
I knew if I waiting a few days to send out the May newsletter I would find a sunny day. Even better I see sunny days in the forecast for this week. We have a lot events going on in May, June and July. As we move forward with even more community events, I hope each of you will find a way to volunteer or just attend and support our efforts.
GCI Convention 2022 For the first time since April of 2019, the GCI convention was held in person ! Nine members attended in person. We heard an interesting presentation on climate change in Illinois and watched a fourth generation floral designer create four lovely pieces. The state awards were presented. Watch the newsletter for our achievements. In between the presentations we had time to check out the raffle baskets ( and our own Gloria Ludwig was a winner ) , check out the vendors, and look at the presentations in the exhibit hall and enjoy a lovely lunch. The GCI website password has changed. It is now GardenFlag.
May General Meeting Thursday May 12th 9:30 AM Frisbie Center Our May general meeting is this Thursday at 9:30 AM. I am hopeful that maybe in September we can go back to our 11 AM start time. But for this week it is 9:30 AM Feel free to arrive any time after 9 to visit and check out the raffle table. For those of you who are new or newer members of our garden club, we have a raffle each month for New or very gently used items you no longer have a need for. The tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The revenue is added to our general treasury and helps us support the many events we are a part of in our community and within GCI and District IX. If you are bringing items for the raffle table, please limit your donation to 3 items a month. We have several new members. If you see a new face, please introduce yourself and make our new members feel welcomed. We will install our officers and recognize the committee chairs for all their hard work this past year. Louise and Jan, our Ways and Means committee Chairs, will answer any last minute questions regarding our Plant Sale on Saturday.
This is our last general meeting for this year, until September but we have a full schedule of events to keep you busy over the summer. The minutes of the April general meeting are attached for your review, before the general meeting. For those of you who ordered a t-shirt, please bring you money to the meeting on Thursday. Barb will have the shirts ready for you. You can see this will be a very busy meeting, so there will not be a speaker this month.
Community Gardens The Chairmen of our four community gardens are getting anxious to get to work. If you have not signed up to help, please consider volunteering for one day a week or one day a month. It is just a matter or dead heading, picking up trash to keep them looking great. The chairmen usually take care of the watering responsibility. Of course there is the spring planting day and the fall clean up. The sign- up sheets will be at Thursdays general meeting. It is a little too early to do the planting but the day is right around the corner. The weather is finally getting warmer and the chance of frost are diminishing. The mud will dry up and our gardens will SPRING forth with beauty.
Lake Park Chairman Marylyn Wouda
Self Help Pantry Chairman Joanie Kaiser-Cline
Frisbie Garden Chairman Eve Arena
Butterfly Way Station Chairman Ann Ostenson
As you can see below, we have a full schedule of events for you to take part in.
Please mark these dates on your calendar and plan to join us.
We are 100+ members strong. Let’s show Des Plaines we are proud of be part of our Community. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to call me at
Kind Regards,
Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club marypeglow@aol.com
YES, OUR PLANT SALE IS THIS SATURDAY MAY 14TH!
THIS IS ONE OF TWO ANNUAL FUND RAISERS. WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK SATURDAY. THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER YOUR CAR FOR THE FARMERS MARKET AREA. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH FOR A TABLE, NO WORRIES, BRING WHAT YOU HAVE AND ADD IT TO ANYONE’S TABLE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE PLANTS GROWING IN YOUR YARD THAT YOU HAVE SEPERATED AND PREPARED FOR SALE, NO WORRIES STOP BY PESCHES’S, LURVEY’S OR OUR LOCAL ACE AND PICK UP A FLAT OR TWO OR ANNUALS TO ADD TO THE ANNUAL TABLE. EVERYONE’S DONATION MAKES FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY. REMEMBER WE ARE ALSO ACCEPTING YARD ORNAMENTS AND TOOLS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAN AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THE SALE STARTS AT 8;30 , HOWEVER WE ALL KNOW OUR SHOPPERS ARRIVE EARLY SO WE NEED TO BE COMPLETELY SETUP AND READY TO GO BY 8 AM. LOUISE HAS A SIGN UP SHEET FOR MANY TASKS. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY VOLUNTEERED, PLEASE DO SO AT OUR MEETING ON THURSDAY. WE NEED PEOPLE TO JUST WALK AROUND AND SEE WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED. DO YOU SEE A SHOPPER WITH HER/ HIS ARMS FULL? BRING THEM A BOX, AND ASK IF YOU CAN LABEL AND MOVE THEIR SELECTIONS TO THE CHECK OUT AREA SO THEIR HANDS ARE FREE TO DO MORE SHOPPING. IF YOU SEE AN AREA HAS BEEN MESSED UP , STRAIGHTEN IT UP ! THE SUN SHINE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE THRU THE WEEK AND NEXT SATURDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR BEST EVEN DES PLAINES GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE !!!
