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Happy New Year!!!
KGC had a fabulous 2017 made possible by YOU -- it's fabulous members. We topped our calendar year off with a magical celebration at Kelly and Ed Chestnut's lovely home. We are grateful for their generous hospitality and warm hearts. Thank you so much, Kelly and Ed.
The holiday floral designs were stellar -- thank you Mary Glerum and Joan Senko! Thank you to Shelley Galloway and Chris Wiedrich for taking photos. And a big thank you to our Head Hostess, Katherine Buehler, and her "elves", Charlotte Walsh, Stephanie Keehn, Grace Harley, Terri Lorenz, Barb McDonough, Cyndi Chase, Marty Shaw, and Tina Rice. The food and wine were stunning and enjoyed by all. Thank you so much for your preparation, serving and clean up. You were an amazing team!
If you've been reading the newsletters and attending meetings, you know that KGC had a great 2017 made possible by you and your commitment to our club and community. Thank you for giving your undertaking your all, and to all members who "stepped up" and did double duty in 2017.
As you are filling in your new calendars, please make sure that you hold Thursday, April 19, for our annual benefit. Sharon Hayes and Kirsten Rider and their committee are planning another great program and luncheon. You won't want to miss it! Our Annual Meeting will be on Wednesday, May 16. A large part of our board will be changing, and we will be celebrating our 2017-18 accomplishments. Please plan to attend.
Please add the January 22 Combined Meeting of the Garden Clubs of Kenilworth to your calendar, too. Eileen Weber of Lake Forest Flowers will be teaching us some tricks of the trade. We'll be gathering at Kenilworth Union Church again at 12:30 p.m. Tea sandwiches, cookies, coffee and tea will be served after Eileen's program. Please watch your inbox for your Evite and r.s.v.p. ASAP. Please don't forget to sign up ASAP
for Flower Arranging 201: Contemporary Design. Please see Marty Shaw's article and registration information in this newsletter.
Finally, watch your inbox and snail mailbox for the GCA Bulletin-Winter Edition. You'll want to be sure to read this one!
I wish you a very happy, healthy and flower-filled 2018!
Always,
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Your Monthly News & Updates
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Upcoming Events
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Combined Kenilworth Garden Clubs' Annual Meeting
January 22 -- 12:30 p.m.
Kenilworth Union Church,
211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth
The topic for this year's meeting will be "Floral Designer Tricks of the Trade" with Eileen Weber of Lake Forest Flowers. A tea will follow the presentation. Please save the date and plan to join our hostesses, the Kenilworth Home & Garden Club.
RSVP's via Evite are due by Tuesday, January 16.
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KGC Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 16 -- 10 a.m.
Church of the Holy Comforter
222 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth
Please let Lenore know if you have something to add to the agenda.
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February KGC Program
Wednesday, February 21 -- 9:30 a.m.
Home of Sharon Hayes
520 Ash St., Winnetka
A Conservation Conversation with GCA Medal Awardee Wendy Paulson. Wendy is a conservationist, GCA Medal Awardee and Barrington native will discuss will share her insights and inspiration in a very special meeting.
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Watch your Mailboxes --
Electronic and Snail Mail...
...for the Winter edition of the GCA Bulletin.
You won't want to miss it!!!
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Joan Senko (left) and her husband Joe are happy to see Cyndi Chase, while
Home Hostess Kelly Chestnut chats with Barb McDonough and Jeanne Daniel.
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Holiday Joy!
On a cool December evening, all was warm & bright at the Chestnut's home during KGC's annual Holiday Party. It was wonderful to see so many members in attendance, as well as large contingent of spouses, for this festive event.
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The Chestnuts' home was a beautiful setting for our gathering.
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Tina Rice (center) with Pam McClamroch and her husband, Jim.
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Hostesses Charlotte Walsh (far left) and Grace Harley (far right) with
new members Liz Kohler (left) and Susan Canmann.
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Bill Blackwell with Catherine Hurtgen and her husband, Nick.
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Joan Dodson and Barbi Paine catch up.
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Lyn Little with Tom Wiedrich and Bill and Lenore Macdonald enjoy the wines.
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Lead hostess Katherine Buehler and Cathie Murphy with the delicious spread.
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Mary Lois Hakewill and Cissy Crawford, with Michael and Mary Gordon.
