VENUE: Agape Family Center

DATE: November 27, 2018

HOSTESSES: Shelby Drinkard, Jo Phelps, Harden Powell, Nancy Powell

WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER: (Lindsey Sones, 2018-2019 President):
Lindsey welcomed Mimosa members and called the meeting to order after Nell Ben, CEO of the Agape Family Center, presented the history and mission of Agape and her staff provided a tour of the facilities nearing their 11^th month in service. Of special note on the tour was the Julie Harlan room in Memoriam.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES: (Lindsey Sones)
Lindsey sincerely thanked November hostesses, Shelby Drinkard, Jo Phelps, Harden Powell and Nancy Powell then gave the floor to Tee Davis to share detail about Julie’s Dream.

Julie’s Dream (Tee Davis)
Tee’s daughter and Mimosa member, Julie Muir Harlan, was a dedicated steward of the Agape Family Center. Her personal mission was serving disadvantaged youth, specifically through Agape and programs like those of Wilderness Works, which deliver camps for youth to experience the wilderness in meaningful, life impacting ways. Tee shared that Julie’s husband, Chad, their families and both organizations are fundraising for Julie’s Dream in 2019 and that Garden Club members would receive invitation to support through an event to be held in the new year on January 19^th.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (Lindsey Sones):
Minutes from the October meeting were outstanding. They will be posted to the website and a motion to approve will be made in the January meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Quarry Garden (Louise Moore & Mildred Spalding)
Thank you to members who supported the Quarry workday. It was very successful and especially notable given our 90^th birthday. In honor of Mimosa, Sarah Roberts with the History Center chose 90 perennial bulbs to plant on a hill in the Quarry Garden. Mildred also shared that all parts of the Tully Smith Garden will be open two Fridays in December (12/14 and 12/21) for Christmas events to members interested in attending.

Flower Show: There is no flower show this year but there are still a very few slots available for Amaryllis Workshop. Sandy Jones, Esther Garges and Jinny Keough are leading this on December 4^th at the Swan Coach House. Cost is $50 for materials and lunch will be served.

Treasurer (Jo Phelps): Nothing new to report.

Membership and Dues (Leslie Morgan)
Hostess chart is almost full for 2019. Approximately 80% of members have paid dues which are $50 and due by 12/1. Dues increase to $75 after this date.

State Garden Club Liaison (Mary Huntz): Nothing new to report.

Website (Margaret Glenn): Nothing new to report.

New Member Mentors (Esther Garges, Lois Yates & Shayla Rumely)
Lois urged everyone to support our new members, Liles Thompson, Kyle Garges and Elkin Taylor at the Cathedral Antiques Show January 23^rd through 27^th. They will be entering for Mimosa two wreaths under the theme of English Garden. Proceeds support Wilderness Works which is also the local non-profit aligned with Julie’s Dream.

Kyle Garges submitted the month’s New Member trivia question: “What was adopted as Mimosa’s first Civic project?” Jean Glenn correctly answers the Grounds of Scottish Rite.

Speech School (Caroline Davis / Maggie Fisher)
Our January meeting will be at the Atlanta Speech school and they are hosting a birthday party for us at this meeting. Additionally, the Speech School needs help with plans to build a new playground. Be on the lookout for a work-day sign-up sheet to

NEW BUSINESS:
In honor of the end of Mimosa’s 90^th year, Guerry Redmond will be taking a group photo of all members at the January meeting. The photo is our first agenda item of the new year.

January’s is also our annual business meeting. Please plan to arrive on time.

PROGRAM:
Nell Ben, CEO of the Agape Family Center since 2005, opened the program acknowledging Mimosa members Marianne Craft and Shayla Rumely who are currently on their board. Mimosa members were presented a slideshow presentation of the history and recent undertakings of the Agape Family Center and their new facilities. Impressively, their four-year capital campaign goal of $1.8 MM was exceeded in just two and half enabling them to extend day programming for seniors and school year and summer programs for disadvantaged youth.

Agape was founded in 1997 through Trinity Presbyterian and was a vision of Rev. Joanna Adams for place-based services where focus is needed within a 2 mile radius of where the center is located. The average tenure of a child participant is 8.5 years and Agape serves four schools within the Grady cluster: North Atlanta, Bolton, Sutton and E. Rivers.

