Hello Ladies,
This will be my last Bloomin’ News! YEAH LOL!
As our new board has not yet been elected, I will be the one sending out the email notice and reminder for our first meeting of the year, Wednesday February 7th. An email went out this last week and the reminder will go out the Sunday before the meeting. It will be a potluck meeting and the new board will be sworn in.
The new board will be as follows:
President – Norma Ray
Vice President – Allison Knight
Secretary – Theresa Magnuson
Treasurer – Lexa Mack
Thank you all for stepping up for our 2024 Dogwood Garden Club year!!
I’m going to wrap things up here with a big “Thank You” to all of you for having faith in me to be your President for the last two years. It has been a pleasure getting to know you, building friendships and having so many great times during our many meetings, activities and events. I have truly enjoyed it!
Our December holiday luncheon was a great time and a wonderful kickoff to the holiday season. A big thank you goes out to Carol Game for taking the lead on this!
Carol also was the lead for securing the locations for our out of town meetings.
I want to thank all of our members who took on the role as leads for our many events and activities. Also listed after each event if it was a fundraiser what the amount raised was.
Rummage Sale – $879.50 – Mary Lou Katon and Coleen Ferrari
Wagon Train Bake Sale – $550.00 Carol Game
4th of July Bake Sale – $1,082.50 – Lauran Goddard
Holiday Craft Fair Bake Sale – $501.25 – Carol Game
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Holiday Craft Fair Raffle & Coffee – $497.72 – Maryann Trujillo
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Holiday Craft Fair Vendors – $597.50 – Norma Ray and Jan Slominski
Meeting Raffles – $546.00 – Debbie Bybee-Crumpley
Christmas Boughs – Theresa Magnuson
Trees for Teens – Debbie Bybee-Crumpley
Christmas Holiday Lunch – Carol Game
Christmas Dinner with Santa – Carol Game
Boys & Girls Club Christmas Store Grannie Elves – Kay Campbell
Sly Park Entrance/Garden Planter – Pat Schoggins, Marilyn Johnson, Patty Noble, Leslie Sinclair, Theresa Magnuson
Library CleanUps – Pat Schoggins
Judy Morgan Park CleanUps – Debbie Bybee-Crumpley
This year, please consider signing up and or taking the lead on one or more of these fun events. We are always here to help you through it!
In giving back, our fun activities and events that were fundraisers were given back out to organizations in our community.
2023 Community Contributions
$ 900.00 Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado County
$ 900.00 Friends of the Library – Pollock Pines
$ 900.00 Pollock Pines/Camino Community Center
$ 900.00 Pollock Pines Community Church- Food Pantry & Helping Hands
$ 500.00 Rotary Club of Pollock Pines/Camino – Scholarship Fund for local youth
$ 500.00 Sierra Wildlife
$4,60.000 Total Distribution
Thank you ladies for all the hours you volunteered at the activities and events, and for the countless baked goods you donated!!!
With that, I hope you all have sent in your 2024 membership dues. Barbara sent out a reminder email this week. Thank you to those of you who have, if you have not, please consider doing so and joining us again this year as we continue to have fun and give back to our wonderful community in the pines!!
See you at the meetings, activities and events!!
Debbie