Events updates
EARTH DAY April 22, 2022
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
As most of you know. Our Youth committee does a project with the 2nd graders at two of our local schools each year on Earth day. This year Alice Grygiel and her committee visited Orchard Place and Cumberland. There were 50 children at Orchard Place and 40 at Cumberland. We talked about the value of worms in our soil and did a project where they can grow lettuce in a bag ! Even the kids who live in a condo or apartment setting can have fun with horticulture. We left them with a few grade appropriate word search puzzles, a maze and info about Herman the worm. I received an email from the Principal at Orchard Place thanking us for our time and she stated twice how much the kids enjoyed the project. Thank you Alice, we are nourishing future gardeners.
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
Each year in May, we co-sponsor a horticulture lecture with our
Des Plaines Library. . This is the 200th Anniversary of the Olmsted Garden. You need to register so the Library knows how many chairs to set up. You can call at 847-376-2788 or log on to their website an register. We will also be presenting a check to the Library to purchase a new non-fiction book on horticulture
June 4th family day at Lake Park
WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 7 PM DES PLAINES LIBRARY EVENT
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
Our youth committee will have a spot at family day. We will be doing a project with the young kids, ( under 10 ) If you have a few spare hours, please see Alice Grygiel and volunteer to help.
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
We will leave Frisbie via a luxury motorcoach and spend a day in Wisconsin, visiting a beautiful natural botanical garden, eating lunch and visiting our favorite Milaeger’s garden center.
We have room for 53.
The Cost for the whole day is only $55.00 transportation, entrance to the garden and lunch. Feel free to ask a friend to join you.
You need to mail the form with your choice for lunch and your check to Susan Boyajian 1247 Prairie Des Plaines, Il 60016 as soon as possible. Or you can bring it to the meeting on Thursday.
June and July Events
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
June and July Events
June 17 and 18
Taste of Des Plaines
We will not have a booth at the taste, but please support this community event.
July 1st
Community Fireworks at Oakton College
Last year several of us were there to enjoy the fireworks at Oakton. This is a free family friendly event. A great kick off to the Fourth of July weekend 202
July 14th
Our Annual Garden Walk
Join us to view the members gardens that will be on our Des Plaines Garden Club Garden Walk (more details to follow) Our Chairman , Donna Mulderink is looking for volunteers to share their gardens. Please sign up with Donna at the May meeting.
July 4th PARADE
June 9th OUR 91ST ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY TRIP
June and July Events
For the first time in several years, we are going to be in the 4th of July parade.
We have 4 golf carts and a convertible !
( the seats are all taken ) We still need walkers to hand out seed packets. We have contacted several seed companies that were generously sending us seed packets for our use.
A signup sheet will be on the table at the May 12th General meeting!
The parade starts at Oakton and Center Street. Proceeds north on Center to Prairie, turns right one block east and ends at the Des Plaines History Center. We will have further details regarding arrival time , etc. very shortly. The city planner is still working out a few details. This will be fun. Please wear your garden club t-shirt or a green shirt.
APRIL 2022 NEWSLETTER
Happy April to everyone. It is hard to believe we only have two more meetings this spring and then our June Birthday Trip . How does it feel to be 91 !! We are getting better every year at what we do in our community to promote Gardening , Horticulture and environmental tasks.
If for some reason, you did not pay your dues as requested by March 31st., they must be paid by our April meeting to keep you on our email list.
EVENTS IN APRIL
Our April General Meeting is THURSDAY APRIL 14th AT 9:30 AM
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW START TIME FOR OUR MEETING.
AS OF TODAY THE POLICY AT THE FRISBIE CENTER IS STILL THE SAME. YOU MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AND HAVE YOUR VACCINATION CARD AND ID WITH YOU TO ENTER THE BUILDING FOR OUR MEETING.
Feel free to arrive anytime after 9 AM so we are ready to start our business meeting promptly at 9:30. We will have a raffle table. Please do not bring more than three items for the raffle table. Everything should be new or gently used. Our speaker this month is Kim Hartmann. She will be speaking on Roses. When to prune, different varieties, why we love them. Debbie Borales will present the horticulture talk on Iris.
In March our new Environmental Chairman, Vicki Williams , brought to our attention a plastic drive being promoted by the City of Des Plaines. I hope all of you have been saving your CLEAN grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, zip lock storage bags, cereal bags, plastic wrap , produce bags, outside casing for large packages of water bottles, paper towels, toilet paper etc. All of these items clog the recycling system and should not go in your home recycling bin. PLEASE BRING THEM TO THE APRIL MEETING. THERE IS A DROP OFF SPOT RIGHT HERE AT FRISBE. If you cannot attend this months meeting, there are also drop off locations at City hall, Library, Center of Concern, Izaak Walton League, Uncork-Unwind. Vickie will be sharing an environmental idea each month.