Additional to successes, including a 100% graduate rate of Agape student participants since 2009, we heard many dire statistics around income, parent employment and the day-to-day details of both seniors and students involved with Agape. There exist many opportunities throughout the year and summer for volunteers to support, including:

• Julie’s Dream where lower income kids visit Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge to experience the outdoors and do activities like horseback riding
• Homework and Reading buddies on a typical school day
• Posse Foundation: Full leadership scholarships awarded to approximately 10 students who go through the program together
• Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway: 500 Turkeys and 800 baskets of food distributed to families in need
• Great Backpack Givewaway: 2500 supplies distributed to hundreds of school aged families at the beginning of each school year
• Extreme Bedroom Makeover: Recent winner of the Presidents Award from Georgia state where 165 total bedrooms were established for children, some of whom have never owned a personal pillow

Almost every kid in Agape After School programs eats dinner at the facility ahead of being driven home via buss. 65% of the food provided to Agape is donated by volunteers. Interested individuals can sign up on the website. While Agape is not looking to become an events facility, they are looking for four to five solid partners with whom to partner and potentially raise money in this manner.

 ADJOURN:
The door prize was won by Kyle Garges. The meeting adjourned at 12:10 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jennifer Hill

VENUE: Atlanta History Center

DATE: October 23, 2018

HOSTESSES: Maggie Fischer, Esther Garges, Julie Yates, Lois Yates

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER: Lindsey Sones
After a most productive work day, in which we planted 90 phlox perineal bulbs to honor our 90th anniversary, Lindsey called the meeting to order at 11:53 a.m., extended a warm welcome to the group, thanked our hostesses and those who participated in the work day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES: Lindsey Sones
In honor of our 90^th anniversary we will have a celebration at our business meeting in January, and a group photo before the meeting at the Speech School. Mildred Spalding suggested that the usual Speech School meeting date be changed from January to April or May so that we may see the garden when it is in bloom.

New member mentors Esther Garges and Lois Yates have spent a lot of time leading new members Liles Thompson, Elkin Taylor and Kyle Garges in creating two fresh flower wreaths for the Cathedral Antiques show in January. The theme is English flowers– Jennifer Euart, our in-house professional, will help out.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Lindsey Sones
Minutes from the September meeting have been posted on the website. There was a motion to approve, seconded, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Vice President: Karen Brown
Please sign up to be a hostess if your name is on the list of those whose turn it is this year.

Treasurer: Jo Phelps
Report supplied via email on 11-26-2018
Our current balances are:
Checking – $6,320.14
Party Acct – $24,696.76*
Savings Acct – $5,360.33

Huge thank you to Elizabeth Hogan and Julie Yates for a tremendously successful 90^th anniversary party last spring. Income from Tickets and Auction brought in $35,034.93!

This enables us to continue our support of both the Quarry Garden and the Speech School garden for 2 years and award them both an additional gift.

Membership and Dues: Leslie Morgan
Please remember to sign in before every meeting; An attendance book is located at the check in desk. Remember 5 meetings are required a year.

Dues are due – $50 by December 1st payable by check to:
Leslie Morgan, P.O. Box 111, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Self-addressed envelopes were made available at the check in desk. Checks can also be handed in at any of the meetings, or pay via PayPal on the Mimosa website. Membership dues will increase to $75 after December 1, 2018.

Program Chairs: Jinny Keough & Mary Ella Hill
The next meeting will be at the Agape Youth and Family Center in memory of Julie Harlan.

Speech School: Caroline Davis / Maggie Fischer
Be on the lookout for a work-day sign up as we help restore the Mimosa Garden at theSpeech School after their construction has finished.

Quarry Garden: Louise Moore & Mildred Spalding
Nothing to report.

Flower Show:
There is no flower show this year.

State Garden Club Liaison: Mary Huntz
Nothing to report.

Website: Margaret Glenn
Nothing to report.

New Member Mentors: Esther Garges, Lois Yates & Shayla Rumely
Esther and Lois will lead the new members in entering the flower show which is part of the Cathedral Antique Show, January 20-27, 2019.

PROGRAM:
Sheffield Hale, President of the Atlanta History Center spoke to club members.  He thanked everyone for the stewardship of the AHC Quarry Garden.  It is most important due to location on property.  He discussed the new Goizueta Garden opening on November 15, 2018.  Sarah Roberts, a master gardener at AHC, gave a report of plants in the Quarry Garden from this summer and fall.  It was a tough year due to losing two huge oaks and taking 5-6 months to clear out correctly.

NEW BUSINESS:
Member update: Lori Kennedy has asked for professional status.

Amaryllis project: (Sandy Jones), to get you in the holiday spirit, Lindsey announced on behalf of Sandy, there will be an amaryllis workshop and lunch at the Swan coach house on Dec. 4th. We can accommodate 20. The fee will be $50 for lunch and your take home arrangement.  We sold out quickly last time we offered this, so we are doubling the size. Please sign up early with Sandy.

