JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER

Good Morning and Happy New Year !!

Our Long awaited 90th Anniversary Year has arrived, We are looking forward to a wonderful year for our garden club. Maybe not the way we envisioned to start the year, but I am confident that by November when our Annual Luncheon and Fund Raiser arrives we will be able to host our event, see each other in person, renew old friendships and have a great time.

The winter and spring meetings will be held via zoom with the ability to switch to live meetings at Frisbie if the situation with COVID changes rapidly and the vaccine is available to the general population.

December meeting update

It was wonderful to have over 45 of our members on our zoom call for our December meeting. One advantage to zoom is our members who have moved out of the area can join us. Nice to see you Marge Josephson !

New Member

Please join me in welcoming Pam Mazzini to our Garden Club.

A few of us were working in the garden at the Lake Park and Pam was taking a walk.

She stopped to chat and decided to join our club.

Also if I did not mention it last month Robert ( Bob ) Provenzano has also joined our club. Bob is the husband of current member Jan Provenzano.

January General Meeting via Zoom Thursday January 14th 10 A.M.

Karen Pacey will lead us through the steps to create milk jug planters for the garden.

Once you plant them, they go right out in the snow to germinate your plants for the spring garden. You might want to have a clear milk jug, potting soil and a package of seeds of your choice ready to plant after the presentation. This is one of those things that you say, I can do this ! So you’ll want to have your supplies ready. This is a very fun project.

You can even get the grandchildren involved. Good science ( solar energy ) project.

We will send out a work sheet after the meeting.

Programs

The program committee is working hard to secure all of our programs for 2021. This is a bit of a challenge with COVID still lingering.

Watch for an update soon !!!!

Website

Our new website site should go live very shortly. Harold Effinger is working with the former provider to take down the old site which does not function so we can proceed with our new site. Our new site will be a great source of stored information, and a place where you can direct friends to find out about our garden club.

Bylaws – Standing Rules Committee

The bylaws – standing rules committee meet this week and reviewed the current documents. There are many changes that needed to be made. Most of the changes were to update how we are functioning in 2021. The changes , once approved will be made and the documents will be on our website.

Environmental Committee

Maine township has a container for paper at their facility on 1700 W. Ballard Road.

Please consider using the recycle bin rather than the garbage for your paper, cardboard etc.

2021 Plant Sale

We WILL have a plant sale in May. It may be different than in the past, but keep us in mind when you start to transplant your spring perennials.

Garden Walk

Dure to COVID we had a cancel our 2020 garden walk. A few of our members still opened their gardens to a walk thru for a few members at a time. Hopefully we will be able to plan a GARDEN WALK for this July.

Horticulture

Karen will continue to give a 10 to 15 minute talk on a timely horticulture topic each month on our zoom meeting. If there is a handout about the subject they will be forwarded after the meeting. This is another great reason to join our zoom meeting !

Telephone Tree

Ann and Annette continue to send updates to our telephone tree. All of you are so good about sending a note of cheer or concern to our fellow members when they are under the weather. At this time, Beatrice Ross is fighting hard against COVID. Please keep Bea and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

WAYS and Means

You are all aware we were not able to do any fundraising in 2020. That does not mean our expenses stopped. We still had bills to pay. It will be very important for all of us to help out with the Plant sale however that happens and also please mark your calendars right now

Thursday November 11 90th Anniversary luncheon and Fund Raiser. I am confident we will be able to host that event. Plan now to attend and a bring a friend or two

Committee Chairs needed

A few of our committees are still seeking a chairman. Being the chairman does not mean you do all the work. There are 90 members in our club for your to ask for assistance. Please consider volunteering to be the committee chair for

Historian

Keeping track of our books with the history of the club. And adding new information for the future as it occurs.

Photographer

taking a few snapshots at our meeting and special events. Keeping them in a book for future reference. You are reimbursed for any printing expense.

Special events.

A fun part of our garden club has always been the little side trips that we planned for 6-8 months of the year.