At our April Meeting we will be taking reservations for our June 9th Birthday Trip.
Please RSVP at our April meeting. We have room for 55. Who is ready for a road trip !!!!! We will be leaving FRISBIE, promptly at 8:30 AM returning at 4:30 PM We will take a motor coach to Wisconsin to visit Boerner’s Botanical Gardens, lunch at Open Flame and then a stop at our favorite Meleager’s on the way home to pick up that favorite plant for our garden. The cost for the day is $55.00 Please make out your check to the Des Plaines Garden Club. We want to wrap up the reservations this month, so we can concentrate on our Plant Sale in May. Keep in mind, we no longer hold checks, they are deposited immediately upon receipt. We cannot accept a reservation without payment.
THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2022 EARTH DAY
OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE WILL BE DOING A PROJECT WITH SECOND GRADERS ARE CUMBERLAND AND ORCHARD PLACE SCHOOLS.
FREE SHRED EVENT Saturday April 23 2022 MAINE TOWNSHIP TOWN HALL 1700 BALLARD ROAD 9AM to Noon. You can bring up to three paper grocery bags. This event is for Des Plaines residents.
MONDAY APRIL 25TH 2022 GCI CONVENTION IN LISLE, IL.
NOTE: GCI WEBSITE CHANGE there is a new password for the GCI website gardenclubsil@aol.com ~ HOME District IX remains the same
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Kind Regards,
Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
events in May
Wednesday May 11th
Thursday MAY 12TH
Thursday MAY 12TH
Mount Prospect Garden Club's annual Spring Luncheon
Wednesday May 11th the Mount Prospect Garden Club will hold their annual Spring Luncheon at the Rob Roy Country Club. Tickets are $30.00 It will be a plated meal with an entrée choice of Champagne Chicken or Pasta Primavera. We will send in one reservation from our club as we can all sit together. If you are interested in attending, please bring your check for $30.00 made payable to the
Mount Prospect Garden Club to our April meeting on April 14th.
Thursday MAY 12TH
Thursday MAY 12TH
Thursday MAY 12TH
Des Plaines Garden Club General Meeting.
We will recognize all our officers and committee chairmen. Louise and Jan will also be giving last minute instructions and help for our
PLANT SALE ON SATURDAY OF THAT SAME WEEK.
Saturday May 14th - Our Plant Sale
Saturday May 14th - Our Plant Sale
Saturday May 14th - Our Plant Sale
8:30 TO NOON. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL PLANT SALE.
Our plant sale in one of two fund raisers we hold each year. It will take all of you to be involved to make it a success. We will set up again this year like a farmers market. If you plan on donating and selling plants from your yard make sure you are transplanting them to small containers soon, so they have plenty of time to look great on May 14th. If you are not selling, we will need lots of help, directing customers, manning the yard ornament table, helping carry plants to the check out station, bagging up the purchases, helping carry boxes to their cars, etc. We need some of you to arrive shortly after 7:30 to help put up signs, etc. Lots of hands makes for a great day.
Wednesday May 18th
Saturday May 14th - Our Plant Sale
Saturday May 14th - Our Plant Sale
Our Club will co-sponsor an evening at the Library at 7 PM
Detaills to follow
EVENTS IN JUNE
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH FAMILY DAY AT LAKE PARK We will be doing a youth project. We need 5-7 volunteers.
NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK JUNE 5TH TO JUNE
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH
DES PLAINS GARDEN CLUB ~ BIRTHDAY TRIP JUNE 9th
DES PLAINS GARDEN CLUB ~ BIRTHDAY TRIP JUNE 9th
DES PLAINS GARDEN CLUB ~ BIRTHDAY TRIP JUNE 9th
Join us for a tour of the
Boermer's Botanical Garden in Wisconsin
Friday June 17 and Saturday June 18th
DES PLAINS GARDEN CLUB ~ BIRTHDAY TRIP JUNE 9th
DES PLAINS GARDEN CLUB ~ BIRTHDAY TRIP JUNE 9th
TASTE OF DES PLAINES
We will be doing a youth project near the Historical Society on Saturday 2-4 . We will need 5-7 volunteers. We will be doing a youth project near the Historical Society on Saturday 2-4 .
We will need 5-7 volunteers.
EVENTS IN JULY
Monday July 4th ~ Parade
Thursday July 14th - Our Annual Garden Walk
Thursday July 14th - Our Annual Garden Walk
Happy Birthday America. We will be participating in the Des Plaines Parade. We need volunteers to walk along with the Golf Carts to hand out seed packets to the adults. All the spaces on the golf carts are spoken for. The route is Oakton and Center to Center and Prairie. If you can’t participate in the parade, please plan to attend and cheer us on as we pass by.