In honor of the end of our 90th anniversary as a garden club, we will have a group photo made at our January meeting taken by our own professional photographer, Guerry Redmond. Please plan to arrive on time as the photo will be first on the agenda. White gloves not necessary.

ADJOURN:
That concludes our meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 12:16 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Blain Ashmore Allen

VENUE: Chastain Horse Park

DATE: September 25, 2018

HOSTESSES: Blain Allen, Sally Allen, Tricia Allen, Louise Moore & Parker Tekin

WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER: (Lindsey Sones, 2018-2019 President):
Lindsey called the meeting to order, extended a warm welcome to the group, thanked our hostesses. She thanked Jinny Keough, outgoing President, for her calm, organized, seemingly effortless leadership this past year., and agreeing to answer her unlimited calls. She extended a sincere thank you to all the board members who enthusiastically agreed to serve, many for the second year. Lindsey so looks forward to a fun, informative and productive year.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES: (Lindsey Sones):

Welcome to the 3 New Members:  Kyle Garges, Elkin Taylor, Liles Thompson.

Sincere thank you to Shayla Rumely for hostessing the lovely new member luncheon.

Professional Membership Status: Margaret Glenn, Liz Irby, Sharena Hall, Deborah Childers, Claire Marie Huff, Sarah McElroy all requested professional membership status.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (Lindsey Sones):
Minutes from the May meeting have been posted on the website. Sandy made a motion to approve, Blair seconded, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Vice President (Karen Brown): Please sign up to be a hostess if your name is on the list of those whose turn it is this year.

Treasurer (Jo Phelps): No report.

Membership and Dues (Leslie Morgan):
Please remember to sign in before every meeting, I will have an attendance book at the check in desk. Remember 5 meetings are required a year.

Dues are due! $50 by December 1st payable by check to:
Leslie Morgan
P.O. Box 111
Lawrenceville, Ga 30046

Self-addressed envelopes available, hand her your check at any of the meetings or pay via PayPal on the Mimosa website.

Membership dues will increase to $75 after December 1, 2018.

Please review the online directory and update your personal information; especially your email address.

Program Chairs (Jinny Keough & Mary Ella Hill): No report.

Speech School (Caroline Davis / Maggie Fisher): No report.

Quarry Garden (Louise Moore & Mildred Spalding):
Louise Moore read an informative report on the beautiful plantings and irrigation work at the Quarry garden.

Flower Show: There is no flower show this year.

State Garden Club Liaison (Mary Hutz): Nothing to report.

Website (Margaret Glenn): No report.

New Member Mentors (Esther Garges, Lois Yates & Shayla Rumely):

New members were feted at Shayla’s lovely home this past week.  Esther announced that the new members will be asking trivia questions at future Mimosa meetings this year.  The question for this meeting was what was Mimosa’s first civic project? The answer was the grounds of the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.

NEW BUSINESS:
Beltline Bike Tour: come on a leisurely sightseeing tour on the East Side Beltline trail with Mildred Spalding and Lindsey Sones. We are offering it 2 times to accommodate people’s schedules. Tuesday Oct 9 and Monday October 15. We will meet at 9:45 at the Piedmont Driving Club and stop for lunch around noon with estimated end time of 1. Bring helmet, water bottle, your own bike or use one from the club through Mildred’s membership. Please email Mildred if you are interested as she will arrange to use the bikes.

There is room for 3 new members to be elected next year. We will be accepting applications in January and vote in the spring. Please visit the website for the application and information on the nomination process.

Amaryllis project: Sandy Jones announced there will be an amaryllis workshop and lunch to get you in the holiday spirit at the Swan coach house on Dec. 4th. We can accommodate 20. The fee will be $50 for lunch and your take home arrangement.  We sold out quickly last time we offered this, so we are doubling the size. Please sign up early with Sandy.

Huge thank you to Edwina Johnson for donating the door prizes for this year.

In honor of the end of our 90th anniversary as a garden club, we will have a group photo made at our January meeting taken by our own professional photographer, Guerry Redmond. Please plan to arrive on time as the photo will be first on the agenda. White gloves not necessary.

Trish Gross, the executive director of Chastain Horse Park, spoke about the property which was established in 1935. She stated that they serve children through adults with therapeutic programs with horses. They fill 1000 volunteer positions per month and have 60 horses at the park per day.

