November 2021 Meeting Minutes

November Agenda & Committee Reports

Welcome & call to order.

Approved October minutes.

Thanked Hostesses – Gayle Alston, Jessica Brown, Terri Alston & Jennifer Euart.

Other:

Directory photographs can be taken today for those who have not gotten them, otherwise please send a jpeg photo to jenniferfrazierhill@gmail.com.

No December meeting per usual.

January meeting will be at the Swan Coach House, instead of Speech School this year due to covid.

Claire Marie Huff resigned in good standing because of her commitment to teaching.

Vice President– Aimee Nix – Aimee gave a report re 2022-2023 Hostess sign up. We are 24 hosting spots short. Honorary and Non-resident members are not obligated to host, but can if they so choose.

2nd VP (Quarry Garden) – Blain Allen & Amanda Brady – No report.

3rd VP (Speech School) – Caroline Davis & Kendrick Williams – No report.

Treasurer – Jo Phelps – PayPal takes $1.94 from every dues payment so we are losing money. We will discuss further but everyone seemed to agree that if paying through PayPal, the $1.94 would be added to the total paid to MGC. 

Membership/Dues – Rae Knox – Dues of $50 are due now. Please submit via our website (MIMOSAGARDENCLUB.COM) or by check mailed to Rae Knox or given to Wawa Hines today. 

After Dec 1st, there is a late fee of $25.00. 

Dues have not been raised in a significant amount of time, so we are looking into having a vote to raise them. 

We received a generous gift of $5000 from the Keough Foundation (Eileen Millard, Shayla Rumley & Jinny Keough) in memory of Mickie Keough.   

Historian/Scrapbook – Jinny Keough – No report 

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis – No report.

State Garden Club Liaison – Lindsey Sones – No report.

Party Chairs – Mary Ayres Griggs & Jessica Brown – No report.

New Business:

Lois Yates reported ways to support Sarah’s Garden through a gift from Mimosa Garden Club. Three proposals were shared (materials were passed around & will be sent out to membership prior to the January meeting). Sarah’s Garden is located at the Respite Care for Alzheimer’s in memory of Sarah Clarke and in honor of Sarah Kennedy. Susan Virgin spoke about her experience as a volunteer at the Respite Care for Alzheimer’s and finds it very fulfilling and enjoyable. There is great flexibility as far as time commitment, in addition to the roles one can do. You can volunteer to be a greeter, a companion, lunch volunteer, etc. It’s a wonderful opportunity to volunteer for a great cause that serves a much needed purpose.

Program – Intro by Jessica Brown

Mary Delia Poynter and her sister Anne Bolling Rainer gave us a marvelous lesson on how to create a stunning floral centerpiece for our Thanksgiving and Christmas tables. Be sure to cut from your garden in the morning. You’ll find a lomey dish and oasis (green foam) will come in handy for some bowls/containers. She recommends working on first filling in the height, then around the edges. Adding fruit is a lovely option – you’ll want a skewer for those. Lenten Rose is a beautiful shade plant you can add to your arrangements as well, along with dahlias from 3 Porch Farms out of Athens. You can find Mary Delia’s stunning floral designs at Lucy’s Market. One of their lovely arrangements was given away to a lucky winner, Bettye Maddox!

Meeting adjourned for lunch.

October 2021 Meeting Minutes

Welcome & call to order.

September minutes approved.

Thanked Hostesses – Harden Powell, Jo Phelps, Nancy Powell & Shelby Drinkard.

Remind folks to RSVP for meetings. – respond yes or no to lunch please

Sanford Dunklin news – please keep her sister & family in your prayers
-Committee Reports:

Vice President- Aimee Nix Aimee reported that she sent a Signup Genius for those who are on the list to host next year & she has the Hostess board with her for hostesses to sign up

2nd VP (Quarry Garden) – Blain Allen & Amanda Brady No report because Sarah Roberts from AHC is our speaker (notes below).

3rd VP (Speech School) – Caroline Davis & Kendrick Williams No report.

Treasurer – Jo Phelps No report.

Membership/Dues – Rae Knox Shelby reported that dues of $50 are due now & can be submitted via our website (MIMOSAGARDENCLUB.COM) or by check mailed to Rae Knox / given to Jessica Brown today. Website login is your first initial & last name (ie, sdrinkard) – password is your original phone number – contact Jennifer Hill if you need website help

Programs – Elizabeth Head Shelby reported that the November meeting will be at Gayle Alston’s home – remember it’s a week earlier in November because of Thanksgiving.

Historian/Scrapbook – Jinny Keough No report

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis No report.

State Garden Club Liaison – Lindsey Sones No report.

Party Chairs – Mary Ayres Griggs & Jessica Brown – Blain Allen announced that our party will be in the Allen’s meadow in May!!

New Business -If anyone wants to join in decorating at Oakland in December, please send Shelby an email.