NOTE ~ Friday July 1st ~ KICK off the Fourth
Fireworks at Oakton Community College.
Thursday July 14th - Our Annual Garden Walk
Thursday July 14th - Our Annual Garden Walk
Thursday July 14th - Our Annual Garden Walk
Join us to view the members gardens that will be on our Des Plaines Garden Club Garden Walk (more details to follow)
Our Chairman , Donna Mulderink is looking for a few volunteers to share their gardens.
Please sign up with Donna at the April meeting.
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
GCI will be hosting a flower show August 5th. at the Chicago Botanical Garden. If you submit an entry you will be given a free entry for the day.
Our First General club meeting for 2022-2023 will be
Thursday September 8th.
Speaker to be announced. Save the date
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10th
Our Annual Fall Luncheon and Fund Raiser.
Details to follow
March 2022 Newsletter
Published 3-3-2022
What a beautiful day! I had a great time walking around the back yard, and checking out the little signs of Spring in my yard.
We have a lot going on from now until Summer time. Check out the details below.
* TUESDAY MARCH 8th DISTRICT IX ANNUAL MEETING. If you registered to attend this meeting you should be receiving a message with the zoom link in a day or so. I know a virtual meeting is not what we wanted but it should be fun 😊
* Our next GENERAL MEETING is THURSDAY MARCH 10th.
Please arrive about 9:30am so we can start the general meeting on time at 10am.
DUES, There are still a few of you who have not sent in your dues for 2022-23. Our year goes from April 1, thru March 31st. If you have not sent your check, please bring it with you to our general meeting on Thursday. We need to have your check, before we can pay our dues to GCI before April 1st. We hope all of you enjoy our club and will continue your membership. If for any reason, you cannot continue to be a member, please call Louise Martorano and let her know, so she is not looking for your check.
*** I SPOKE WITH FRISBIE ON AS OF NOW YOU MUST STILL BE VACCINATED TO ATTEND A MEETING. *** Masks are now optional. Some of us are dealing with our own health issues or the health issue of someone in our home , so please be considerate of the members wishing to wear a mask. I’m sure you all know this, but please do attend our meetings if you are not feeling well. We need to continue to take care of each other.
~ We will have our raffle table. A great way to recycle that very gently used or new item you now longer have a use for. PLEASE LIMIT THE NUMBERS OF ITEMS YOU BRING TO 3.
~ In March we have election of officers. In the even years we elect a President, 2nd Vice President and Corresponding Secretary, The slate from our February meeting is President; Mary Peglow, 2nd Vice President; Louise Martorano, Corresponding Secretary; Gloria Ludwig. ~ Last month, Ray Holich mentioned he found a source for starter trays and plugs. He ordered them and we will have some for sale at the meeting. A tray that has 12 holes, with a cover and a plant tag is $3.00 If you want the plugs they are $8.00 for 12 plugs. Of course you can use your own soil/mulch. If you are interested in purchasing some of the trays see Ray before the meeting begins.
~ Program will be "Soaring with the Birds" Our speaker from Wild Bird Shack will talk about our native birds.
* Garden Clubs of Illinois Annual Convention Monday April 26th. This will be a live in person meeting !!!! The convention is held in Lisle Illinois. The registration begins at 8:30 AM. I know that is an early hour, but it is a very busy day and well worth your time. I will have the flyer an a few registration forms at the meeting on Thursday. We can car pool from Frisbie for those interested in attending.
* PLANT SALE SATURDAY, MAY 14th 8:30 TO NOON - (see more below)
* May 18th we will co-sponsor a program at the Des Plaines Public Library. It would be great if we had at least 15 or so in attendance.
* June 9th is the date for our annual birthday trip. Susan will be sharing details, costs, etc. with all of you as soon as they are confirmed.
* July 4th, Our Garden club will be in the Des Plaines IL 4th of July Parade - (see more below)
* Thursday July 14th is our Garden Walk. Donna Mulderink is looking for volunteers to share your garden for our garden walk.
As you can see we have lots going on. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me anytime.
Kind Regards,
Mary Peglow, President Des Plaines Garden Club
PLANT SALE SATURDAY, MAY 14th 8:30 TO NOON.
We will have the truck farmers market style plant sale in the same area as last year. Be thinking now of what you can separate and get ready for the sale from your treasures in your yard. Louise will have a signup sheet for everyone to grab a task. Many hands make light work. Last year our sale was one of the best ever !! Mark your calendar.
Des Plaines, IL~ 4th of July Parade
The Parade will be on Monday July 4th. The time has not been confirmed as of today. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND PLAN TO BE IN THE PARADE. We will have a GOLF CARTS in the parade to celebrate our 90th year. If you are able to walk (Even a few blocks at a time) we will need individuals to pass our gifts for the kids. If you missed signing up at our March Meeting please contact Harold.
