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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I just read an article about a family in California who paid $2500 for a lab puppy only to learn that they had unknowingly signed a lease and were in fact renting the dog and owed $5800 in pay-ments over the coming years. !!! Now, what does that have to do with gardening? Well, my husband, sitting here doing his Sudoku, said it doesn’t. I disagree. I’m looking out the window at my yard which looks so much better than it did last month thanks to the help of my landscaper/yard person and his crew. I also did some digging around myself. (I asked my husband if he’d like to go plant some azaleas so I can put that in my article. He said, “no, thank you.” But, because I pulled out things, it’s still bare compared to the overgrown jungle it was. Now for the lab connection. What if I were to lease some plants and things for the spring/summer and trade them in come fall? Oh, right. I can do that without leasing them…it’s called pulling them out, bringing them to our PLANT-SWAP, and getting new ones to enjoy. And it’s free! The age-old practice of sharing plants from the yard, passing along cuttings and seeds, is a good one we should keep. What treasures can we find from the yards of other gardeners? My only remaining question is whether we need a PET SWAP? Warren says a Spouse Swap is not a good idea either. SPEAKING OF LEASING THINGS:

Are we going to have to lease a treasurer for the Garden Club next year or is someone going to step forward and take it on? I would, but you would not be happy with the results. To say I’m not a math wiz is an understatement. Isn’t a spread sheet something you put on a bed? I did try out something new, taking on the presidency, and serving as program chair. I’ve learned a lot! I’m going to be program chair again.

We need new people to take over the responsibilities of the club. Jump in and try something. You’ll learn a new skill and grow a garden of friends in the process. Jo Beth

Newsletter of The Sugar Land Garden Club, Est. 1932

www.sugarlandgardenclub.com.

2016-2017

Club Officers

President:

Jo Beth Moore

1st Vice President:

Paula Reiger

2nd Vice

Presidents:

Donna Romaine

Diane Meyer

Arleen Harbin

Recording

Secretary:

Kimberly Farou

Treasurer:

Robin Rettew

Parliamentarian:

Deborah Birge

Editor Kathleen Louviere

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ATTENTION

Hello ladies and gents! This has been a fantastic year for the SLGC !

It’s time to volunteer for our vast amount of programs we offer to help benefit our community.

Please read pages 66-75 in your yearbooks.

Join a committee, chair a committee, be an editor of the newsletter or the Treasurer….

This is a great way to get involved, make new friends and learn about our beautiful friend the Earth.

The seeds have been planted for our club to grow. Now it’s time to fertilize and water.

The nominating committee has a position open for Treasurer.

Description: Page 68 in your year book

A. Shall receive and pay out all monies of the Club, sign all checks and keep a record of receipts

and expenditures.

B. Shall be Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee

C. C. Shall render a monthly report to the Board.

Please email Charline at chall1947@gmail.com or 281 265-3026

Member's

Old and New

The SLGC wants you!

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Spring Succulents Tuesday, May 16, 20017 11am – 1pm

$ 22 per person

Riverbend Country Club 1214 Dulles Avenue

Sugar Land, Texas 77478

Luncheon Menu Tomato Basil Soup

Pumpkin Crusted Chicken

Fresh Mixed Vegetables

Roasted Potatoes

Crème Brule

Sign Up today so you don’t miss out on the Fun! Roseanne Mayer

Roseanne.mayer@gmail.com

(813) 352 2704

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ARE YOUR BULBS BURNED OUT?

March 2017 til Sept 2017

We are beginning our first annual bulb sale beginning this month, through summer into our first meeting in September. We will be supplying all members with a layout of the

bulbs we are selling including pics with an order form and prices. The bulbs will be Narcissus, Dutch Iris, Lycoris Red to name a few.

