Thursday, February 23, 2023

Upcoming Jr Gardening Event

 

Plans are underway for our Mother's Day Gift Junior Gardener Activity.  We invite local children to come, decorate a clay pot, plant a flowering plant and decorate a gift card for the fee of $5/pot. We serve popcorn and have a firetruck plus constable for the kids to see.

 

Wishlist:

1) Member volunteers for 5/6, two shifts - 9 to 11 and 11 to 2. We will sign up at the March & April meetings.

2) Still looking for the leftover greeting cards from last year. OR replacement cards for this year.

3) Old button front shirts to become paint shirts for our participants.

4) Paper towels - 6 to 8 rolls

5) 3 hand soaps - 1/sink.

6) Plastic cups for brush rinse water

7) Dessert size plates for paint palettes

8) List of nearby daycare centers for posting publicity flyers and/or volunteers to post fliers.

 

Recap of Meeting Discussion:

 

Who attends: Children in area

Volunteers: CCL GC Members - 2 1/2 hour shifts AND HS Students from Key Club - shifts.

What: Children use supplies to decorate and plant a pot, plus a greeting card for the Mother's Day gift. $5/pot. Firetruck, EMT & Constables are invited to meet the kids. Popcorn will be served to participants.

When: May 6, 10 to 1. Setup 9 to 10 and cleanup 1 to 2. 

Where: CCL Community Center at 10702 Cypress Creek Bend.

 

Supplies

To be purchased: 100 - 6" terracotta pots, acrylic paint, brushes, potting soil.

 

Other supplies

- Flowering plants & tree trimming above parking lot - Mike Owens

- Popcorn machine & supplies - Ellen & Mark Jones

- Hair dryers, 2 box fans & butterfly plant picks - Louise Rugaard

- Table covers & contact for youth volunteers - Norma Chiaramonte

- White rocks for holes in pots - Marsha Mausolf

- Chalkboard/photo background & sample pots - Liz Hearn

 - Publicity fliers - Tracy Walker

- Social media and dead tree publicity - Louise Rugaard

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