President's Message

Dear Garden Club Members,

It makes me very happy to welcome you to the 2007-2008 Acton Garden Club year. The theme for my tenure is “Expanding Horizons.” I challenge you to expand your horizons or to expand someone else’s. Within the covers of these pages, you will find many opportunities to do just that! Each month, our general meeting program will expand your knowledge in the area of landscape design, horticulture, environmental concerns or floral design. Horticulture Study Group this year will intertwine these areas as our fellow members help us explore ‘Our Home Gardens.’ Floral Design will push us into creating design types found in a flower show that we haven’t previously explored. Our youngest gardeners will continue to be exposed to all the wonderful aspects of the gardening world.

When you have learned something new (or relearned something you forgot!), share it with your family, friends and neighbors. Serving our community is not limited to tending to the beautiful gardens we maintain, the barrels we decorate or the patients we bring cheer to. We also serve by educating and expanding the horizons of those around us.

Some of our members have expanded their garden club world to include state and national garden club activities. Opportunities abound for us to learn and share our knowledge. Be sure to look beyond the program section of the yearbook for the listings of state and national events and the state and national websites which give additional details.

While we were enjoying our gardens this summer, the Yearbook Committee, led by Joan Yatteau, toiled many hours compiling and proofreading all the information given to them by the various chairmen. Please join me in thanking Kathy Burke, Susanne Fuller, Peggy Garrison, Virginia Hahn, Phyllis McDonough, Janet Richards, and Judy Shuppert for all their time and effort and in thanking the people responsible for organizing all these great opportunities.

I’m looking forward to expanding horizons together

Maureen Christmas, President

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