All members can participate in the sale as there is no physical labor involved like our former GAPS sale

Members can sell bulbs to friends, family, acquaintances who are volunteers in other organizations, book club members, service providers such as: hairdresser, dentist, doctor, manicurist, vet, pet

sitter, anyone in sphere of influence

Plenty of time to sell: from March 2017 till Sept 2017 general meeting

Bulbs are: high quality-- easy care— recommended for our area—by local gardening experts

Bulbs are meant to be planted in mass for most dramatic effect

Delivery of bulbs in Late October

Bulbs should be planted in late October or early November & will bloom in spring

Reasonable prices

Success of sale depends on total SLGC membership participation

More details at our general meeting!!!!

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March 21, 2017

“Insects – Embrace Them or Make Them Wider”

Knowing which insects are pests and which are beneficial will help the gardener manage the garden.

Don Johnson

Don became a Master Gardener in 2003, and later a Master Gardener Entomology Specialist. He helped form the Fort Bend Entomology Group and has been a member of the Coastal Prairie Master Naturalist since its inception. For several years he has been a volunteer at the Houston Museum on Natural Science where he works primarily with butterflies. Based on his love of teaching, and forty-one years of teaching elementary grades in a number of places around the world, Don has given programs on insects to garden groups, school groups, Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists. He was one of the founders of Missouri City Green, a non-profit affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful. Don is a long-time member of the Sugar Land Garden Club.

By Paula Rieger

Guest Speaker Don Johnson

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No End To Spring Chores

March came in like a lion this year. My yard is too soggy to step in and more rain is on the way. Mean-while, the chores are piling up.

I took the opportunity of a rain free day to finish planting the bedding plants I bought last week. Even with all the compost I had added, the soil came up on my trowel as a goopy mass, which made it almost impossi-ble to fill the spaces around the roots. I could only plant along the walkways, since I didn’t want to compact the beds more than they already are. Tomatoes are in one-gallon pots to develop more roots while I wait for the garden to dry out (and finish digging up weeds). I ended up planting most of the spring annuals in my big pots on the patio. The plants are happy, I stayed out of my beds, and I can see mounds of color through my kitchen window. Not what I planned when I was at the nursery, but still a welcome sight.

Riddle: How do you know it is finally spring on the Texas Gulf Coast? Answer: It has cooled down to sea-sonal temperatures! The abnormal warmth of February, while resigning my winter wardrobe to the far depths of the closet, and causing my camellia to quit early without opening all its buds, has had the helpful effect of en-couraging new growth on frost-damaged plants. It’s always nice to know where you stand when surveying the work and possible changes ahead of you. The ones that have started to make a comeback from the root include landscape hibiscus, duranta, angel’s trumpet, morning glory tree, a couple of pentas, purple Iochroma. Lantanas, a couple of geraniums (most are turning to mush), Clerodendrum white waterfalls( 24” away from where it was last year) and two out of five pink powder puff bushes (Calliandra haematocephala). Texas (aka Mexican) olive and fireman’s cap are leafing out with a few dead parts here and there. There is no sign of life on the Sophora tomenttosa(necklace pod) although it is supposed to be hardy in zone 9, none of the potted bourgainvillea, Ran-goon creeper, giant white milkweed, Abutilon, edible passion fruit vine, and Ixora. A lot of the above still need to be cut back to live wood. I am leaving a 4-5’ stub on most everything to avoid damaging the precious new growth and to make sure it doesn’t accidentally get stepped on or buried with mulch. Even the supposed dead plants are being left just in case. Of course, if it is mush and comes apart in your hand, just pull it. Plumerias are definitely a lost cause. Azaleas will be finished soon. That will be time to prune back some leggy growth and fertilize. Now that I can see so much more without the clutter of overgrown plants, I am taking the opportunity to reorganize parts of my garden. Move plants that are too big. Improve spacing. Get rid of under or over performing plants. Make room for more stepping stones to improve access. Find all of the dollar weed that has been hiding under the general greenery. Fill low spots where the soil settled. I found a place where the sprinkler pipe can up to the surface. Really need to add more dirt! I’ll do all that in the spare time when I’m not digging up oxalis, in some spots for the third time since last fall. And every time I could swear that I got all the bulbs.

