UPDATE: This Nemours Trip has been fully subscribed. Reservations are still being accepted for the waiting list in case of cancellations.
Click on photo for a larger view and click again for an even larger view.Nemours Trip Scheduled for May 23, 2010
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District 1 Youth Poets Recognized by CAR
Tarrytown, NY, November 1, 2009: Fifth Grader Mary Rourke received a First Place Certificate from Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc., in NGC's 2008 youth poetry contest. Ms Rourke was sponsored by Mt Airy Clay Breakers.
Sixth grader Thomas Leonard, also sponsored by Mt. Airy Clay Breakers, received a poetry certificate from CAR in the same contest.
The annual NGC youth poetry contest is open to students from Kindergarten through 9th grade.
CAR Conference: Half Moon Over the Hudson
Tarrytown, NY, November 1, 2009: Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc. held its annual conference "Half Moon Over the Hudson" amidst the Hudson Valley Dutch settlements in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River for the Dutch East India Company. [Right click on photos for a larger view in another window.]
There was a junior flower show:
Floral Tributes: Golden Days by Jeanne-Beryl Metz in honor of National Garden Club President Renee Blaschke (left); arrangement by Joy Coletta in honor of CAR Director Carmie De Vito (right):
Henry Hudson's "Ghost Ship" by Jeanne Nelson in honor of New York President Elaine DiPietro (right): Half Moon Over the Hudson by Johnna Claire Metz in honor of conference chairs Lynne Arnold and Jeanne-Beryl Metz (left):
Designer Showcase: The Narrows at Lake George by Gail Corle, The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (left); arrangement by Diana Mullins, The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. (right):
Storm in the Mountains by Mary Corley, National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. (left); Morning in the Tropics by Judith Tucholski-Zon, The Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. (right):
Early Morning Cold Spring by Brenda Bingham, The Garden Clubs of New Jersey, Inc.:
Arrangement by Sylvia Deck, Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. (left); Arrangement by Joy L.. Ericson, Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs (right):
Marigold Harding, Jamaica, took Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River as the theme of her floral designs following the luncheon; the display was momentary--we only caught Henry Hudson's ship The Half Moon and a novel arrangement representing river turbulence:
National Capital Area attendees [photo by friendly delegate]:
Seated Shirley Nicolai, Mary Ellen Alden; First Row (left to right) Karen O’Meara, Mary Corley, Helen Reed, Bette Lewis, Vickie Godwin, Jo Sellers; Second Row (left to right) Nancy L. Angelelli, Carol Carter, David Healy, Poss Tarpley, Ida Swiggett.
Photos by Bill Dean.
Excursion Americus -- an Exhibition of Floral Design
October 17, 2009: The World Association of Flower Arrangers [WAFA] exhibited floral designs by 48 of the top amateur designers from eastern North America and the Caribbean and judged by 88 international judges from 22 of the 30 member countries. The 48 designs were divided into 8 classes of American landmarks and monuments--Excursion Americus.
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GATEWAY ARCH, Class One
1a Jackie Lundberg, Ohio, Second Place (left); 1b Trece Chancellor, Alabama, First Place (right):
1c Lynn Fronk, Ohio (left); 1d Angela Raitano, Pennsylvania, Mention (right):
1e Susan Detjens, Massachusetts, Third Place (left); 1f Peggy Moore, Connecticut (right):
GRAND CANYON, Class Two
2a Brenda Bingham, New Jersey, Third Place (left); 2b Marianna Brewster, Texas, Mention (right):
2c Penny Decker, Florida, Second Place (left); 2d Lillian Rico, Puerto Rico, First Place (right):
2e Marigold Harding, Jamaica (left); 2f Jane Owen Barbot, North Carolina (right):
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS, Class Three3a Judy B. Binns, Virginia, Second Place (left); 3d Bobbi Heenan, Georgia, Third Place (right):
3b Sara H. Lavelle, North Carolina and close-up of reflection:
3c Julie Spear, Arkansas, First Place and MOST INNOVATIVE:
3e R. Ellen Avellino, Connecticut (left); 3f Diane Hughes, Pennsylvania (right):
EPCOT, WALT DISNEY WORLD, Class 4
4a Deidre Gross, New Jersey, First Place (left); 4b Jo Ann Wade, Alabama, Third Place (right):
4c Clare H. Stewart, Maryland (left); 4d Gay Estes, Texas (right):
4e Cathy Westerfeld, New York, Second Place (left); 4f Linda Masland, Maryland (right):
GIANT REDWOODS, Class 5
5a Rilla M. Crane, Virginia, Third Place (left); 5b Helen Goddard, Massachusetts, First Place and BEST USE OF TEXTURE (right):
5c Pamela Rhoda, New York (left); 5d Susan Sikorski, Virginia, Second Place (right):
5e Mary Corley, Maryland, Mention (left); 5f Sylvia Deck, Maryland (right):
SPACE NEEDLE, Class Six6a Diane B. Herman, Pennsylvania, Third Place (left); 6b Lula Potter, Texas, Mention (right):
Press play to rotate Herman's space needle:
6c Helen Martin, South Carolina, First Place and BEST IN SHOW (left);
6d Lissa Williamson, Maryland (right):
6e Michaela Robinson, Virginia, Second Place (left); 6f Barbara Campbell, New York (right):
MAUNA LOA VOLCANO, Class Seven
7a Di Cook, Virginia, Third Place (left); 7b Matilda H. Bradshaw, Virginia, First Place (right):
7c Bonnie Mirmak, Virginia (left); 7d Jeanne T. Nelson, New York, BEST USE OF COLOR (right):
7e Mary Ellen Alden, Virginia, Second Place (left); 7f Marilyn Whitmore, Pennsylvania (right):
NIAGARA FALLS, Class Eight
8a Muriel Turner, Virginia, Mention (left); 8b Sarah Salomon, Maryland (right):
8c M. Liz Piazza, New York, Second Place and MOST INTERPRETIVE EXHIBIT (left)
8d Frances Thrash, Virginia, First Place (right):
8e Claudette J. Smith, Ontario, Canada (left); 8f Dale Wybrow, Florida, Third Place (right):
Photos by Bill Dean.
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