We all know COVID will be controlled and we will be able to go out and enjoy like again soon. Again, this is a committee It needs a chairman to organize a planning meeting with three or four others for later summer and into the fall.

We are going to have a terrific 2021 !

Kind Regards,

Mary Peglow

President, - Des Plaines Garden Club

FEBruary 2021 newsLETTER

Happy February!

I hope all of you are staying nice and warm on this real winter day.

Thank you again to everyone who picked up their yearbook and a special thanks to

Joy Bertone for delivering a bunch.

There are still 5 that need to be delivered. Hopefully, that will happen in the new few days as soon as it gets at least to 10 degrees.

The post office has changed its criteria for a book rate. The book has to be hardbound. Our yearbooks do not fit that description so it is $4.80 each to mail them.

Announcing Desplainesilgardenclub.com

Our Website is up and running

Thanks to countless hours of preparation & development by Harold Effinger.

>Desplainesilgardenclub.com< We are still working with the former web manager take down the old site. Our new website is a work in progress, but we are off to a terrific start.

February General meeting ( via zoom )

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11th 10 A.M.

Our speaker is Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh. Marcy is the creator and owner of The Backyard Patch. She grows all her own herbs. Marcy will speak on the Language of Flowers to fit in with valentine’s day.

March General Meeting ( via zoom )

THURSDAY MARCH 11th 10A.M.

Our March general meeting will also be a zoom call. It is possible if the numbers stay on course in Illinois that we may be able to have our general meeting for April at the Frisbie Center. This is a big maybe at the moment. There will be a limit on how many can attend. I am working with them to set up my computer with their system to still be able to do a zoom call for those of you who live out of town or unable to attend due to your own limitations.

Updates

Marjorie Wayne has volunteered to be our Historian. Thank you, Marjorie.

Anita Bierbaum volunteered to be our photographer. Thank you, Anita.

The only open position now is the Special Events Coordinator. This individual will plan

5-6 side trips a year when it is appropriate after COVID-19.

COVID-vaccines For those of you who are Veterans, or have a family member who is a vet they can register at VA.gov. Thank you to Ray Holich for sharing this information.

Mark your calendar

District IX Annual Meeting.

Tuesday, March 9th. Due to Covid-19, the District IX annual meeting will be a zoom call. The details will be published this week. As soon as I receive the email, I will send it out to all of you.

District IX open Board positions. District IX is looking for a recording secretary. They meet Four times a year. Currently all zoom meetings. If you would be interested in filling this position, please let me know. They are also looking for a Vice Director. This person coordinates the two clubs that volunteer to be the hosts for the annual meeting. The Clubs have already volunteered for the next two years so the process will be pretty easy. If you would consider taking this position, please let me know.

G.C.I. Annual Convention

Sunday, April 18th. Again, due to Covid-19, this will be a virtual event.

The details will be available soon. Hopefully, the summer meeting might be a live in-person meeting. The date is July 19th in Champaign, Il. If you are an Amazon Shopper, GCI has joined Amazon. smile. Please consider choosing The Garden Clubs of Illinois. If any of you have a grandchild who will be going to college to study Horticulture, GCI offers a scholarship. You can find further details on their website. Gardenclubsofillinois.org Password: Whiteoak

G.C.I. will be offering Landscape Design School Course III on March 30-31 at the Glen Ellyn Police Department. If you have completed the course I and II, and you wish to register, the details will be on the GCI website.

SAVE THE Dates:

July 4th, 2021 The Des Plaines Special Events committee will be making a decision in March whether they will have the 4th of July parade this year. If it is a go, we plan to have a float in the Parade to celebrate our 90th Anniversary.

November 11th, 2021 Our 90th Anniversary Luncheon and Fund Raiser. Hopefully, by November, we will be able to have our Annual Luncheon and fund Raiser. It will depend on the Covid Restrictions being lifted.

Welcome back to former member Barb Mestling.

