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Newsletter

 

Features from the July ’08 issue of Branching Out:

 

  • President's reflections on the past eight years
  • Growth in membership exceeding 100%
  • Profile of members Tina and Plato Pavlatos
  • First-ever print listing of Supporters
  • Invitation to A Season of Herbs luncheon

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Branching Out is a members-only publication. We will be happy to mail your copy to you—at least quarterly and perhaps increasing to bi-monthly. All you need to do is become a member! Go to Donate Now for easy instructions.

Other Recent Events and Activities
  • Season of Herbs luncheon (August 2008).  See separate     section under Events/Newsletter (left-hand menu).
  • Bulb Festival '08 at HBG site (April 2008).  See separate section under Events/Newsletter (left-hand menu).
  • Indoor Bulb Growing workshop (February '08): 23 people enrolled for this informative and fun program.
  • production of new visual PowerPoint show, using NBBJ design images and artist conceptions.  Presentations to community groups begin (November '07)
  • meeting of Garden neighborhood residents (November ’07)
  • receipt of final NBBJ Master Plan,including seven phases of construction and total cost estimate of $7.1 million (November '07)
  • volunteer planting of 10,000 Spring bulbs for April ’08 Bulb Festival (October ’07)
  • hiring of Executive Director and opening of HBG office: 224 Bushnell Building (September ’07)
  • public Open Forum presenting preliminary Master Plan (August '07)
  • Master Plan workshop (June '07)
  • Bulb Festival '07 at HBG site (April '07)
  • reception at Arts Interface to introduce new textual PowerPoint presentation and to announce preliminary development of Master Plan with NBBJ Landscape Architects (January '07)
  • information booth at Building Industry Association of Clark County Home Show (January '07 and '08)
  • volunteer planting of 18,000 bulbs at HBG site for April '07 Bulb Festival (October '06)
  • engagement of Community Leadership Academy service interns (September '06 - May '07)
  • information booth at Clark County Fair (July '06 and '07)
  • presentations to Wittenberg Gardening Club and Master Gardener's series ('06 and '07)