District VII Spring Convention
District
VII Spring
Convention
hosted by the Hondo Garden Club
Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19, 2008
District VII of the Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
encompasses these counties:
Aransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards,
Frio, Goliad, Guadalupe, Jim Hoog, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kennedy,
Kerr, Kieberg,
LaSalle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverik, Medina, Nueces, Real, Refugio, San
Patricio, Uvalde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala.
There were 61 attendees to the convention,
representing 14 garden clubs: Frio Canyon Garden Club, Leakey-District VII
Director;
Green Thumb GC, Uvalde-Texas Garden Clubs State Officer; Terrell
Heights GC, San Antonio; Castle Hills GC, San Antonio; Kerrville GC;
Kerrville, Retama GC, Alice-District VII State Trustee; Sinton GC, Sinton; New
Braunfels GC, New Braunfels-Incoming District VII Director;
Comal GC, New Braunfels; Medina Rose GC, Medina; Holly GC, San Antonio; Ceniza
GC, San Antonio and Hondo GC, Hondo
District VII Director Hardy Lewis was very pleased with such a large turnout. Check out a visual history of the convention below.
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The Hondo Area Chamber welcomed all of the delegates with their sign on Hwy. 90
Tuesday
Sandra Brown greeted everyone as they registered for the convention.
The Thrift Shop was open for a few hours for all our visitors.
The
convention was held at the First United Methodist Church
Thank you for
allowing us to use your beautiful church!
Registration was held at the Rustic
Courtyard but since the weather didn't cooperate,
the program on propagating plants was presented next door at the Hondo Community Center.
After Hardy Lewis, District Director, held
the board meeting, everyone gathered in the Community Center
for the program on Container Gardening presented by Kathy Blount of
the Rustic Courtyard.
Kathy's presentation was very informative
and she gave some great tips for planting container gardens. A number of
audience members shared some of their ideas for keeping hanging baskets from
drying out so quickly and other ideas for containers.
Ronnie Mason, one of the best country music artists around, entertained all during hors d'oeurves and the social.
The evening meal, catered by Evelyn Herrmann
owner of the Flightline Cafe was enjoyed by everyone present.
While enjoying the great meal, everyone got to visit and catch up on district
news.
Lucille Boone and Ellen Stevens drawing for door prizes.
Caught those who hadn't already left for a
great group photo of District VII members.
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