Late breaking News Flash: The Sophora is coming up now. It wasn’t when I checked yesterday. Remember what I said last month – Patience!

Horticulture By Joan Pritchard

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Garden Decisions

Gardeners are faced with a number of decisions before creating the look they wish to achieve. Decisions about a raised bed, the soil,

the sun requirements and how to get water to the plants are a few of the challenges that need to be considered. Sometimes a gar-

dener’s list of desired plants must be modified due to what is available. Decisions don’t stop when the plants are in the ground. How

will you deal with the insects that are bound to appear?

Last year I was asked to give a talk this March to our garden club about “Insects 101.” I have prepared different programs for the Mas-

ter Gardeners, Master Naturalists and school groups, and thought that I should take an instructional approach for this talk. I will show

some common insects that are in most of our gardens.

When working in the garden, an important habit is to be observant, especially when it comes to insects. What plant is the insect on?

How many are there? Get a description or a photo so that you can do research. Rather than spray insecticides every time an insect is

seen we should make observations to determine what to do, because insects are food for other animals, and some are beneficial to us.

The following insects will be part of this month’s presentation. Can you identify them?

Don’s Corner By Don Johnson

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March

Host Chair Gay Chavez

Hosts

Ernestine Barr, Anne Matzelle, Carol Blanton, Raju Nandagiri, Laura Cairns, Pat Davis, Belen De Guzman, Gisela J. Manning, Donnetta Parrish, Shirley F Reese, Delores J. Reeves,

Charline Russell, Elizabeth Russell-Teeves, Cheryl Swanson, Lynette McQueen Thank You for all you do.

Each month the Hospitality Committee makes everyone feel welcome.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

Hospitality

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These birds make great backyard guests. They arrive from Brazil in late January or February and leave at the end of summer. They do not have GPS or MapQuest, but yet they can locate their same Martin House or Gourd year after year. One year, I moved their house about 15 feet away from the original pole. I had not taken the pole down yet, and the Martins flew to that pole. Boy, did they have cause a fuss, even though their new house was 15 feet away! The older males arrive first. The others can come 2 or 3 weeks after that. I hear them singing and know to look up for them. Martins are very social birds. Once they are all here, their chatter begins. It reminds me of a group of ladies having a 'gab session'. At night, I notice that one bird stays on top of the house, until the others have returned. They actually gather in large groups to migrate. One of their gathering places is the pond and power lines behind the Fountains Shopping Center. You can see thousands of birds there when it is time. What amazes me is that you have all these birds flying in the air, scooping up water from the pond; yet, they never fly into each other. When the birds feel it is time to migrate, they often leave behind any babies that cannot fly. I have found several dead birds when I clean out their houses. The Native Americans actually hung gourds to attract these birds for both enjoyment and for keeping the number of flying bugs down. Now, people have those white 'hotel' looking birdhouses or hang out gourds also. When the birds start to fly, they go down and then fly up. This means that their houses have to have a cleared airspace for maneuver. The houses have to be taller than most bird houses, and they like to return to a cleaned out home! That is why Martin Houses have poles that allows the bird houses to be low-ered. Martins are in the swallow family. They eat bugs while flying in the air. They will very seldom land on the ground, and then only to collect mud for their houses. It was thought they had a major diet of mosquitos, but that is not so. In fact, they eat many dragon-flies and dragonflies are actually the greatest eater of mosquitos… Having Martins in your yard requires a little work, but they are so worth the time and effort!

Purple Martins By Carrie Sample

Martins behind the Fountains Shopping Center,

preparing to migrate back to Brazil.

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C-A-R-D-I-O or Y-A-R-D-I-O?

