Arbor Day January 15, 2021
Gardenettes met on January 15, the third Friday of the year 2021, to plant a Shumard oak in Memorial Park with city officials Mayor Bob Zabbia and Councilwoman Melissa Gueldner and her daughter Gracie.
Anna Poland, garden club chairman for the event, lead the program with a welcome and introduction. Club president Vicky Fannaly explained the meaning of Arbor Day. This is an annual celebration to encourage the planting of trees, emphasizing the caring for them as a means of sustaining this valuable resource. In Louisiana, Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday in January. Dates vary in other states according to the optimum time to plant.
Past president Kathy Bruce read a poem on trees by an anonymous author. Gueldner read a new poem written by her daughter and inspired by the newly planted tree. Zabbia gave some previews of renovations being made to the Memorial park square, including a circular sidewalk being formed in the area of the new tree.
Gardenettes are members of District VI Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. Attending the ceremony but not mentioned were Gardenette Marilyn Wright, columnist Pam Bankston and Bill Poland.
Anna Poland, garden club chairman for the event, lead the program with a welcome and introduction. Club president Vicky Fannaly explained the meaning of Arbor Day. This is an annual celebration to encourage the planting of trees, emphasizing the caring for them as a means of sustaining this valuable resource. In Louisiana, Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday in January. Dates vary in other states according to the optimum time to plant.
Past president Kathy Bruce read a poem on trees by an anonymous author. Gueldner read a new poem written by her daughter and inspired by the newly planted tree. Zabbia gave some previews of renovations being made to the Memorial park square, including a circular sidewalk being formed in the area of the new tree.
Gardenettes are members of District VI Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. Attending the ceremony but not mentioned were Gardenette Marilyn Wright, columnist Pam Bankston and Bill Poland.
Mayor Bob Zabbia, Marilyn Wright, Gracie and Melissa Gueldner, Anna Poland, Vicky Fannaly, Kathy Bruce