2024 Programs
January & February
No meeting
March13
Installation of Officers
Howland Cultural Center
7:00 p.m.
Hosts: TBD
We open the first meeting for 2024 with our Installation of Officers Ceremony for the 2024-2025 garden club years. Yearbooks for 2024 will be distributed. The budget for 2024 will be presented along with review of our events and activities for the year. Sign up sheets for hosts at future meetings will be circulated.
April 9
Joint Meeting with the Verplank Garden Club
Fishkill Town Hall(lower level)
807 Route 52, Fishkill, New York
7:00 p.m.
Hosts: TBD
May 8
Regular business meeting.
Howland Cultural Center
7:00pm
Hosts: TB
Plans for upcoming Beacon Garden Tour will be discussed by chair Geraldine Fuller, who will seek volunteers to assist in this endeavor. The Howland Center Patriot’s Garden cleanup scheduled for May 18 will be discussed.
May 18 (Saturday)
Garden cleanup and Planting
9:oo a.m. – Howland Center and the Patriots’ Garden.
Rain date: May 20
All members who are able are expected to assist in this endeavor.
June 15
“Secret Gardens of Beacon” Garden Tour Fundraiser
More information to follow
July 10
Annual Member Picnic
The Howland Cultural Center
6:00 p.m. – All members to bring a dish to share, the club will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, condiments, and beverages. officers will provide the desserts.
Hosts: The men from the club
August 14
No Meeting. Instead there will be a field trip to a local garden to be determined by club members as the date approaches.
September 21
Dividing Perennials & Transplanting in the Fall
The Howland Cultural Center
7:00 – Joseph Gizzarelli from Devitt’s Nursery.
Regular business meeting to follow.
Hosts:TBD
October 9
Autumn Cocktail Party Fundraiser at the Howland Cultural Center
Howland Cultural Center
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Chairman Kathy Caporale and the members of the Ways and Means Committee.
Musical entertainment will be provided by club member Diana Ferrara-Norbert.
November 13
Creating arrangements for the upcoming holiday season.
The Howland Cultural Center
7:00 PM
Hosts: TBD
Courtney Sedor, proprietor of Raven Rose Florist and Gift Shop, returns to our club to conduct a hands-on demonstration on creating arrangements for the upcoming holiday season. Our regular business meeting will follow.
December 11
Santa’s Holiday Decorating Workshop and Christmas Party
Howland Cultural Center
6 p.m.- Hor d’oeuvres are provided by the members. Wine and beverages will be provided by the Club. Dessert and coffee will be provided by the hosts.
The club will provide spruce, pine, and other fresh greenery, or you may bring your own to create a holiday centerpiece.
Musical entertainment will be provided by club member Diana Ferrara-Norbert.
Hosts: TBD