“Mom, you need to get some cardio in” is a comment I hear often at home. I keep telling them that I’m getting

yardio! Yes, I know it’s silly, but that is part of my family’s silly business. Spending four, six, or sometimes eight

hours gardening should be enough exercise for the day. Those days I will walk about three or four miles in my

garden. How do I know that? I’m wearing a Fitbit, a nifty contraption that keeps track of your steps, miles

walked, and calories burned. Nothing beats hours of weeding, deadheading, planting, or screaming at the local

tree frogs and lizards that love my garden and enjoy scaring the bejeebers out of me. That’s the real cardio in my

garden! Actually, my garden is my gym. I’m outfitted with the latest equipment, pruners, rakes, hoes, weeders,

trowel, wheel barrow, and my Pure Rain Handheld Essentials Oxygen Infusing Spray nozzle. That’s not an adver-

tisement, but a plug because it is a favorite. I was beyond excited this past week as I got some new garden

wheels. I can only imagine how this will help develop a large muscle group. Gar-

dening is an enjoyable pastime.

If you want to help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, or prevent diabe-

tes, heart disease, depression, and osteoporosis, then try gardening. By exercis-

ing in the garden you’re giving all major muscle groups a workout. I’m talking

about your legs, arms, buttocks, stomach, neck, and back. Whether digging,

planting, or watering, exercise is happening. Imagine what weeding, pruning,

mowing, or even walking around your yard does to your heart rate. Your brain

cells even get a work out when you’re planning garden designs and researching

info from various materials.

Let’s talk calories. Burn them by mowing the yard, planting, and raking all the

leaves (and let me tell you we have millions, maybe billions of them!).

Sounds of hummers, the frequent cardinal visitors, and doves all add to the many senses of gardening. Many of

my garden flowers have delightful scents. Sights of beautiful blooms and colors excite me on a daily basis.

Sometimes I play my favorite music and just dance, sing, and garden. What’s that saying, dance like no one is

watching? Well, no one is!

Wow, I feel energized! I’ve always said that gardening is cheaper than therapy! Being outdoors, interacting with

nature is my happy place, my yardio. What’s yours?

Garden Warrior By Arleen Harbin

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Springtime With Tulips Another Overnighter!!!

March 28-29, 2017

Our 'overnighter' trip to the Dallas Arboretum and the Fort Worth

Japanese Gardens should be fantastic at this time of year.

We will meet at 6:00 a.m. Yes, you saw that correctly 6 a.m. That will get us to the Arboretum around 12 or 12:30. We will have a great visit to the arboretum, have din-ner out and stay at a hotel close to the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens. The gardens will open at 9 a.m. If we stay 3 hours, that will get us back on the road at lunchtime and hopefully beating the evening traffic! COSTS: HOTEL - sharing a room $75.00 (estimated, could get it for less when I find out how many rooms we will need). MEALS - 2 lunches, 1 dinner, and hoping the hotel will serve a free breakfast! ADMISSIONS to both gardens: Srs. $12 + $5 'Youngsters' $15 + $7 DRIVING EXPENSES - $20 per person No money will be collected ahead of time. Come join us for great fellowship and beautiful gardens!

Carrie Sample

Life In The Beginning Of Texas

April 25, 2017

We will journey to Huntsville to have a guided tour of the Sam Houston Homes and Museum. To get in the mood for this adventure, we will have lunch first at the “Farm House”. Our one

hour tour will begin at 1:30pm.

Carrie Sample

FIELD TRIPS

SLGC members volunteering at

Brookwood on February 8th. Val Howell, Beverly Williams, Donnetta

Parrish, Shirley Reese, Miriam Elder Another wonderful year with our friends!

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“Flip Flop Wreath” By Brenda Webb

April 4 Get ready for the sun!

Assemble a fun summer wreath. Tuesday March 7

10:00 AM—12:00 PM

Imperial Park Recreation Center

234 Matlage Way

Sugar Land Texas

Chair: Jeanmarie Short

“Zinnia Pinecones”

By Sue Yip

March 7

Paint a passel of bright and charming floral

zinnia decorations, utilizing pinecones as a

base.