NOTE: The City Fireworks will again be at Oakton College on Friday July 1st at dusk.
LET’S KEEP THAT ENTHUSIAM WE HAD GOING LAST YEAR FOR OUR 90TH.
Join us on July 14th, 2022 to view the members gardens
Thursday, July 14th is our Garden Walk.
Join us to view the members gardens that will be on our Des Plaines Garden Club Garden Walk (more details to follow)
February 2022 Newsletter
There is lots of stuff to catch up on ~ RAFFLE TABLE
There is lots of stuff to catch up on ~ RAFFLE TABLE
There is lots of stuff to catch up on ~ RAFFLE TABLE
NOTE: You must also wear a mask at all times.
Please plan to arrive about 9:30 so we can start our business meeting right on time. We are also going to be able to have our raffle table again. Maybe you received too many candles for Christmas, you have a valentine decoration you no longer use, you want to share a house plant, you have a good book you’re finished with, etc. You may bring 2 items if you wish to donate for the raffle. These are either new or gently used items you no longer need. The raffle tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. Keep in mind, Louise or Jan, our Ways and Means Co-chairs may look at the items on the raffle table and remove something they feel would make a great start to a raffle basket for our fall event.
National Parks program by James Rowan.
There is lots of stuff to catch up on ~ RAFFLE TABLE
There is lots of stuff to catch up on ~ RAFFLE TABLE
Our program for our February meeting willl be a presentation of the National Parks by James Rowan. He will be showing us some of our great national parks.
I know I am ready to plan a road trip soon !!!!!!!
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
Harold will be doing the Horticulture lecture this month. His presentation will be on how you can force some of your spring blooming trees and shrubs to bloom now ! He will have some of his beautiful pussy willow branches for sale to benefit the garden club.
DONATIONS NEEDED
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
We will also be collecting food for our local food pantry. They are especially in need of regular size creamy peanut butter. If you are able, please bring your donation to our meeting. Thank you in advance.
We asked you to save commemorative stamps. Any stamp except Christmas or the flag stamps. Please bring your stamps and give them to Marylyn Wouda.
Also if you have been saving those aluminum pull tabs please bring them to Susan Boyajian. it.
PROGRAMS SAVE THE DATES
HORTICULTURE LECTURE ~ GET A JUMP ON SPRING
PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
Live in person
GCI CONVENTION MONDAY APRIL 25th in Lisle Illinois.
note the meeting starts at 8:30 AM in Lisle Illinois. They serve sweets and Coffee before the meeting convenes. There is a business meeting , then they give out the 2021 awards. After the award , Dr. Trent Ford will speak on climate change. There is a short break between the morning meeting and lunch which gives you time to look at the vendors and also purchase raffle basket tickets. After lunch Noel Luchinski, who is 4th generation florist in Glen Ellyn will present the floral design program.
PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
District IX ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 8TH. This will be a virtual meeting. The logon starts at 9:45 so the District board can start the business meeting promptly at 10 AM. After the business portion, awards will be given out, and then our Speaker Katie Ford will present the floral design portion. Katie is rather new to the designers circuit.
The business meeting and floral presentation are open to all members of District IX clubs in good standing. There is no charge to attend the meeting. RSVP today: You must register for this meeting.
EARTH DAY
PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
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EARTH DAY April 22nd. I will contact the school district this week to see if we can do an in-person presentation to the 2nd graders. Details to follow.
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PDistrict IX ANNUAL MEETING
Display their FAQs
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NEEDED.
We need someone to volunteer to be our environmental chairman. If our planet is your passion , please volunteer to chair this committee. In the past, the chairman gave us a monthly helpful hint on how we could help our environment. Example ; Did you know the black trays your meat purchases come on from the grocery store are not recyclable ? They belong in your regular garbage not your recycle bin. Easy committee Please let me know if you would be interested in chairing this committee.
January 2022 Newsletter
This is our first newsletter for 2022. I hope soon I will be inviting you to attend various activities in the area of interest to any gardener. I hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed the holidays! I was hopeful that by now COVID-19 would be settling down, but the reality is that COVID-19 is peaking again
I have had a few conversations with some of the officers and other members and we have come to this decision.
IN THE INTEREST OF EVERYONE'S HEALTH AND SAFETY, WE HAVE CANCELLED OUR JANUARY MEETING. THE PROGRAM WAS ON THE STATE PARKS AND REALLY DID NOT ADAPT WELL TO A ZOOM PRESENTATION.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 10TH 10 AM AT the Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines, IL. AS OF TODAY, YOU MUST SHOW PROOF OF VACINATION AND WEAR A MASK TO ENTER FRISBIE FOR ANY MEETING OR EVENT.