NOTE: Our Garden Club Plant Sale date is

Saturday May 15th

We plan to have a plant sale this year, but with a little different twist. Due to Covid, the bake sale will not take place this year. Louise and Jan will update everyone as soon as we get closer to May.

Kind Regards,

Mary Peglow, President – Des Plaines Garden Club

April 2021 Newsletter

Good Morning, Happy Spring !

Our general meeting for April will held at the Frisbie Center on Thursday, April 11th at 10AM.

We Are limited to 45 participants, you must continue to wear a mask and stay socially distanced , even if you are fully vaccinated. Our meeting will be at the Frisbie center.

I will also take my lap top and hopefully be able to set up a zoom for those of you out of the area or you are not comfortable attending in person.

* We have lots to discuss regarding our plant sale.

* We also will be installing our 1st. Vice-President, Recording Secretary and Treasurer.

* We also have a great program right after the business meeting.

Emma Marston from the Des Plaines History Center will be presenting “ The Historical Greenhouses of Des Plaines.” This program was scheduled for last April, so we are excited to hear Emma’s program. Hint: One of our members grew up in one of the greenhouses

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Plant Sale May 15th

You are all aware we were not able to do any fund raising last year. This event is very important for our club. Whether you have a lot to share, one or two plants, or just want to come and help, we need everyone to get on board for our plant sale.

Here are some highlights.

DES PLAINES GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE Our date for the Plant Sale is May 15 (with an alternative date of May 22, in case of rain). 8:30 am to Noon

We will be doing a trunk/farmer's market event in the East parking lot (bank parking lot) of Frisbie Senior Center. If you have tables you would want to put your plants on as well as any other items you bring, that is what many of us are doing. Some of you might just have a few things to add and can put them on any table that is available.

Our April 8th General Meeting is at Frisbie Center, we will have sign-up sheets asking for your help during that morning. We will also have flyers, the new Plant Sale signs and other information for you to look at even after the meeting.

As your plants start coming up look around and see what you can share for this event. The plants need to be potted and watered well. We don't always have water available.

At the April meeting you will get label stickers to place on the pots which will identify what you are selling as well as popsicle sticks for pricing which You will be doing this year, as we are not having a pricing group. We will have some pricing sheets for you to look at so you will have an idea of how we have priced the items in previous years. The pots have to be delivered to the Center between 7am and 8:15 am as we need to start the sale at 8:30. If it works as it has in other years we have people at our plant sale way before 8:30.

If you have decorative pots you no longer need or yard decor that you are no longer using, that is always appreciated by the customers.

You might not have plants to divide but as you go out to nurseries, Big Box stores, Dollar stores, etc. you might see something you can contribute to be used in the garden.

For the members who will not be joining us at the April meeting but have plants or items for the sale, Contact us to pick a day and time slot to meet and give you labels and price sticks.

There are some things still to be worked out, hopefully before the meeting, such as the best way for parking the cars, etc. but for sure all will be settled before the Plant Sale. This year is different for all of us and we are trying to find the best way to have a fun time and show off what our Club is all about.

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GCI Convention. The 2021 GCI Convention will be held virtually on SUNDAY APRIL 18th at 2 P.M. The registration details will be out in a few days. As soon as I receive them, I will forward to all of you via a separate email. I hope many of you have the date marked on your calendars.

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Des Plaines Garden Club 90th Birthday party in June. Due to the ongoing COVID issues our annual birthday trip had to be changed again this year . We are working on plans for a birthday party in a local park. We will send out the details as soon as they are finalized.

Des Plaines History Center Display. The Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street has given us a display area to celebrate our 90 years and promote our garden club. We will have the space from April 6th thru June 30th. Please make a plan to go over and see some of our Historical records. Bring your family or a neighbor with you. The History Center is open Tuesday thru Friday 10-5. Sunday 1-4 PM. Closed on Monday and Saturday.