PROGRAM (Teri Nye):
Jinny Keough announced Teri Nye, of Park Pride. Teri holds a masters in Landscape Architecture from UGA. She has designed parks and greenspace across the southeast and has served as a botanist at Fernbank Science Center.

She gave an informative talk on pollinators as just a few of the exciting things you can find in your garden. This talk took us on a wander through a small urban garden in Atlanta, exploring how our gardens can be both beautiful and nurturing, looking at all the amazing things that a balanced, healthy garden can provide!  She reminded us of the importance of “bugs” as a part of a healthy ecosystem and suggested the use of fans instead of chemical sprays to ward off bugs when you are outside.

ADJOURN:
The door prize was donated by Edwina Johnson and won by Mary Huntz.

Respectfully Submitted,

Katie Bockstedt

VENUE: Blue Heron Nature Preserve

DATE: May 15, 2018

HOSTESSES:  Sharena Hall, Liz Irby, Nancy McGuirk, Marcy McTier and Lamar Smith

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER:  Jinny Keough welcomed everyone to our last meeting of the Mimosa year and thanked our hostesses.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES:  Jinny introduced our 3 newest members of Mimosa who are here today: Kyle Garges, Elkin Taylor, and Liles Thompson. She thanked Julie Yates, Elizabeth Hogan and all their helpers for a terrific 90^th birthday party. There will be an article in the Northside Neighbor on Mimosa and the party.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the April meeting have been posted on the website. They were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Louise Moore’s Quarry report was full of information and lovely pictures, so Jinny asked that it be sent to the Mimosa membership via a post on our web-site. Please check there for the full report.

A full report on our party will be presented in September. There were no other reports.

NEW BUSINESS: Although the Mimosa year doesn’t officially end until June 30^th, this is our last meeting of the year.  Jinny thanked her board and committee chairs for all their hard work.

“Thank you to Karen and Parker for all the fun, interesting programs.  Thank you to Leslie and Lindsey for keeping up with attendance and hostess charts. Thank you to Caroline, Maggie, Louise and Mildred for keeping us informed on our Quarry Garden and Speech School projects. Thanks to Jo for keeping the books in order. Thank you to Emily and Mary for keeping us in good standing with the Garden Club of Georgia and the Flower Show.  Thanks to Nell and Margaret for all their technical ability and keeping the website and emails running smoothly. Thank you to Jessica, Molly and Mary Ayres for keeping the minutes each month. Thanks to Sandy and Sissy for all their help with the bylaws. And thanks to Tricia and Mary Ella for mentoring last May’s new members. And a special thank you to all our past presidents – I couldn’t have managed without their excellent advice this year!”

Jinny passed the official Mimosa gavel to our next President, Lindsey Sones. Lindsey thanked Jinny for her leadership this past year.

PROGRAM:  We took a walking  tour of Blue Heron Nature Preserve and learned about the Preserve’s history and future plans from Kevin McCauley, Executive Director.

ADJOURN:  Jinny Keough adjourned the meeting and lunch was served. Our next meeting will be September 25^th, 2018 at the Allen Playhouse.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mary Ayres Griggs

VENUE:  Atlanta History Center – Cyclorama Mezzanine

DATE:  April 24, 2018

HOSTESSES: Mandy Culpepper, Sanford Dunklin and Lisa Hinson

WELCOME / CALL TO ORDER:  Jinny Keough
She reminded us to sign in and enter the raffle and she thanked our lovely hostesses.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / MEMBER UPDATES:  Jinny Keough announces that we have elected three new members to Mimosa: Kyle Wilcox Garges, Elkin Cushman Taylor and Liles Hill Thompson. She thanks everyone for voting and notes the new members will be introduced at the May meeting. They have been invited to the Spring Party as well.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Jinny Keough.

Today, we will be approving the minutes from the March meeting, which have been posted on the website.  There was a motion to approve the minutes as submitted, a second, and all voted in favor. The minutes stand approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Vice President (Hostess Chart) – Lindsay Sones – The hostess chart is displayed at the meeting. Remember that hostesses are responsible for securing the venue for meetings.

Membership & Dues – Leslie Morgan – no new announcements

Treasurer – Jinny Keough reported for Jo Phelps – we have healthy bank balances.  It is worth mentioning that we sent $3000 to the Atlanta History Center and $2000 to Atlanta Speech School for the annual donations.

Speech School – Maggie Fischer – The speech school is still in a holding pattern with construction delayed. Maggie will update us, soon. There was not anything new to report.