Program – Sarah Roberts (Goizuetta Garden) and Sheffield Hale (AHC) spoke: Quarry Garden/Atlanta History Center News: Completed the bridge this year

In the garden, a native Georgia mink was recently spotted, the foxes had kits last year, and a red shouldered hawk family is oden seen. The Audubon society is thriving – they do four walks per year on Sundays at 8am. The tree table is getting refinished. The entire landscaping in the front of the History Center is being redone and will be wrapping up around Christmas.

-Adjourn

September 2021 Meeting Minutes


VENUE: ADAC – Ground-level meeting room.

DATE: September 28, 2021

HOSTESSES: Nell Mitchell, Amy Underwood, Jennifer Raulet, Liz Irby

Welcome & call to order.

No minutes to approve.

Lindsey Sones presiding for Shelby Drinkard, who is out of town.

Hostesses thanked: Nell Mitchell, Jennifer Raulet, Liz Irby & Amy Underwood

Welcomed our 3 New Members: Leslie Neely, Alden Potts, Amanda Tucker. These women are a fun addition to our Membership! Thank Esther Garges & Harden Powell for hosting a lovely New Member luncheon in August. Thank Aimee Nix for making the cute New Member name tags.

Reminded members to RSVP for meetings. Covid protocols are keeping us on our toes re: our meeting programs & locations so please be patient while we are in this state of fluidity

Reminded everyone that Guerry Redmond is taking pictures for our Directory. Pls see the “Needs a Photo” list.

Announced the Officers & Standing Committee shown below.

Announced that Mimosa has been asked once again to participate in the ‘Victorian Holiday at Oakland’ event, December 4th-5th, by decorating a Mausoleum.

Announced that Member-Elect Bess Stembler Goff has become a Non-Resident.

Announced that October’s meeting on 10/26 is our Quarry Workday followed by lunch at the tree table, weather permitting. Our Program will be an update on the AHC & Goizueta Gardens by Sarah Roberts + an update on the Quarry Garden from Rosemary.

Minutes: October 27, 2020

VENUE: Atlanta History Center, Quarry Garden Workday

DATE: October 27, 2020

HOSTESSES: Tee Davis, Esther Garges, Kyle Garges and Anna Muir

WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER: Terri Alston called the meeting to order at 11:45am after members worked in the Quarry Garden.

Welcome to our first meeting of 2020/2021.  Thank you to the History Center for allowing us to have our meeting.  We are so excited to finally be together. 

I would like to thank Gayle Alston and Jennifer Euart again for hosting our New Member Luncheon on September 10.  I know everyone will join me in welcoming our three new members; Bess Chambliss, Jennifer Raulet and Amy Smith. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Vice-President, Shelby Drinkard – Hostess Chart.  Happy to report that the hostess chart for 2021/2022 is full.  A sign-up genius was sent out to members.

Quarry Garden, Blain Allen and Amanda Brady – report will be given by Sarah Roberts from the History Center

Speech School, Caroline Davis and Aimee Nix – No report.  On a personal note – Caroline Davis has a new grandson, Ody in Colorado, that has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.  Please keep Caroline and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Corresponding Secretary, Elkin Taylor – No report

Treasurer, Jo Phelps – No report

Membership/Dues, Rae Knox – Please pay $50 dues via website/paypal or mail a check to Rae Knox.

Programs, Elizabeth Hogan – working on upcoming programs.

Website, Jennifer Hill – not able to attend but has requested any profile pictures of members to add to the directory.

Historian/Scrapbook, Jinny Keough is working on our scrapbook and will bring to our next indoor meeting.  If anyone has anything to add please send to her.

Parliamentarian, Sissy Davis – No report

State Garden Club Liaison, Lindsey Sones will give her report.

1)  recent update from the Garden Club of GA and the AJC

The 7-year,  unending money pit ($50 million and counting) case that Florida has brought against Georgia over our use of water from the Chatohoochee and the Flint rivers was put on hold until the fall because of limited time during session due to Covid.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission put a 5-year hold on all harvesting of oysters in Appalachacola in hopes of oyster bed replinishment. Alabama has limited the numbers of oysters that can be harvested, recognizing the problem is not only Georgia’s use of water.  

October 6th AJC reports that the case will be heard by the Supreme Court during 2020-21 session.

2) Septemer and October are monarch butterfly migration months in Georgia.

Party Chairs, Jessica Brown and Mary Ayres Griggs – No report

Gavel contest – On the Mimosa video I asked a question about the gavel.  Who’s name is engraved on it?  I still have not had the correct answer.  So if anyone knows they are entitled to a prize.

Sarah Roberts gave a report on the new entrance gardens at the Atlanta History Center.  Many native plants are planted there.  She mentioned the History Center After Hours that are coming up on Nov 5 and Dec 10.  They will highlight one exhibit and offer signature drinks for each event.  More information can be found on the AHC website. 

Elizabeth Mann introduced our speaker Kirk McAlpin, the designer and builder of the big oak tree table in front of the Atlanta History Center. The oak tree was originally on the History Center property.  It was sectioned off and put to dry in the parking deck for about 2 years.  It is approximately 140 years old. 

Meeting adjourned at 12:35pm.