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Community Gardens

We maintain 4 gardens in Des Plaines. This is a club endeavor and the work needs to be shared. We have 90 + members in our club. It is only a once a week task if we get enough people for every other day at each space. All of the gardens will have a spring clean up in the next month. Then it is just a once a week commitment.

A large area at the Lake Park. This garden could use about 3-4 volunteers who would go over one day a week and dead head, pick up trash, etc.

Frisbie Senior Center They could use a few people to also help with the weekly tasks and some watering.

New Garden at the Self Help Pantry. This will probably we two large planters in front of the door. This garden needs a coordinator and a few volunteers to go once a week to water and dead head.

Butterfly Garden This garden has several regular volunteers.

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Garden Walk 2021

We would like to schedule a Garden Walk for July. If you would be willing to have our members come and enjoy the bounty in your garden please contact us.

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Chicago Botanical Garden and Morton Arboretum are open, but you must make a reservation in advance. Only a limited number of guests are allowed on the grounds at any one time.

I wish all of you a Happy Easter. ,

Kind Regards,

Mary Peglow, President – Des Plaines Garden Club

may 2021 Newsletter

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I hope some of you shared a bloom from your yard with a neighbor or friend on May 1st, traditionally known as May Day. Yesterday, the Star Wars fans celebrated May the 4th be with you , and today is May5th, Cinco de Mayo sounds like a good day for tacos, chips and salsa. Maybe even a margarita 😊

May is a busy month for our garden club. First of all, I hope everyone has Saturday May 15th 8:30 – Noon blocked out on your calendar to help with our Market / trunk style Plant Sale. We have a great plan in place to stay socially distanced and still sell lots of plants, gently used garden tools and lawn decorations. Many of you have already reserved a spot for your car. We will have an empty spot in between each car. There will also be additional tables for those of you who have something to share, but not a car full. If that is not an option, consider going to one of the local garden centers and picking up a flat of vegetables. They are always a good seller.

We are also accepting donations of gently used garden tools, and lawn décor. This is our first fund raiser since November 2019 and we need everyone’s help to make it a success. If you have a facebook page, start telling your friends about our sale on May 15th. Or make a phone call or two to a friend and encourage them to support our sale. I have attached a flyer to the top of the newsletter that you can share.

May 13 General Meeting 10 AM Frisbie Center.

We are still restricted to 45 members in person at Frisbie. You need to register with Louise if you wish to attend in person. There can be no walk-ins. We will also do this meeting via zoom.

We will be giving out last minute details for the plant sale , including sticks and details for pricing. We will also be recognizing our members who have been with us 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 years. And we will recognize our committee chairs. Our speaker will be Bev Karms , Master Gardener, who will give handy tips and share her knowledge on Peony’s.

May 15th Our Plant Sale !!!!!!!

May 19th 7 – 8:30 AM Annual Library Program

Every May we are happy to co-host a program with the Des Plaines Library with a focus on Horticulture. Of course this years program will be via Zoom.

June 2021 newsletter

Good Morning everyone,

I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the warmer days of late spring and early summer. I hope most or all of you have been vaccinated and now able to enjoy at least a little more normal day to day life. We have several events planned for June, July and August.

We participated in the Des Plaines Memorial Day remembrance service at the Des Plaines Lake Park. Photos can be found on our website or facebook page.

New Members, Please join me in welcoming Eve Arena to our Garden Club. Eve found us through our Website

JUNE

June is the last month to view our display at the Des Plaines History Center. If you have not been there yet, This Sunday June 6th from 1-3 would be a great time to visit.

Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street Des Plaines Illinois 60016. The History center is open Tuesday thru Friday 10-5 and Sundays 1-4. Our display takes up the entire back wall. There are 5 tables of history books, awards, and miscellaneous items showing the history of our club in Des Plaines. Most of the books are open for your browsing, but there are a few in sealed cases because of their age we don’t want to take a chance of a sticky fingerprint. Did you know that at one time we had a Junior Garden Club and they took FIRST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARDS? Their book is on display.

