70 Year History of the A&M Garden Club (Part 8)

1996 – 2002

——–61st year———

1996-1997: Mrs. R D [Mary Ann] Taylor – “Express Yourself Through Gardening”
– 57 members -GOLD CLUB –
meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri
– Judith Schafer and Nell Zeigler completed Flower Show Schools
– Judith Schafer serves as world gardening chairman for District V
– Nell Zeigler is state chairman for Landscape Design schools
– Rosemary Boykin updates “Gardening in College Station”
– club began a service project with Brazos Valley Hospice [a Petal Grant was received to fund this work of landscaping the grief cottage]

1996-97 Officer installation at Ruby Morse’s May ’96

1st VP: Pat Koppa [program]
Judith Schafer [yearbook]
2nd VP: Anna Archer [flower show]
Co-Chair flower show – Mary Staffel
3rd VP: Louise Roop [hostesses]
Recording Secretary: Judy Russell
Corresponding Secretary: Eugenia Williams
Treasurer: Elizabeth Black
Historian: Barbara Petty [scrapbook]
Reporter: Martha Wilhoit
Parliamentarian: Sally Koestler
Members at Large: Margaret Ann White and Helen Morgan
Arbor Day Ch: Margaret Ann White
Awards Chs: Margie Seasock
Pilgrimages Ch: Pat Koppa

——–62nd year———

1997-1998: Mrs. A W [Margaret Ann] White – “Creating Beauty Tegether” – 61 members
-GOLD CLUB –
meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri

——–63rd year———

1998-1999: Mrs. A W [Margaret Ann] White – 55 members
-GOLD CLUB –
– meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri
– member Mary Daniel completed the Environmental Concerns School
– club helped with a garden for Crestview retirement Center [this work was for former member Moy Nelson as a memorial for her garden club work]
– club hosted the District V convention

——–64th year———

1999-2000: Mrs. Dale [Judith] Schafer – “Linking Gardening and Friendships” – 49 members
-GOLD CLUB –
– meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri

——–65th year———

2000-2001: Mrs. Dale [Judith] Schafer – “Looking Forward Into a New Century” – 49 members
-GOLD CLUB –
– meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri
– a series of design workshops were held
– large pots of colorful flowers were planted at Sherwood Nursing home under leadership of Marsha Ross
– money was given for local 4-H Horticultural award and state youth awards
– club sponsored a youth essay entry
– National garden week displays were done at community public libraries
– a donation in honor of Eileen Kramer was made to landscape the local Girl Scout House
– a garden project was done with Even Start students [low income Spanish speaking young mothers]
– Jo Scarmardo won the state Mary Musick Exhibition table award
– Judith Schafer received Zone II World Class Woman of the year award for 2000-2001

——–66th year———

2001-2002: Mrs. Robert [Sally] Koestler – “Conserve and Preserve” – 39 members
-GOLD CLUB –
– meeting place: College Station Conference Center 9:30 a m 2nd Fri
– the Club hosted the Zone II meeting – members made snowmen sitting in grapevine wreaths for the tables from gourds and grapevines furnished by member Norma Jean Stokes of the Franklin area.
– the Club gives garden landscape books, plants and tools to Habitat for Humanity
– 2 members work at the annual Habitat for Humanity garage sale to raise money to build local homes. Club receives state award for this work. the award money is given to local Habitat for Humanity
– a donation was made for an Endowed Chair of Floriculture/Greenhouse Crops at the Horticulture Department at TAMU
– Sally Koestler establishes web-site for club that included gardening infomation, flower show pictures and history of the club — club won first in state for her work.
– Club members voted to be a green club and not do award applications

Dr. Novak conducts garden club members through the Holistic Gardens at TAMU – Oct ’01
2 members do volunteer work in this garden

Members relaxing April ’02 tour of local gardens

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1966-1976 1976 -1986 1986-1996 1994-95 1995-96
1996-2002 2002 -2007