Community Service Projects (2009-2010)
TEMECULA VALLEY GARDEN CLUB- Community Projects
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| PENNY PINES- In partnership with National Garden Clubs, (NGC) The Penny Pines program has contributed over $31,000 for national and state forest reforestation. The Penny Pines program was started by a group of women in San Francisco who raised money for reforestation in the Trinity Mountains in Northern California after a devastating fire. In 1940, the original cost of reforestation of 10 acres of 680 pine trees cost a penny each or rather $68.00. In conjunction with garden clubs in all 50 states (U.S.A.),many acres of trees have been replanted, which will benefit our future air quality and soil retention. Donations are accepted at the door of each General Meeting. You may donate $68.00 and have that person's name memorialized on a plaque at various sites in the Cleveland National Forest and/or for a donation of $10.00 you may donate (1) one tree in someone's honor. If you would like more information, please contact Caroline Batchelder at (batch57cc@msn.com). |
| GROW IT & GIVE IT; (Starr Rausch-Chair (951) 677-4895), TVGC gives organically grown vegetables and food monthly to the pantries in Temecula & Murrieta that feed over 500 families from the surrounding communities. This project is funded by a grant from Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone and Temecula Valley Garden Club members. TVGC is committed to providing a wonderful harvest for those in need in Riverside County. |
| Temecula Valley Garden Club 25th ANNIVERSARY FLOWER SHOW "Seasons and Celebrations" It is with great pleasure that the Temecula Valley Garden Club presents our 25th Anniversary Flower Show, “Seasons and Celebrations” which will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 1 - 2, 2010 from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Temecula Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula, CA. Admission is free. This year our club is again partnering with the Temecula Valley Rose Society to present a two-in-one garden extravaganza. Not only will visitors to our show enjoy the many horticultural, design, youth and educational exhibits they have in past years but, they will also be able to experience the fabulous TVRS rose show “A Moment of Magic”. Because we are staging our shows side by side at the Community Recreation Center, all rose entries will be placed and judged in the TVRS show. All other entries will be placed and judged in the TVGC flower show. Visitors to the show are sure to be thrilled by the number and variety of exhibits on display in both shows. We encourage entries from the community. If you would like to participate, please contact flower show chairman Susan Puma at 310-594-6972 for a copy of our flower show schedule which details all the entry classes and rules. In addition to the many exhibits we have included musical entertainment provided by the Musicians Workshop, free refreshments, an opportunity drawings, and plant sale. We are also pleased to again have many handcrafted quilts on display from the Valley Quilt Guild of Hemet to enhance our exhibits. We wish to thank all Temecula Valley Garden Club and Temecula Valley Rose Society members for their enthusiasm and tireless effort in presenting such a wonderful event to our community. And we also thank YOU, whether you are a potential exhibitor or expectant guest, for your part in making the Temecula Valley Garden Club Flower Show and Garden Fair the tremendous success it surely will be. |