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Tim McDonough and Nancy Kurz hang onto Tim Read's every word.
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Carla Stephens with husband, Bob, enjoy the appetizer spread.
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President Lenore Macdonald (center) thanking hostesses Barb McDonough and Charlotte Walsh.
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A beautiful buffet full of KGC holiday favorites!
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One of many beautiful arrangements that Mary Glerum & Joan Senko prepared.
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Take your skills to a new level ...
On Tuesday, February 6, we will offer another opportunity to build members' skills by holding GCA Flower Arranging 201: Contemporary Design. We sent out the registration form in early December. Join Sharon Hayes, Chris Wiedrich, Lenore Macdonald and me! It's going to be a great, fun session. Just in case you missed it during the holiday hustle and bustle,
click here for the Registration Form.
Note: registration is now open to ALL Zone XI GCA members (not just the other five local GCA clubs), so please sign up soon!
Floral Gals Reconnect after the Holidays ...
The Floral Design Committee will gather 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 16th to brainstorm ideas for the coming year, and make assignments for floral activities. While we sip for inspiration, we will also practice our hand-tied bouquet-making skills, and everyone will take home their own creation. All those who have signed up for the Floral Committee to date: please reply to the separate e-invitation; if you have not signed up for the committee yet, please let Marty Peterson Shaw know you are interested! marty@martypeterson.com.
Get Inspired...
Need a fresh look after the holidays? Ditch the red and embrace the white - the color of new beginnings.
"White:
The color of purity, innocence, sympathy, and humility. This flower will show your friend or loved one that you are thinking about them. While it does convey messages of purity and innocence, this color also means new beginnings. If given to a long-term partner, they show you want to move forward and think about marriage. Try white daisies, roses, or gardenias." - Gardentherapy.ca
Gardentherapy.ca is a fun website with lots of fun ideas - including what the colors in your bouquet "say". For fun, check it out: Click here.
--Marty Shaw
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Winter is here, so it's a good time to practice some habits to protect our earth...
Here are some ideas:
- Recycle your Christmas tree: How Christmas Tree Recycling Works
- Save energy and money on electronics and at home. A typical household spends about $2,100 a year on energy bills and contributes twice the amount of greenhouse gases to the environment as an average car. Use the Energy Star Home Advisor for ideas projects to increase energy efficiency and comfort in the area where you live.
- Stay warm, lower your bills and help the environment. Improve your home's comfort and save energy and money while doing the right thing for the environment. Use energy efficiently in your home through heating (or cooling) efficiently and through home improvements.
- It's the time of year when homes have their highest energy demand of the year. Heating accounts for 34% of all annual utility usage and is part of what makes an average home twice the emitter of carbon dioxide emissions as a vehicle. Here is a way to reduce the demand for expensive space heating.
- Check the ducts. To ensure that as much warm air as possible is delivered through your central system, check the ductwork and wrap any leaks with duct mastic. Distribution losses (what's lost while air is transported from your furnace through ductwork to the vents) often amounts to 30%. So, sealing ductwork could increase efficiency and the warm air you receive considerably ... keeping you warmer and making your furnace work less. Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?
Sometimes it's really simple things that can make a huge difference!
In the news....
--Ann Jones
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Roy Diblik Named Honorary GCA Member
We are thrilled to let you know that our September program speaker, Roy Diblik, has been invited to Honorary Membership in the Garden Club of America. Lake Geneva Garden Club proposed and KGC seconded his nomination. The GCA's invitation letter and KGC's seconding letter are reproduced below.
To see KGC's nomination letter, click here.
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A big KGC thank you to:
Our Christmas Party Home Host and Hostess, Ed and Kelly Chestnut;
Our Christmas Party Head Hostess, Katherine Buehler and her elves, Charlotte Walsh, Stephanie Keehn, Grace Harley, Terri Lorenz, Barb McDonough, Cyndi Chase, Marty Shaw, Tina Rice, Chris Wiedrich;
Our Christmas Party Floral Designers Mary Glerum and Joan Senko;
Our Christmas Party Photographers, Chris Wiedrich and Shelley Galloway;
Marty Shaw for organizing Floral Arranging 201-don't forget to sign up!;
Sharon Hayes and Kirsten Rider for their hard work on the benefit;
KGC's unsung heroine, Beth Glass, for her fabulous Board minutes; and
To all KGC members who make our community a better place.
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