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Loraine Mottern is the Crew Leader for the Rotary Park Garden

2008 Events

Saturday, May 3, 2008

 Community Garden Clean Up of the Village Gardens

(Rain Date: May 10)

Time to 'wake up' the community gardens for the summer season.
Contact your Crew Leader for times and details.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

13th Annual Community-Wide Plant Exchange

Community members are invited to bring a plant to exchange for one of equal size and value. The exchange will be held at the Elk Rapids Rotary Park/Elk Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Plants must be healthy and insect free. Master gardeners will be on hand to inspect them.

Chairperson: Mary Japinga

 

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Bi-Annual Garden Walk

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Theme: Experience 'Up-North' Garden Varieties

This is the Club’s Bi-Annual Garden Walk, which will include many beautiful and interesting gardens in the area. This year’s theme is “Experience “Up-North” Garden Varieties”. This is an all member participation event and each member is encouraged to purchase two tickets and serve as a hostess for a two-hour period at one of the gardens. Please contact Jan or one of the other committee members to inform them what you can do to help make this event a success.

Chairperson: Jan Doty ………………..….322-2820 / 989-631-6177

Walk Committee: Sue Finlayson, Kay Goodall, Marcie Klove, Dorothy Luxton, Loraine Mottern, Sonja Perry

 

Friday, August 1, 2008

Annual Bake Sale during Harbor Days

8 a.m. until goods are gone

 

This is an all member participation event and each member is encouraged to bring baked goods to the Gazebo between 7:30 and  8:30 a.m. Beulah Morrison Garden at the Gazebo.

 

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Hanging of the Greens

9 a.m.

(This is in place of the November Meeting)

Members of the Club will make wreaths and cut roping to decorate the community of Elk Rapids for the Christmas season. Please bring sharp pruning shears, wire cutters and sturdy garden gloves. There will be a short business meeting afterward.    

Co-chairpersons: Diane Geddes, Charlene Fitzpatrick and Jan Zander

Elk Rapids Old Township Hall
401 River Street

Email: efrohriep@earthlink.net

 

P.O. Box 534 Elk Rapids, Michigan 49629