Marine Environment

Edgewater Garden Club of Samish Island

Officers | Committees | Fund Raiser Proposals
| Current Projects | Meeting dates

The Garden club was organized in 1945 by Nellie Smith, Dolly Swenson, Irene Pike, Freda Van Osterhaut, Estelle Houston, Minnie Priem, Hazel Faulkenberg and Sally Walberg. Its first name was the Sweet Briar Garden Club, named for the Sweet Briar Rose, which grows profusely on Samish Island. It was soon thereafter renamed the Edgewater Garden Club.

The purpose of the Garden Club is to stimulate the knowledge of gardening among amateurs, aide in the protection of native trees, plants, and birds, and to encourage civic planting.

Membership is open to any person interested in the club's purpose, willing to pay the annual dues, and to abide by the bylaws. Membership year is from June 1 to May 31.

Officers 2006-2007:

• Pascal Michel, President

• Catherine Davis, Treasurer
• Kris Goodan, Vice President
• Lois Yale , Acting Secretary

Standing Committees:

• Community Club Liaison - Eileen Andersen
• Community Outreach - Diane Gaughan
• Historian - Tove Chatham
• Island Holiday Decor - Gail Hopley, Jacquie Stegner
• Island Sign Maintenance - Myrna Judy, Lois Yale.
• Nominations - Kitty Bluhm, Janene Kenaston, Marlene Swenson
• Meeting Email notification - Lois Yale & Eileen Andersen
• Phone committee - Janene Kenaston, JoAnn Welling
• Publicity - Kris Goodan
  • Website - Eileen Andersen
  • Monthly Meeting Sign - Sharon O'Brien
• Sunshine - Kitty Bluhm
• Summer Projects
  • Fourth of July Table - Janene Kenaston
  • Pie Corner - Catherine, Charlotte Dykstra
• Ways and Means - Karen Hadman, Doris Rempel
  • Notecards - Fran Hansen
• Yearbook - Gail Hopley

Fund Raiser Proposals:

If you'd like to propose a fund raiser for Garden Club, please fill out our proposal form. We'd like your complete information about the project before presenting it to the organization. Thanks for your work in advance.

Projects:

• Design and make wreaths for the holiday season.
  
• Encourage holiday mailbox decoration.
• Maintain Samish Island sign and planter.
• Promote a clean island.
• Sponsor Homemade Pie Corner at the Flea Market.
• Promote fund raisers as needed to maintain or replace the Samish Island Sign.
• Produce and sell original design Note Cards.

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Doris Rempel's notecards are available in blue or red on cream cardstock, or black on white paper. Price is 6/$5.00 or $1.00 each. Contact Pat Wedul at 766-4081 for purchase.

Meetings:
Check the Samish Island Calendar for meeting dates, places times. This information is also in the membership directory.

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