The January speaker will be at our February meeting. His presentation will be on visiting the various state parks in the US. Something to look forward too ! We also will be reinstating our raffle table. For those of you who are new to our club, we have a raffle table each month. You can bring new or very gently used items that you no longer have a use for. We sell the raffle tickets for a $1 / 6 for $5. You might find a treasure. In 2019 when we were still doing this every month we were able to raise enough money to cover our rental agreement with the Frisbie Center. I know there is something you received for Christmas that you would love to donate. Please make sure the item is gentle used and in working order. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The District IX annual meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday March 8th at the Cotillion in Palatine,
Des Plaines and Libertyville are co-hosts for this years meeting.
As of today, the meeting is on track to be in person !!
Our club will assist with registration, the centerpieces, a table
game during lunch and helping secure raffle baskets from
the other clubs in our district. We will be working with Libertyville on these projects.
There is a meeting this Friday to further discuss the details with our district director. I will update everyone asap. I need 6 or 7 of you to volunteer to help on the committee. Exact jobs will be forthcoming. Please mark your calendars for March 8th. We need to have a good showing of Des Plaines members. All this being said, nothing is in stone. As with last year, the meeting could be moved to a zoom event pending the status of covid.
November / December newsletter
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
December crept up very quickly. I hope everyone is doing well. We have several members on the telephone tree list at the moment. Please keep them in your thoughts for quick healing and a swift recovery.
FALL LUNCHEON AND FUND RAISER
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
FALL LUNCHEON AND FUND RAISER
Thank you again to everyone who made our event a great success.
We will share details with you at the December General meeting. Louise Martorano and Jan Goczkowski need a round of applause for the tremendous job they did, pulling the event together.
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Our Basket Raffle had 60 baskets for our atten
FALL LUNCHEON AND FUND RAISER
Thank you again to everyone who made our event a great success.
We will share details with you at the December General meeting. Louise Martorano and Jan Goczkowski need a round of applause for the tremendous job they did, pulling the event together.
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Our Basket Raffle had 60 baskets for our attendees to place their raffle tickets in for a chance to win Our Bake sale table was filled with hundreds of home-made goodies Our Silent auction had items from an artisian hand-made rocking horse to a beautiful pearl necklace.
Thanks to our community partners who made donations and all the club members who made donations and our club members who worked so hard for the success of our event
DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING
From Mary Peglow President Des Plaines Garden Club
DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9TH
10 AM FRISBIE CENTER CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND BUSINESS MEETING
Our December general meeting is this Thursday. We do not have a limit on attendance, but we would like to know you are coming, so we have plenty of chairs setup. Please just respond to this email and say I’ll be there with your name. Masks are still r
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9TH
10 AM FRISBIE CENTER CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND BUSINESS MEETING
Our December general meeting is this Thursday. We do not have a limit on attendance, but we would like to know you are coming, so we have plenty of chairs setup. Please just respond to this email and say I’ll be there with your name. Masks are still required and the seating will be socially distanced. The business meeting will start promptly at 10 AM. Please feel free to arrive anytime after 9:30 so we can start on time. The sign-up for the craft is full, but please feel free to attend the meeting. Jan has a few items to raffle for a Santa’s workshop. You can find a nice gift, and support our garden club at the same time. Also please bring a glue gun, the glue stick and a pair of scissors.
Additional Information
DO YOU NEED A LIVE TREE OR WREATH ??
If you are looking for a live tree or wreath, please consider supporting the Des Plaines Optimist Club. They do wonderful activities for the youth in our city. Their lot is at The Des Plaines Lake Park on Lee Street near the band shell. Dianna Edwards or Susan Boyajian can give you details on the hours they are open for business.
They are also collecting the pull tab from pop cans for Lurie’s Children’s Hospital. Please think about setting out a container at home to save those pull tabs when you are entertaining over the holidays. Bring them to the January General meeting.
Stamps
We are still collecting stamps for wildlife. We can take any stamp except the flags or the Christmas stamp. Bring them to any meeting and give them to Marylyn Wouda.
2022 GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE
The program committee is putting together the final details for the January to May General meetings. As soon as the final details are in place, we will print an addendum to your current yearbook.
District IX ANNUAL MEETING IN MARCH.
Just a quick reminder, we are the co-hosts for the District IX Annual meeting in March. Watch for more details from me in an email.
I hope to see most of you at our meeting on Thursday December 9th. But I want to take this opportunity to wish each of you a Very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday, and a Healthy and Happy New Year.
October newsletter
Fall is definitely upon us. I hope all of you have your fall clean up almost complete.
December General Meeting Thursday December 9th 10 AM Frisbie Center
Susan has put together a fun with flowers project for the holidays. The cost is $5.00 if you have not signed up already, please call Susan Boyajian today.
2022 General Meeting Programs
At our December meeting we will be passing out an insert for your yearbook, describing the General Meeting Programs for Jan 2022 – June 2022.
