The Glove and Trowel Garden Club met on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Dillon Wellness Center with Patricia Page as Hostess with fourteen members present.
After refreshments, President, Julie Sawyer, called the meeting to order, thanked Patricia for being our hostess today, and also thanked Becky Lyell for being our April hostess for our field trip to Brookgreen Gardens.
President Julie recognized the following birthdays of our members: May: Elizabeth Jordan , Julie LeChette, Suzanne Lewis, and Lydia Carr. Since we do not meet again until September, she recognized for June: Ditto Jenkins , Becky Lyell , and Ellen Jordan; and July: Marilyn Zunk.
President Julie then led us in the reading of our Garden Club Collect.
In the absence of our Secretary, Molly Pittman, copies of our April Meeting were given to each member for approval.
Ellen Jordan, Treasurer, gave a financial report, and reported that she now has “On Line Banking.”
Membership Chairman, Ditto Jenkins, passed out ballots for voting on a new member. The vote was unanimous. The Secretary will send her an invitation along with a membership list.
Yearbook Chairman, Dawn Arnette, asked for ideas for programs and names for Hostesses. Cheer Chairman, Marilyn Zunk, reported that cards have been sent for birthdays of members, etc.
Civic Projects: (Butterfly Project at East Elementary) The first and second grade students released their butterflies on Wednesday, April 27, and pictures were in the May 10th issue of The Dillon Herald. Lots of thank you notes, letters, booklets, and drawings by the children were passed around at our meeting. They LOVE this project! (To encourage the study of butterflies, our club purchases a kit for each class. Students watch from the larvae stage until butterflies emerge from their cocoons. This teaches them about the life cycle of the butterfly as well as the humane reasons for letting them fly free.)
Camp Wildwood Chairman, Elizabeth Jordan, reported that we have one applicant, Elizabeth Henry.
Publicity Chairman, Fay Sloan, reported that our club won 1st Place in the State for our Publicity Press Book along with a certificate and check for $25.00.
Karen Prewitt, State Chairman, has requested that she would like to have it back and display it at our GCSC Expo Meeting on July 16, 2016 at the Farmers Market in Columbia!
Communication Chairman, Julie LeChette, sent e-mails announcing our meeting, and posted it on Facebook! Announcements are also in the Dillon Herald.
Old Business: Our Rain Garden Project cannot be done at this time. New Business: New Project Suggestions: A discussion of several items were mentioned such as Playground Benches; Library, etc.
Two Garden Clubs sent notes thanking us for hosting the Coastal District Meeting. Julie LeChette went over our expenses for the District Meeting.
Our club is in charge of the Arbor Day Program this year.
Ellen Jordan and Dawn Arnette are Co-Chairman for our Christmas Party.
Elizabeth Jordan made a motion that our club place an arrangement in the Dunbar Library for National Garden Week June 5 – 11, 2016, seconded by Dawn Arnette and accepted. Dawn volunteered to furnish an arrangement.
Becky Lyell reported on some damage to the tree at the Wellness Center in memory of Betty Sue Gibbons. She was thanked for taking care of several problems, and a follow up will be given about the tree.
A sign up sheet was passed around for members to sign up for hostess, programs, and to update personal changes for next year. The yearbook committee will meet this summer.
Dates to Remember: National Garden Week June 5 – 11, 2016 and
Summer Expo July 16, 2016 in Columbia at the State Farmers Market.
Linda Dutton presented a very informative program on “Frogs, Bees, and Monarch Butterflies—Our Bio-Indicators.” Four million miles of Highways have wiped out lots of land, chased animals, and plants from their native places.
Eco Indicators are useful to identify certain ecosystems and the influence mankind has made within that system. Ecologist use eco indicators to demonstrate what changes may or not be taking place within the ecosystem.
Ecologists can look for those unique indicators to tell them what’s going on.
There are lots of plants that are pretty, but invasive. We need Native Plants.
She read a list of Invasive Plants, the 12 worse Big Trees, and a list of the best trees to plant.
The meeting was adjourned by President Sawyer. Our next meeting will be on September 14, 2016.
