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Greetings!
Whether this message finds you exhausted from holiday merriment overload or filled with anticipation for the new year, here's to knowing we will find new opportunities to make a difference in our communities in 2017, and to continue the good work of the Garden Club of Virginia statewide.
I received a note just before Christmas from Princess Anne Garden Club, and while the note does not mention flowers, gardens, horticulture, conservation, or any of the words you might associate with garden club activities, it beautifully illustrates a commitment to community. I was reminded again that GCV members share much more than a love of gardening. Scroll down to read the note.
When I took a few minutes this week to glance at the GCV January calendar I must admit I was jolted from my holiday lethargy pretty quickly. GCV Committee meetings are scheduled almost daily, giving me hope that spring events must be in the works.
So, knowing that snow or ice may be upon us at any time, we can take heart that spring will surely soon follow. Happy New Year!
My best,
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Diane Ginsburg, photograph
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
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"I have a fine lot of hopes here in my basket," remarked the New Year. "They are a sweet-smelling flower—a species of rose."
"They soon lose their perfume," replied the sombre Old Year. "What else have you brought to insure a welcome from the discontented race of mortals?"
~Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Sister Years
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Tuesday, January 10
State Parks Grants Committee, KVH 10:00 am
Centennial Committee, KVH 1:00 pm
Wednesday, January 11
Finance Committee, KVH 10:30 am
Thursday, January 12
Restoration Committee, KVH
Wednesday, January 18
Development Committee, KVH 12 noon
Thursday, January 19
GCV Board of Directors, KVH 9:30
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Sunday, January 22
Conservation Committee, KVH 4:00 pm
Monday, January 23
Legislative Day, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Tuesday, January 24
Journal Editorial Board, KVH 10:30 am
Wednesday, January 25
Club Centennial Liaisons, KVH 10:30 am
Thursday, January 26
HGW State Committee Meeting, KVH
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Saturday, February 25 Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club District 5
A Note from the Princess Anne Garden Club
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Bicycles! Bicycles! Bicycles!
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" ... I would like to share with you what the Princess Anne Garden Club did at our Christmas Party. Each member voluntarily contributed approximately $20 to buy bicycles for children. This is the second time we have done this and this year, we collected enough to buy 16 girls’ and boys’ bikes and helmets. We contacted the Salvation Army who came and picked up the bikes to distribute them to families in need of some Christmas cheer. We understand that bicycles are not often donated as they are relatively expensive but by working as a group, we were able to make a few children happy and also get them out of the house, away from electronic games and televisions.... "
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Conservation and Beautification News
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Ready... Set...
Committee members are in the process of preparing a list of 2017 Legislative Issues for GCV consideration. The list will be presented to the GCV Board of Directors for approval at its January 19 meeting. Upon approval, the list of 2017 Legislative Issues will be distributed to all members in preparation for Legislative Day on January 23. So while we wait for the 2017 list, see
2016 Legislative Issues
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Good News
On December 20 the Obama Administration permanently protected 31 ocean canyons in the Atlantic Ocean from offshore gas and oil drilling. These unique and important marine habitats, including the Norfolk Canyon off the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, range from Virginia to Maine. In November, the Obama Administration removed all of the Atlantic coast from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. As a result, no drilling plans will be considered until a possible 2022-2027 program for the Atlantic from North Carolina to Florida, and underwater canyons in the Mid- and North-Atlantic Ocean cannot be considered in future plans.
We remain concerned about pending seismic airgun testing permits that threaten the Atlantic from Delaware to Florida.
Don't Miss
VCN/GCV Legislative Day on January 23, 2017 at St. Paul's church in Richmond. Register now.
The December 3
VCN Legislative
Preview is available on YouTube. Watch now.
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The Garden Club of Virginia has launched its updated website www.gcvfellowship.org. The new design follows GCVirginia and HGW sites in providing pages that are responsive to the device being used to view the site.
The Fellowship site is designed to appeal to applicants for the graduate level Favretti and Rieley research fellowships. The fellowships support the Garden Club of Virginia's continuing effort to build a comprehensive record of historic gardens in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Rieley & Associates partner Roxanne S. Brouse, PLA, has authored The Public-Spirited Beatrix Farrand of Mount Desert Island
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Read more.
In the 1940s Beatrix Farrand sketched a plan for the grounds at Green Spring in Alexandria which included a semi-circular garden. The Garden Club of Virginia restored the stone retaining wall that is the backbone of the garden and planted the semi-circular garden which is viewed from the historic house. http://www.gcvirginia.org/main/restorations-details/44
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Restoration Property News
The Restoration Committee is making plans to host GCV restoration property gardeners at the Kent-Valentine House in February. This biennial workshop for the gardeners is provided as a means to review procedural standards, to present educational speakers, and to provide a forum for questions and answers.
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Photos You May Have Missed
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Quick Links to Websites, Publications, Social Media & More
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