Chicago Botanical Garden
Just a quick reminder that as of January 2022, the Chicago Botanical Garden will be charging a fee to visit the gardens in addition to the parking fee. Now is the time to join as a member. They have some good incentives to join now.
I would like to personally wish each of you and your families a very
Happy and blessed Thanksgiving. In this crazy world we reside in,
we still have many blessings to be thankful for.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Kind Regards, Mary Peglow
Open board position : Awards
We need an awards chairman for 2022 and forward. Most of the filing is done in the fall. It is almost 100% on line. If you have some computer skills, and would like to take over this responsibility, please let me know.
September newsletter
Additional Information
I hope today finds all of you doing well.
I can’t believe it is September already. Seems like this summer went too quickly.
All of our community gardens are doing very well check our the photos on Facebook.
Thank you again to everyone who stopped by with a non-perishable food or school supply donation at the Des Plaines Self Help pantry on August 6th. Mark you calendar that we will be collecting additional donations at our October general meeting.
Our September general meeting will be Thursday September 9th at 10 AM at the
Frisbie Center ~ Please try to arrive between 9:45 an 9:55 so we can start our meeting promptly at 10 AM. Due to a conflict with our published Speaker for September, we switched the two programs.
This Thursday we will be playing Fall Bingo after our general meeting.
Karen and Ray Holich will give a brief horticulture report on taking care of your Dahlias for the winter.
In October, we will have Kim Pesche speaking on how to do a fall clean-up and still leave blooms, seeds etc. for the birds and wildlife to enjoy over the winter months.
Kind Regards,
Mary Peglow, President – Des Plaines Garden Club
90TH ANNIVERSARY FALL LUNCHEON AND FUND RAISER
We will also be taking reservations and your check for our 90th anniversary Fall Luncheon and Fund Raiser. (see the below link to get the reservation form) The luncheon will be a little different this year. It is a plated meal rather than family style.
We are keenly aware of the current rise in COVID-19 Delta variant. At this time we are going to proceed to take reservations and your checks. HOWEVER, we will not be depositing the checks until November 1st. In the event that the Luncheon has to be postponed, we will simply return your check.
We need to have a good idea of how many of you will be there ! When I sent the questionnaire, most of you responded with a positive yes and also stated you would be bringing a friend or two. Based on that survey, we have guaranteed 200 for this event. That will give us two rooms so we are not so cramped. PLEASE PRINT OUT A COPY OF THE RESERVATION FORM AND BRING THE COMPLETED COPY AND YOUR CHECK ON THURSDAY.
YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO MAKE AN ENTRÉE CHOICE FOR EACH RESERVATION.
CALL A FRIEND AND BRING THEM ALONG. LET’S MAKE THIS OUR BEST EVENT YET !
Mid Summer newsletter
I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying Summer !!! As garden club members, this should be our favorite season.
Planning for September !!!
I had a conversation with Melissa at Frisbee and they are ready to welcome us back for our monthly general meetings in September.
There will no longer be a limit on the number that can attend, however *** If you are not fully vaccinated you must wear a mask at all times when you are in the building. *** We will keep our meeting time at 10 AM. We will be able to serve coffee and only. However the dessert must be purchased, not home- made. For September , we will provide the dessert from our treasury. We will have coffee and when you arrive and begin our business meeting promptly at 10:15. Further details to follow in our September newsletter.
Fall Fest at the Lake Park.
We will be working with the park district and the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce in their information booth.
We will also be doing a craft with the younger children. We usually have a two hour commitment on Sunday.
We need a few volunteers to help Alice Grygiel our youth chairmen.
Cream City Rose Show
For those of you who love roses, or if you are just looking for something fun to do, the American Rose Society is holding their 2021 National Convention and Rose show in Milwaukee. The link to all the information is at the top of this newsletter. There are several days to the event, but the main event will be Saturday September 11th. The cost is $60.00 to register for Saturday, which includes the lectures, a lunch, a tour of the rose show, some publications and a Proven Winners Rose bush. You need to go on the website and register yourself. If there is enough interest, maybe we can car pool from Frisbee. Let me know if you registered and would be interested in car- pooling
Website
Our web address is >desplainesilgardenclub.com< If you have not visited our website you are missing all the fun. Harold updates something weekly, if not daily. Ron Willer recently received authorization to share his presentation of Butterflies. It is now posted on the website. There are also photos of all our recent events and upcoming reminders.
Membership
We recently welcomed our 100th member ! We have added several new members since we printed our yearbook in December.
Welcome to our new members: Eve Arena, Trudy Henzel, Susan Linton, Sharon Malen, Barbara Mestling, Debbie Post,
Kathy Ryan, Cathy Stanley and Linda Woytych.