Tuesday March 7

10:00 AM—12:00 PM

Imperial Park Recreation Center

234 Matlage Way

Sugar Land Texas

Chair: Jeanmarie Short

Work Shops

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RENEW, RENEW, RENEW

Its spring and time for renewal. Please print the

new membership form on the last page of the

newsletter and bring it to the March or April

meeting with your $35 check.

Thank you!

Have any fabulous photos of your garden flow-ers? If so please send them to Arleen Harbin, c3ac4m@aol.com, for consideration to grace the cover of the annual Sugar Land Garden Club yearbook. Please send in a jpeg format. Don’t fret; if your photo isn’t chosen for the cover, there are several other opportunities possible as the yearbook attempts to display several photos. Deadline for the photo entry is June 1. Past covers have included: the carnation flower

poppy, the duchesse de Brabant rose, pineapple

guava, calla lily, giant Dutchman’s pipe vine, Pe-

ruvian pavonia, amaryllis, dwarf bottlebrush,

heliconia wagneriana, passion flower, cosmos,

sweet vivian, and southern magnolia.

Arleen Harbin

SLGC EVENT PHOTOS

Photos of our past events are needed in order

to document our club

history.

Photo credit for your contributions will be

given. Please email your photo files in high

resolution jpg format to

Terri Hurley or Carrie Sample.

Announcements

Plant Swaps

The plant swap takes place after the business meeting. It is not necessary to bring a plant in order to take a plant. Please keep the following 3 rules in mind: 1. Label any plants you bring 2. Take home any plants that do not get adopted. 3. Wait until plant swap begins before removing plants Please be generous and allow others to have the opportunity to choose plants. Please bring any magazines you are finished with to share!

Thank you!

Your Plant Swap Committee: Debe Fannin, Cookie Peeler, Gay Keys and

Latheefa Ashraf

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Fort Bend Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners provide volunteer service through

the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Fort

Bend County. These volunteers offer their skills and

knowledge of horticulture and environmental issues to

Fort Bend residents supporting the goals of AgriLife

Extension Service.

The Fort Bend County Master Gardeners promote con-

servation and sustainable horticultural practices to

residents of the county by:

providing research-based gardening information,

presenting educational programs for the both adults

and children,

communicating gardening information using articles,

newsletters, phone and digital media, and

maintaining demonstration gardens to determine the

best plants for the local area.

FBMG programs, demonstration gardens and opera-

tions are supported through our annual plant sales.

If you would like to become a member of this

organization, the Fall Training Class begins October 6,

2016. Visit www.fbmg.org to fill out an application

and learn more about classes.

By Deborah Birge

Mercer Botanic Gardens March Mart

As a local garden club, we would love to invite you and your mem-bers to attend Mercer Botanic Garden’s annual March Mart Plant Sale March 17-18. In addition, we would like to offer you the opportunity to host an educational booth at March Mart! Consider hosting an Education Booth at Mercer Botanic Gardens’ 2017 March Mart Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, March 17 – 18, 2017. March Mart is one of the Gulf Coast region’s largest and most anticipated horticultural events featuring high-quality plants rarely found at local nurseries and garden centers. Typically, 3,800 – 5,000 people come through March Mart each year! Contact me as soon as possible so I can secure a location for your booth. Indicate whether you would like to participate on both Friday and Saturday, or just one day. One table and two chairs will be provided for each education booth. Bring a tent to provide shade for yourself and your educa-tional materials. Sharing your organization’s mission and information will build up your appetite. The Mercer Society will provide each booth with lunch tick-ets on Friday and Saturday (a maximum of three tickets per day).

