March, 2025
Dear Harpswell Garden Club:
OUR FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING of the year is scheduled for Thursday, March 20th 1:00 pm. Our speaker is Steve Walker, Executive Director/Board of Directors, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. His presentation is “Keeping It Local: Addressing Climate Change through Local Conservation and Residential Gardens.” PLEASE NOTE AN IMPORTANT CHANGE BELOW.
LOCATION CHANGE: The program has been moved to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 132 McKeen Street, Brunswick.
Go Green 2023-2025 Webinar. Suzanne Bushnell, will present a webinar “Plant America-Feed America” on March 12th at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Webinar will address how the National Garden Club is fighting food insecurity. There is no fee. This is a Zoom meeting. Click on the link in the red box below holding down the control button (ctrl). Then click on “Launch Meeting.” Another link appears. Click on the gray box (“Open”) and you should be in the meeting room.
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A GCGM Event “The Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz is scheduled for Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Registration and more information can be found on the GCFM website. Registration is due by March 26 but mailed registrations should be postmarked by March 19.
The Stroudwater District Annual Meeting is set for Friday, April 11th at the Purpoodock Club, 300 Spurwink Avenue, Cape Elizabeth. Our Club is co-hosting the meeting with the Gorham Garden Club. I hope many of you will plan to attend, so we are well represented. The registration deadline is March 21st. Click here for the registration form
MEMBERSHIP: I hope you have renewed your Club Membership. The forms are due March 31st. The Annual meeting and luncheon is scheduled for Thursday May 15th from 11:30-3:00 pm at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church,132 McKeen Street in Brunswick. Our guest speaker, Allison Kostovick, will discuss The Joys of Gardening in Everyday Moments. She is a garden influencer, artist author of “The Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder” and founder of the website Finch & Folly.
Special Dietary needs should be sent to Lauren Griffiths by May 7th. The cost is $30, and your check should go to Harpswell Garden Club, P.O. Box 113, Harpswell Maine 04079.
The Nominating Committee, under the leadership of Cindy Mudford, has put together a great slate of candidates. However, we do not have a candidate for the position of Vice President. It is critical to have a Vice President to work with the President and be prepared to follow him or her. Please consider this opportunity.
President: Cindy Mudford
Vice President:
Secretary: Wendy Downes
Treasurer: Margaret Broughall
Assistant Treasurer: George Mudford
Membership: Terri LaRussa
Programs: Nancy Simboli
Fall Fest: Annette Fuller, Angela Tebaldi. Annette Dunn and Sue Perless will continue Attic Treasures.
Cards: Ann Standridge
Communications: Les Klein
HHP Gardens: Nancy Goggin
Hospitality and Monthly Flowers: Susan Carson
Publicity: Liza Rowland
Scholarship: Becky Gallery
Town Office Gardens: Deira Murray
Union Church: Gary Downes
Webmaster: Suzanne Bushnell, Judy Stallworth, Judith Stanton
Wedding and Event Flowers: Cindy Mudford, Judy Stallworth and Deira Murray
Yearbook: Les Klein
Looking Forward: The Garden Club Federation of Maine 93rd Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, June 17- Wednesday, June 18 at the Village by the Sea Resort and Conference Center, 1373 Post Road, Wells, Maine. For hotel reservations, please call 800/444-8862 and reference GCFM.
I urge as many of you as possible to attend. Our Becky Gallery will be inducted as President of the GCFM, and it is important to have a great show of support for Becky.
Sincerely,
Tuckie Westfall
President
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