Category: Fundraisers

Crazy Card Party, White Elephant Sale, bake sale, etc

Club Business, Fundraisers

WGC 2021 Plant Sale

WGC ADMIN

WGC organized its second annual plant sale on Nov 13th. Members contributed plants, items for silent auction & raffle and previously loved garden goods. Event was a success. Proceeds from this plant sale will help WGC in sponsoring scholarships to students obtaining horticulture related degrees from UF & valencia.

Plant sale ready to go! A lot of members & their families helped with the set-up.

L to R: Carolyn B helping customers, Maria H picking up a plant or two, Shirin N helping customers with how they could utilize their purchases in their home garden.

L to R: Customers checking out the merchandise, Dale B at the checkout counter, One of the members daughter helping with the fundraising efforts by selling her handmade quilled earrings/crocheted Christmas ornaments.

Image courtesy: Bonnie B, Debra N.

Crazy Card Party & Luncheon, Fundraisers

2019 Crazy Card Party

WGC ADMIN

On March 14th, we had our annual crazy card party and luncheon (CCP). Thank you to all who attended, donated, set up and cleanup after the fundraiser. This year’s theme was “Lady Bug Bridge”. Thank you and see you next year!

 

 

 A few of the volunteers who set up the day before for CCP.

 

A few of the decorations at CCP created by Vicki H.

2019 CCP Photo #5

Everyone enjoying the crazy card game.

Schedule of Events

10:15      Doors open

10:30     Introductions – Peggy Collins
Welcome by President Bonnie Baum

11:00     Lunch will be served

11:45      Let the games begin

M.C. and Games Director: Jill Thompson

There will be three rounds of five hands each.  You will have time between each round to continue bidding on the Silent Auction and to buy raffle tickets.  Silent Auction cut-off is before game 11.

Luncheon Menu

Peggy’s Traditional Chicken Salad on Lettuce Leaf

Broccoli Slaw

Buttery Croissant

Vanilla Ice Cream with

Fresh Berries

(Biodegradable and recyclable products used)

Sponsors Helping Sponsors

The Windermere Garden Club is grateful to our many sponsors who make our scholarships and community projects possible.  We ask that all of you who have enjoyed today’s event take the enclosed insert with you and support these generous donors when you can.  Thanks to their support and yours, we are able to:

  • Donate scholarships to University of Florida & Valencia College Landscape Architecture and Environmental Horticulture students
  • Provide financial support for Wekiva Youth Camp, sponsored by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
  • Maintain teaching garden at the Windermere Elementary School.
  • Sponsor Windermere’s Arbor Day
  • Support the Windermere Historic Schoolhouse restoration project
  • Support the rehabilitation of historic Nehrling Gardens as an education center and community resource

Please open the link to view a the businesses who donated items. Thank you.

Program Insert 2019

 

Fundraisers, General Meetings

2019 March General Meeting

WGC ADMIN

On March 7th at Windermere Town Hall, we had a board and a general meeting. Our program was preparing for our annual crazy card party and luncheon. We also had an election of officers for 2019-2021 club years. Elected were:

Incoming President Vicki Hearst

Continuing 1st VP Mary Black

Continuing 2nd VP Sherri Ang

Continuing Recording Sec. Jan Sgamma

Continuing Treasurer Dale Boardman

Continuing Corresponding Sec. Jackie Rapport

Our hostesses at the informal coffee between the board and general meeting served some delicious refreshments. Thank you very much.

2019 March General Photo #6

In red is Hostess Renda F. and the other hostess is Marie H.

 

Several floral arrangements created by hostess Marie H.

2019 March General Photo #5

Member Angela W. on the left & Corresponding Sec. Jackie R. enjoying the coffee.

2019 March General Photo #4

Members networking at the meeting.

Our next general meeting will be on Thursday, April 11th at Windermere Town Hall. Guests and new members are always welcome. An informal coffee and “white elephant” sale will be at 9:30am. The general meeting will begin at 10am with a program on “Nehrling’s Our Native Birds of Song & Beauty” which will be presented by Windermere Garden Club member and Nehrling Gardens’ board member Theresa Schretzmann-Myers.

Fundraisers, General Meetings

2015 March General Meeting

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On March 5, 2015, Windermere Garden Club had a board and general meeting at Windermere Town Hall. Usually, our general meeting is on the 2nd Thursday of the month however, due to our annual scholarship fundraiser known as “Crazy Card Party and Luncheon” (CCP) occurring the 2nd Thursday of March this year, the March general meeting was moved to the 1st Thursday in March right after our board meeting.

Our hostesses at the coffee between the board and general meeting were Denise H., Carol W., and Bonnie B. They did a wonderful job celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and our 20th anniversary of the CCP. The food was great.

Left to right: Recording Sec. Joan Y., Hostess Carol W. and Hostess Denise H.
Left to right: Recording Sec. Joan Y., Hostess Carol W. and Hostess Denise H.

Hostess Carol W. and her floral arrangement centerpiece
Hostess Carol W. and her floral arrangement centerpiece

Cake which was part of the refreshments at the March general meeting which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Crazy Card Party and Luncheon (CCP) fundraiser.
Cake which was part of the refreshments at the March general meeting, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Crazy Card Party and Luncheon (CCP) fundraiser.

At this meeting in celebration of Crazy Card Party and Luncheon’s 20th anniversary,  President Peggy C. and member Dot B. were made Windermere Garden Club Life Members. Peggy and Dot were the members who first started this annual fundraiser. Without their hard work in creating this event, our club would not be able to offer annually two University of Florida scholarships and several school aged summer camp scholarships to Florida Federation of Garden Club’s Camp Wekiva as well as other community projects.

Life membership awarded by current CCP Chairman Bonnie B. to Member Dot B. on the left and President Peggy C. on the right
Life membership awarded by current CCP Chairman Bonnie B. to Member Dot B. on the left and President Peggy C. on the right

Co-creator and member Dot B. on left remembering the past 20 years of Crazy Card Party and Luncheon (CCP) with President Peggy C. on the right the other co-creator of CCP
Co-creator and member Dot B. on left remembering the past 20 years of Crazy Card Party and Luncheon (CCP) with President Peggy C. on the right the other co-creator of CCP