June 6th -June 12th is National Garden Club Week. Plant a new species in your yard, or better yet encourage one of the children on your block to come see your garden. Maybe they can help you weed or dead head. A whole new generation of gardeners is just waiting for an invitation to learn. No better time to share your knowledge.

THURSDAY JUNE 10TH will be OUR GARDEN CLUBS 90TH ANNIVERSARY PICNIC IN THE PARK. 12PM – 2 PM

Because of Covid, we were limited to 50 spaces for this event. The reservations are full.

The lunch will be in their large banquet room. There is lots of room , but Please bring your mask for the indoor part of the day, just to make everyone comfortable. After lunch and a short program, there will be time for you to wander the Friendship Park Conservatory inside and out.

Please arrive promptly at noon. Our Mayor will be there at 12:30 to present us with two proclamations from the city.

The first declaring June 6th – June 12th

National Garden Club week in Des Plaines,

and also a proclamation recognizing June 4th 2021 as the

90TH Anniversary of our Garden Club.

We have a great photo from the 1st birthday party that we love to recreate for our 90th Anniversary. All of the ladies were in a Sun dress, Summer dress of some description for the event. Can we all try to wear our favorite summer dress or skirt and blouse to the party ? If you don’t have a dress, wear your favorite summer hat , of course if it is adorned with flowers even better. I AM SURE OUR GENTLEMEN WILL BE DECKED OUT IN THEIR FINEST DAPPER ATTIRE. The paper will be there to take our photo, lets do it up right 😊

JULY

THURSDAY JULY 8th DES PLAINES GARDEN CLUB GARDEN WALK

The details are still being confirmed but we will definitely have our garden walk this year. I will be sending out a separate email for this event . Donna Mulderink is the Chairman for this event. She has four gardens on her list, but there is room for one more if you would like to showcase your garden this summer. We will have lunch after the garden tour, either at a restaurant with outdoor seating or a park.

AUGUST

FRIDAY AUGUST 6th , Des Plaines Garden Club day for the Des Plaines Food Pantry. 10 – 11:30 AM We will have a few volunteers in the parking lot at the new food pantry

769 Holiday Lane Des Plaines Illinois 60016 to collect your donations for the food pantry. A list of the most needed items can be found on page 33 of your yearbook. If everyone would just buy one bag of items from your local grocery store or Sam’s, Costco, etc. we could make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors in need.

We already have our meetings planned thru December. The planning committee will meet over the summer to complete the year thru June 2022.

SAVE THESE DATES: Thursday Nov 11th 2021

90th Anniversary Fall Luncheon and Fund Raiser.

Monday May 30th 2022

Memorial Day Observance at Des Plaines Lake Park

Monday July 4th 2022

Des Plaines Parade Celebrating our 90th Anniversary

As always if any of you have any questions, or ideas please feel free to reach out to me.

When your gardens start to be in full bloom, forward your favorite photos to Harold

for publication on our website and facebook page.

I am looking forward to our birthday party on Thursday June 10th at noon.

Kind Regards,

Mary Peglow, President – Des Plaines Garden Club

Both the Central Region and National Garden Clubs have new projects to challenge all of the local cl

As you know Illinois is part of the central region of NGC. The new Director is Carol Yee from Illinois ! Carol’s Theme is Bee a Petal Pusher – Plant AmericaCarol has a new program underway that is also a new award with a monetary award attached. Carol has challenged everyone in the central region to grow vegetables in your yard and donate part of your harvest to your local food pantry. The idea is when you make your donation, keep track of the weight of your donation and give it to your club. In September we will tally up the donations and submit them to the Central region.National Garden ClubOur new President of The National Garden Club is Mary Warshauer from New Jersey. Mary’s Theme is Plant America – Serve Communities. Mary has challenged all the members to log the hours they spend “ OUTSIDE “ Whether it is gardening, attending an outdoor concert or event, or just taking a walk. Buy a small notebook and keep track of your “ OUTSIDE HOURS” We will tally them up as a club in September. Marilyn Krueger was reelected to serve another term as President of the Garden Clubs of Illinois. Marilyn’s them is Plant America – While encouraging New gardeners.Do you know your local Presidents theme ?

