Forest Hill Garden Club
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Garden Club members cheerfully arrived for Games Day, some brought their spouses and friends. We enjoyed a fun afternoon, leisurely passing the time with friends, playing bridge, scrabble, monopoly, bingo, and puzzle. A BIG THANK to Helen Scholten for gamely stepped up to assume the event chair's role and responsibility in short notice. I also want to thank her team Louise Bacigalupi, Dottie McHugh and Pansy Waller, who generously pitched in to help Helen with the set up and clean up. The clubhouse was decked out in abundant number of beautiful cymbidiums, phalaenopsis orchids, in all glorious colors. Bright and cheery early spring daffodils graced the game tables. Winners of the games got to take home the lovely table centerpieces. All and all, it was a successful event and everyone had a good time. Our February program brings us a very special event: the Ikebana presentation on Monday, the 18th. More than simply putting flowers in a container, Ikebana ("living flowers" or also known as "the way of flowers") is the Japanese disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together, with its employment of minimalism and the practice of noble silence. Sounds like a Zen meditation? Come and find out. The presenter is Nancy Locke, a member of the San Francisco chapter of the Ikebana International Society. Nancy will cover the history of Ikebana and perform demonstrations of four arrangements. There will be a raffle with these arrangements as prizes. Don’t miss this special event. RSVP by February 12: Katie Balestreri @ 665-5140 or kkbal@att.net Get ready for the Lunar New Year party. It's the year of the Snake. Dim sum, roasted pig, lion dance and fun! The Forest Hill Association and the Garden Club jointly sponsor our fifth annual celebration on Sunday, March 10th. Volunteers are needed to tend the food & drink stations and greeting guests at the door. Contact Kenny Chin @ 566-8963 to offer your service. See announcement in the FHA newsletter for more details. Happy Valentine ! --Yen Bachmeier
NOTES Upcoming Events: 03/15 Spring Party – Flower Power 03/18 Create a Garden Room 04/15 Garden Tour 04/20 Spring Community Service 05/20 Strawberry Social Ikebana Raffle: Each member and paid guest will receive 1 raffle ticket to have a chance to win. Additional raffle tickets will be available for $2 each or 3 for $5, 6 for $10 or 15 for $20. Prizes will be the 4 arrangements that Nancy Locke will demonstrate (without her containers & supplies) and also one ticket to the Ikebana International Exhibition on March 16 & 17 in Golden Gate Park ($10 value). Spring Community Service: This year, we go back to donating to women shelters in the city. Please collect your travel sized toiletries (soaps, lotion, combs, toothpaste, sewing kits, etc...) and bring them to our meetings or deliver them to Clorinda Aldrich at caldric97@aol.com or 564-0236. Thank you! We appreciate your participation. New Members: If you have a new neighbor or long-time neighbor who you think might like to join, please let our Memebership Committee Chair Katie Balestreri ( kkbal@att.net or 665-5140) know to send a note and a membership form to ask them to join. February Is Heart Health Month: Happy Valentine Month! February is also American Heart Health Month. For the ladies, taking care of our blood-pumping engine is more crucial than ever. We want to help get the word out to make sure that you are informed about heart disease. Here's is an article on heart health facts for women that you might find interesting and useful. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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