Thursday,

o If you require additional set-up time, or just prefer to set

-up your booth in advance, you may do so on Thursday, 3/16.

o Please be aware that the park closes at 5 p.m. Friday, 3/17/16

o Set-up: Anytime between 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. o March Mart Open to TMS Members: 8 a.m. o March Mart Open to Public: Noon

o Break Down: 4 p.m. Saturday, 3/18/16

o Set-up: Anytime between 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. o March Mart Open to Public: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. o Break Down: 4 p.m. For questions about attending March Mart as a visitor or obtaining your March Mart Education Booth space, contact me at mhill@hcp4.net or 713-274-4160. When your space is reserved, I will forward you addi-tional information about the event. Thank you for supporting Mercer Botanic Gardens!

Announcements

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LEARN ABOUT EARTH-KIND® LANDSCAPING

AT CINCO RANCH BRANCH LIBRARY

Gardeners and landscapers who would like to learn more about conserving resources and protecting the environment while still maintaining beautiful lawns and gardens are invited to attend a special program, “Earth-Kind® Landscaping,” at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library on Saturday, April 8, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the li-brary, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Fort Bend County Master Gardener and Earth-Kind® Special-ist Peggy d’Hemecourt will provide an overview of Earth-Kind® gardening practices. She will introduce the seven Earth-Kind® landscaping principles: planning and design, practical turf areas, appropriate plant selection, soil improvement, efficient irrigation and rainwater catchment, effective use of mulches, and appropri-ate maintenance. Earth-Kind® principles and practices enable gardeners to conserve water and protect the environment, while creating beautiful, easy-care landscapes. These organic methods also re-duce the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The program is free and open to the public. For more infor-mation, call the Cinco Ranch Branch Library at 281-395-1311 or the library system’s Public Information Office at 281-633-4734.

LEARN ABOUT BUTTERFLY GARDENING AT LIBRARY PROGRAM

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sienna Branch Library will pre-sent the program “Butterfly Gardening,” on Saturday, April 8, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 8411 Sienna Springs Blvd in Missouri City. Fort Bend County Master Gardeners will talk about which plants attract different types of butterflies to gardens. The program is free and open to the public. For more infor-mation, call the Sienna Branch Library at 281-238-2900 or the library system’s Public Information Office at 281-633-4734.

Announcements

LEARN ABOUT HERB GARDENING

AT LIBRARY PROGRAM

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library will present “Growing & Using Herbs,” on Monday, April 17, beginning at 6:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 8100 FM 359 South in Fulshear. Fort Bend County Master Gardener Tricia Bradbury will provide an overview and general information on growing herbs on the Texas Gulf Coast. Learn how to preserve herbs for later use by drying or freezing them, or by using them to flavor oil and vinegar. Bradbury will also share tips on cooking with fresh and dried herbs. A retired pharmacist, Bradbury has been a long-time member of the Sugar Land Garden Club and the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. She is also a member of the Coastal Prairie Chapter of the Tex-as Master Naturalists, the Houston chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful. Her backyard is certified as a Texas Parks & Wildlife Wildscape, a National Wildlife Federation Back-yard Habitat, and a Monarch Watch Waystation Site. Her garden has been featured several times on the Sugar Land Garden Club’s spring garden tour and on the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners’ fall gar-den tour.

The program is free and open to the public. For more infor-mation, call the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library at 281-633-4675 or the library system’s Public Information Office at

281-633-4734.

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Help Fort Bend Women's Center

Please Donate

The Fort Bend Women's Center is an organization that SLGC supports. Fort Bend Women's Center provides shelter and program support to abused women and their chil-dren. You can shop and make donations to their Penny Wise stores and donation centers at the following locations:

Richmond 501 Hwy 90 A East, Richmond 77469 Stafford 13645 Murphy, Stafford, 77477

This is a large store! Missouri City Drop- off only, 4737 Hwy 6 at Dulles Mo. City 77459 Hours of business are: Mon. - Sat. 9-6, donations accepted 9-5:30 Sunday 12 noon---5 pm, donations accepted 12 noon--4:30 pm Telephone number for all stores: 281- 344- 5777.

