Join us the fourth Monday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, April and May at 6:30 p.m. at the State Bank of the Lakes in Grayslake at Center and Atkinson.
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Scholarship
2010 GGGC Scholarship winners-Moises Cervantes and Austin Haskett
The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is proud to announce the 2010 scholarship winners!
Moises Cervantes from Lake Zurich will be attending Purdue and Austin Haskett from Gurnee will be attending U of I, College of Agriculture.
Each applicant will receive a $500 scholarship toward their education in the field of horticulture.
Congratulations to this years two winners!
The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club encourages all students who are pursuing a career in the field of horticulture studies to apply. Applications for next years scholarships will be posted in December of 2010.
If you are having a problem opening this application for the scholarship please contact Kathy Carper, Scholarship Chair at 847-223-5682 or email her at kathymac5@comcast.net
Club Field Trips
"Camp Rosemary", one of the many fun field trips.
Fundraiser
In May the club prepares flowers for the Grayslake Park Districts Annual Dance Recital.
Volunteers assemble the flowers according to pre-orders by the parents of the dance recital participants. After assembling, they group each type of bouquet into buckets for distribution. The day of the recital volunteers handout pre-orders and make up bouquets for last minute sales.
Funds raised from this event goes toward the Club's scholarship fund, community projects and Club expenses.
On Saturday May 29th, 2010 the Grayslake Greenery Garden Club held their annual spring plant sale.
The weather was in their favor and was bright and sunny for the morning sale which began at 9:00 and ran until noon.
This year a few extra features were added to the sale. A table with gently used garden items and specialty annuals and perennials were sold. Not only could you find great bargains on home grown perennials, profits from the sale benefit the Club's scholarship fund and community projects.
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Every Spring the Club holds their annual sale. Club members prepare potted plants from their gardens and deliver them the day of the sale. There's always a variety of healthy home grown plants. The sale runs from 9:00 am-noon and is held the end of May.Funds raised are used toward Club scholarships, community projects and Club expenses.
The Horticulture Committee works with the Grayslake Senior Center planting containers and several inground beds around the building. Nancy Rinker, the committee chair, and several club members volunteer their time helping the seniors maintain the containers. The seniors help with the dead heading and watering. They have fun digging, watering and growing!
The seniors also enjoy the Wednesday morning garden therapy activities sponsored by the club. The committee puts together nine of these programs for the seniors at the center.
Paula Engelman chairs a group at Hawley Manor. They maintain several pots and inground beds there.
Youth Garden
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In May of 2006 the club leased a 20 x 20 lot in the Grayslake Community Garden. Several club members teamed up with Pack 451 Cub Scouts to grow food for the local food pantry. The scout group named themselves the "Cub Sprouts". An assortment of vegetables were grown from plants and seeds. The boys from Pack 451 participated in the planting, watering, weeding and harvesting of over 200 lbs. of food that was donated to a local food pantry.
The Youth Garden Project continues this summer for it's fifth year with a 40 x 20 plot. Crops will be grown that do well in the space. Tomatoes, beans, potatoes, kale, carrots, beets are a few of the successful plants that have been harvested by the "Cub Sprouts". Each year the group tries new ideas to increase the yield. They grow the crops that have been the most successful.
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Blue Star Memorial Marker
On May 15, 2010, the Grayslake Historical Society held a dedication ceremony for their new building. The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club donated a Blue Star Memorial Marker to give thanks to all armed forces in America. The Club president, Nancy Rinker, presented the marker to the Historical Society at the ceremony. Click on the images to the right to enlarge them for viewing.
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Information
For additional information contact Nancy Rinker, President at 847-223-8485 or email the club at contact@grayslakegreenerygardenclub.org
The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is affliated with the Garden Clubs of IL, District IX and the National Gardens Clubs, Inc.
SPRING PLANT SALE Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:00 AM-Noon Center Street & Seymour Grayslake (across from the Village Hall) Homegrown Perennials & Dahlias NEW FEATURES Unusual specialty annuals Preplanted containers "Treasure Table" of new & gently used garden items
All meetings start promptly at 7:00 pm at the State Bank of the Lakes in Grayslake Join us in September for our next monthly meeting.
Interested in joining the Grayslake Greenery Garden Club? Please contact us and we will send you information regarding upcoming events for this summer and the upcoming fall season. See you in September!