Have a wonderful day, enjoy the sunshine, dig in the dirt, and just enjoy life !
Kind Regards, Mary Peglow, President – Des Plaines Garden Club
Anniversary Display at the Des Plaines History Center
Phillip Mohr, The Director of the Des Plaines History Center, reported that they noticed an increase in residents coming thru the center to view our display. We were honored to have the highlight spot for the April, May and June. Thank you to Harold Effinger, Ann Ostenson, Annette Roeder, Marjorie Wayne, and Susan Boyajian for putting the display together and taking it down for future storage. The History Center already has several Des Plaines Garden Club items in their archives. They have agreed to store all of our “ history “ items for future use and safe keeping. Also, Thanks to Alice Grygiel and Madeleine McDonald who hosted a Children’s craft at the History Center on June 6th. Director, Philip Mohr would like to make this an annual event, with more publicity on their part.
Garden Walk
Earlier this month, a record number of members and friends joined us for our Annual Garden Walk.
Thank you to Donna Mulderink for organizing a terrific day !
Also Thanks to Marylyn Wouda, Rich and Lana Gernady,
Louise Martorano, and Ray and Karen Holich for opening their gardens for our enjoyment.
We also visited a friend of Donna’s,
Catherine Timmins , who is moving to Portugal. I think we all agree , the new home owner is acquiring a wonderful garden. I hope they appreciate it. We had a great lunch at Moretti’s to conclude the day. Photos were taken by almost everyone and sent to Harold for our website. He sorted thru over 600 and they are posted on our website. It was great to see that so many of you wanted to share what you were enticed with.
Self Help food pantry ~ August EVENT.
Self Help food pantry ~ August EVENT.
Self Help food pantry ~ August EVENT.
August event for our Garden Club- Neighbors helping Neighbors
I am sure you are all aware of the need to keep our local food pantry well stocked during these uncertain times. We usually schedule three different meetings during the year for our members to bring a bag of groceries to donate to our local Self Help food pantry. However with the unusual year we have had, our donations have fallen by the wayside. The need is still very critical. If you would just add one or two items to your weekly trips to the store between now and August 6th you will have a few bags of groceries to donate to a very worthwhile cause. On Friday August 6th from 10 AM to 11 AM you can drive by the entrance to the self help pantry and a group of us will be there to accept your donations. A list of what is most needed is in your yearbook on page 21.
They can also accept your home grown produce.
The self help pantry is located at 769 Holiday Lane in Des Plaines. Right off of 83 between Oakton and Algonquin. While you are there you can see the two new planters we purchased.
Joanie Kaiser Kline and Eve Arena planted them and
they are doing quite nice.
Mark your calendars
Self Help food pantry ~ August EVENT.
Self Help food pantry ~ August EVENT.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11TH ~ 11AM OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON AND FUND RAISER.
CALL A FRIEND AND BRING THEM ALONG. LET’S MAKE THIS OUR BEST EVENT YET !
We have reserved two rooms for this year’s luncheon. With no fund raising effort last year, we need to pack the room. We will have a plated meal with your choice of three entrée’s. Of course raffle baskets, the big board of gift certificates and gift cards, a silent auction , our famous bake sale and Kim Hartmann will be there to show us how to create wonderful holiday floral arrangements. Louise will be taking reservations very shortly. The reservation form needs to be filled out with a meal choice for each guest, and then mailed with your check. All the details will come out in our August Newsletter. We will have forms available at our September meeting.
It takes a team to be successful. We have a great team of volunteers for all our events. Please join me in Thanking the following individuals for our recent good times.
GCI Summer meeting
90th Birthday Party
90th Birthday Party
Registration is due by Wednesday, July 21 for our virtual Summer Meeting scheduled for Monday, July 26 at 10 a.m .
Go to our website, gardenclubsofillinois.org and click on calendar” in the menu bar. Scroll on down to the bottom and click on the “Click here to download registration forms!” There is no fee for this event. We will have a brief business meeting followed by a presentation about the Lincoln Memorial Garden in Springfield, and then a program about recycling by SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education). Lincoln Memorial Garden is almost ready to break ground on the Children’s Woodland Garden and it is a beautiful place to visit. Many garden clubs have invited SCARCE, an award-winning environmental education non-profit, to educate their members and we think that you will enjoy and learn from this program, too. No password is needed to register,
90th Birthday Party
90th Birthday Party
90th Birthday Party
Our 90th Birthday Party was a huge success.
Thank you to Susan Boyajian for all her hard work planning a great afternoon.
If you have not been on our website, Desplainesilgardenclub.com , please go there today and check out the photos. Everyone joined in the celebration by wearing our best finery just like the ladies in 1931 in our cherished photo of that first birthday party. We played a trivia game and some lucky winners left with a door prize.
Thank you to Lana and Rich Gernady for the lovely centerpiece.