October 2023

Tewksbury

Garden Club

Tewksbury, MA, USA

tewksburygardenclub@gmail.com

Reminder: Our Garden Club Gala is on Wednesday, November 8th (doors open at 6pm).

Community Landscaping

The ACE Team coordinated our Fall Clean-Ups at the Library, Muster Park and Town Hall during unseasonably warm weather on both October 27th & 28th.

Literary Blooms Arrangements at the Tewksbury Public Library

Ghostly Blooms

Jeanne Riccio designed the October arrangement displayed at the library.

Happy Travelers

Despite the rain, a fun trip was taken to Nashoba Valley Winery for a wine tour and luncheon on October 21.

Garden Therapy

Arrangements for Fall were made during our monthly visit to Bayberry.

Fall Fun Day

The Garden Club had a community education table at the 9th Annual Tewksbury Fall Fun Day on the Town Hall lawn on October 27th.

Monthly Meetings

On October 11th we took care of business, then we decorated make & take pumpkin floral arrangements.

All materials were supplied, many brought greens from home, and everyone added their own creativity!

Yvonne bringing in some greens.

Food Pantry Donations

Thanks to everyone who brought in October's items for the Food Pantry!

A Note from our President

I was lucky to attend the New England Garden Club Annual Meeting in Plymouth, Oct 10-11. There I met our National Garden Club President, as well as our MA Federation President. While there I made many new friends and learned a lot about garden clubs in the region. In the fall the NEGC creates a newsletter of all the exciting things happening within New England. Here is a link to this wonderful publication called Northern Exposure. -Trish Keddie

Highlighting our Board Roles

Interested in a board position? Who knows? It’s hard to say if you don’t know what each position entails. So, each month, we’ll highlight one Board position so there will be no mystery!

PRESIDENT: The president guides the club and directs the club for her term, which can be one or two years. During the summer the president writes a message defining a goal for the year. She is the liaison between the Tewksbury Club and the Garden Club Federation of MA, of which we are a member club. The president is responsible for securing a meeting place for the year, which in our club means, filling out a form with the Senior Center during the summer to secure dates and ensure no conflicts occur. The President sets the agenda and presides over the “meeting” portion of our monthly gathering and the monthly Board meeting. In addition, the President is an ex-officio member of all standing committees, which means she is welcomed on all committees and is there to assist them when needed.

Newsletter Submissions

Please submit all information you'd like to see included in future newsletters to tewksburygardenclubnewsletter@gmail.com before the 25th of each month.

Next Meeting

November 8th is the Gala, and our next meeting will be held on Wed, Dec. 14th at 7pm, (doors open at 6:30). We will be taking care of business and having a surprise guest!

Below is a list of what you need to bring:

A re-gift (for the exchange) - an unused item from your home (something you no longer need with an approximate value of $20 value)
Your favorite holiday appetizer
Name badge
Pennies for Pines
Food Pantry Items (toiletries)

See you there!