Cleveland Spring District Meeting

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Cleveland District Spring Meeting, Garden Club of Ohio
May 17, 2023
Woodside Event Center at St. Michael’s, 5025 East Mill Road, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
9:30  AM  Registration
10:00 AM  Meet and mingle with GCO President Kathy Wagner  
(all members invited)
10:30 AM   Horticulture Program: “The Culture of  Tea” by Ruth Narendran.  Ruth has first hand ‘tea’ knowledge as she was raised in her family tea business, learning picking to exporting, in a British Colony on the island of Sri Lanka. Her father was a tea merchant and exporter and her brother became a tea taster. As an adult living in the UK, she discovered their fascination with consuming tea and its health benefits.  She hopes to convert more Americans to drinking tea as a form of relaxation. Ruth is a member of Highland Heights Garden Club.
11:30AM   Announcements followed by Noon Luncheon menu of  Woodside Signature Salad, Apricot Chicken (GF), Roasted New Potatoes, vegetable, dessert, coffee, tea, iced tea.  Vegan/vegetarian option is Moroccan Pepper with Rice noodles.
1:00 PM    Design Program:  “The Way of the Flower:  Ikebana as a Spiritual Path” by Kathie Houchens.  Kathie explains that Ikebana is more than decorative. It is a spiritual process to help one develop closeness with nature and merge the indoors and outdoors. Kathie has many talents . She designs for the Columbus Museum of Art’s annual Art in Bloom Show and at the Franklin Park Conservatory in the Ikebono, O’Hara and Sogetsu schools. She is a professional organist, has a Master’s degrees in French and is a retired Ohio State instructor of Spanish. She is a member of Serendipity Garden Club.
 Cost:  $36.00   for members and guests. Deadline is May 3, 2023.  Make checks payable to GCO Cleveland District and Mail to:   HELEN VLADIC,   1342 Penhurst Rd,  Cleveland, Ohio  44110     phone 216-481-0894
Registration form: Cleveland Spring District Mtg 2023
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