By Debe Fannin

East Fort Bend

Human Needs Ministry

Fundraiser for East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry At the general meetings in February and March, SLGC will be collecting donations to support East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry. Any amount is appreciated. Cash and checks are accepted . There will be tax deduction forms available. The mission statement for EFBHNM is: To address the basic human needs of families in tempo-rary financial crisis in East Fort Bend. The ways EFBHNMs serve our residents in need are : 1) Food This is an important activity of the EFBHNM food bank. Since the downturn in the oil and gas industries, there has been less food donate to the food bank. More is urgently needed! 2) Financial Assistance Program Clients receive emergency assistance with housing, utili-ties, and certain prescription expenses. 3) S.O.S or Supply our Students program which provides school supplies to needy students in Fort Bend School Stu-dents. 4) Tri- City Resale shop gives all proceeds to EFBHNM food bank. For more information, google HumanNeeds.org or call 281-261-1006.

By: Debe Fanin

Announcements

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April 2017

4 SLGC Workshop 11 SLGC board meeting at Carrie Sample’sHome Cookie Peeler w co-host 9:30 am social, 10:00 am business meeting

18 SLGC Monthly Meeting/Silent Auction

25 SLGC Field Trip

March 2017

7 SLGC Workshop 14 SLGC board meeting at Deborah Barge’s Home Robin Rettew co-host 9:30 am social, 10:00 am business meeting 21 SLGC Monthly Meeting 28 SLGC Field Trip

www.houstonfederationgardenclubs.org

https://sugarlandgardenclub.org/

CALENDER OF EVENTS

: lazygardenerandfriends@gmail.com

20 2017-18 SUGAR LAND GARDEN CLUB MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION Please enter Your Contact Information as it should appear in 2017-2018 Yearbook. Please Circle Changes from 2016-2017 Yearbook.

Name______________________________________________Spouse’s Name_________________

Address____________________________________________City___________________________

Zip Code_______________ Subdivision ________________________________________________

Home Phone ________________Cell Phone________________E-Mail _______________________

————————————————————————————————————————————— Please check the following areas where you are willing to serve. Write “INFO” on line, if you would like more information. _______Sponsors _____Publicity _____Newsletter _____Website ______ Facebook

_______Scrapbook _____Field Trips ____Arbor Day _____Workshops _____Photography

_______Social Activities Committee (2/year) ____Hospitality Committee for General Meetings

_______Brookwood _____ Habitat for Humanity _____Food Pantry/Women’s Center

Do you have any of the following skills you are willing to share: _______Computer Skills: Excel__________ Other (specify) _______________________________ _______Speaking on Gardening Topics ______Writing on Gardening Topics ————————————————————————————————————————————- Our Annual fundraisers need “all hands on deck.” Would you be available to chair a committee? ____________ ————————————————————————————————————————————- Every Member IS REQUIRED 1) to provide a food dish or supplies for a General Meeting and 2) to help setup/takedown - once during the year. Please select your 1st and 2nd choices below: _______September 2017 _____October 2017 _____November 2017 _______January 2018 _____February 2018 _____March 2018 _____April 2018 ______ I am willing to serve as a Monthly Hospitality Chair for the month of ________________ If you cannot fulfill this obligation, a fee of $15 will be payable to the Sugar Land Garden Club to cover your part. Please find your name listed for your host month when you receive your Yearbook. The Hospitality Chair for that month will contact you before your meeting. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Club Year is June 1- May 31. Dues ($35.00) are payable March 1 through May 31st for the following Club Year. Checks are Payable to: Sugar Land Garden Club and may be turned in at Board Meetings or General Membership Meetings or may be mailed to: Arleen Harbin, Membership Chair, 1315 Camelot Place, Sugar Land, TX 77478 until May 30, 2017. Rev. 2/28/17

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Date _______________New Member ________________ Renewing Member__________________

Check Number ______________ or Cash ___________ Amount ___________________________