Find out more

Mid Summer newsletter - 2021

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.

September newsletter - 2021

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 !

more info on our November fundraiser

October newsletter -2021

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.

November / December - 2021 - newsletter

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

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

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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

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.

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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.

February 2022 Newsletter

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

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 !!!!!!!

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.

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

MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER

Additional Information

Good morning !

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

YES, OUR PLANT SALE IS THIS SATURDAY MAY 14TH!

SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

Well fall is certainly in the air today. I even saw a few snow flurries , Yikes !

October General Meeting This Thursday October 20th

The meeting will start at 11 AM Sharp

Please feel free to arrive anytime after 10:30 so you and visit a moment, browse the raffle table and be ready to start promptly at 11 AM.

If you wish to bring a sandwich or other lunch item, please feel free to do so. Our hostesses will provide Coffee, Tea and dessert ! We will begin at 11 AM with coffee and dessert. The raffle will be begin at 11:15 followed by our business meeting at 11:45 AM. The program will follow the business meeting.

Thank you to everyone who came to Frisbie and picked up your yearbook. If you did not pick up your year book, I will have them at the October meeting.

We will not be mailing any this year as the cost is over $4.00 each. If you did not pick up your yearbook and you do not plan to attend this Thursday, please contact a friend who lives close and ask them to bring you your copy.

Our Program for this month is a fun with flowers event that you signed up for last month. It will be a fall swag with Indian Corn, ribbons, and other decorations. We have a very limited supply of corn for just a few others to do the project if you did not sign up last month.

RAFFLE TABLE: I know I am in the down sizing mood. When you do, please bring an item or two that is gently used or new for our monthly raffle table. All of us have that something that someone gave us and we never use, it just might be just what a fellow garden club friend is looking for. The raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The money we raise each month, helps pay our rental fees at Frisbie.

If you have not sent in your reservation for the Fall Luncheon, you need to bring your check to this meeting. The deadline with the banquet hall is fast approaching.

One last request, if you have not given Jan your gift card to be used in our raffle baskets and the big board at the fundraiser, please bring them on Thursday. https://desplainesilgardenclub.com/events-%26-programs

I have a lot of information to share with you .

First there are always few corrections to our yearbook right after we send it to the printer. Please make these changes in your copy. If you did not pick up your copy at the September meeting, please make a note of these changes and fix your copy after our October meeting.

After the yearbook went to the printer GCI had to change the date of the convention because of a conflict at the hotel. The Correct date for the GCI convention is Monday April 17th.

GCI and Dist. IX Updated web information.

GCI website gardenclubsofillinois.org members password GardenClub22

Dist. IX website districtix-gci.org members password celebr89

Fun Events

The Chicago Botanical Gardens is having their annual night of 1,000 pumpkins. You need to signup quickly on their website.

They also will have the annual Holiday Light Spectacular. They also are accepting timed reservations for this event. Morton Arboretum is also having a fall event. Again, you need to go to their website to register.

Recycling Event: Wednesday October 26th 9AM – 1 PM

Please bring your gently-used electronics to Alliant 11545 W. Touhy Ave Des Plaines IL

Aliant is right next to United just off Mt. Prospect Road at Touhy. Alliant is a trusted organization that will securely and permanently

Delete any data on the devices and them refurbish the equipment or parts to communities in need. You can bring laptops, desktop computers, phones, tablets, tv’s

(no crt tubes) monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, speakers, hard drives and other computer parts, Severs, routers. They cannot accept household appliances, car batteries, CRT TV’s, or copiers. If you have facebook, you can look up this event at Alliant’s Birthday Bash.

As always, please feel free to call or email me with any questions. I hope to see you Thursday for our October General meeting.

Kind Regards,

Mary Peglow

President Des Plaines Garden Club