Quarry Garden – Jinny Keough reported for Louise Moore – here is an update from Sarah Roberts with Atlanta History Center:

Hi Louise,

The Quarry Garden is so beautiful right now- so many things in flower, and the trees have all flushed their new bright green foliage. The fringe tree is in flower, and all the woodland phlox. There is a big splash of it at the Quarry Garden bridge which is delightfully fragrant. The lady slipper orchids are flowering as well. Many more spring ephemerals, including the trillium are out. It’s a nice time to stroll through.

Rosemary and I did a walk-through last week to site about 40 more plants for the Quarry Garden, including a huge specimen weeping bald cypress – it will go near the top of the Quarry stairs, and many oakleaf and smooth hydrangeas to add to the collection.

This Wednesday is the Olmstead Plein Air Competition! 30 of the nation’s pre-eminent impressionistic painters will be here throughout the Goizueta Gardens painting all day. It is a free day here for the Gardens, so please encourage folks to tell their friends to come! The artists are always happy to chat with interested visitors. There is

also a free lecture by Jill Steenhuis, a well-respected Atlanta-born artist who lives in the South of France. I’ll attach a link to the website for more information. For the first time, we are going to offer the artists’ works for sale as they are created and hung in a temporary gallery by the gift shop.

Every year there are a few artists who paint in the Quarry, so it’s a rare chance if anyone would like one! http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/olmsted-plein-air-invitational-day-1

Also Wednesday night is Staci Catron’s lecture about the book she co-authored, Seeking Eden. An accompanying exhibit is in McElreath Hall. If her lecture is sold out, she will do another one on National Public Gardens

Day, May 11th (another day that the Gardens will be free and open to the public). http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/programs/national-public-gardens-day-1

Hope all is well!
Best,
Sarah

Flower Show – Jinny Keough reported for Emily Jordan – the show will be every other year, the next one will be February

20-23, 2020.  Kathy Powell and Mary Calhoun will chair it. Garden Club of Georgia- Mary Huntz – No Report

Website – Margaret Glenn – the voting process went well!  Thanks for voting!

May Party- Julie Yates – please RSVP and please provide all of your guests’ names and total head count for your group.  The party is from 7-9 in the main museum atrium and the exhibits are open.  At 6:30 there will be a quick Cyclorama tour for the

1st 50 people.  Auction items need to be at Julie’s house by April 25th.

NEW BUSINESS:  Jinny Keough.

There are two items of business that require votes today. The first is the revision of the bylaws that Jinny presented in January. Jinny thanks Margaret Warren, Lindsey Sones, Sissy Davis and Sandy Jones for their help in updating and reorganizing the bylaws. Jinny calls for a vote:

This vote requires a three fourths majority of the members present, so if you would please allow Lindsey to count heads.

Lindsey counts 49 members present. All those in favor of approving the changes to the Mimosa bylaws, please raise your hand, and keep it raised for an accurate count. Lindsey counts 49 votes.  The new bylaws are approved unanimously.

The second item of new business is electing the slate of officers and committee chairs for next year. Thank you to this year’s officer and Karen Brown and Wawa Hines for their participation on the nominating committee. Before we vote Jinny thanks all those members who held office this year. She gives a special thanks to those who volunteered to stay in their job for next year too:

This continuity allows for a smooth running club!  There is still a vacancy that I’d like you all to consider volunteering to fill. We need two Program Committee members. This job is fun – it lets you exercise your creative juices! And thanks to suggestions from our members, there are only 3 open programs for next year. That should not be difficult to fill. And remember, the hostesses are responsible for finding the location for the meeting – the Program Committee just recruits a speaker and introduces them at the meeting.

Jinny asks that any volunteers to follow up with her and Lindsey. The slate for next year is:

President – Lindsey Sones

First Vice President – Karen Brown

Second VP for the Speech School – Maggie Fischer and Caroline Davis Third VP for the Quarry Garden – Mildred Spalding and Louise Moore Recording Secretaries – Katie Bockstedt, Blain Allen and Jennifer Hill

Corresponding Secretary – Nell Mitchell

Treasurer – Jo Phelps

Membership and Dues – Leslie Morgan

Program Committee – ????????

New Member Mentor and Luncheon – Esther Garges and Shayla Rumely (the luncheon will be held at Shayla’s house) Historian and Scrapbook – Sandy Jones

Parliamentarian – Sissy Davis

Website – Margaret Glenn

Garden Club of Georgia – Mary Huntz

No Flower Show and No Party next year

All in favor of approving the slate for the 2018-2019 Mimosa year? Any opposed?  Approved unanimously.

PROGRAM:  Amy Underwood from Amy Underwood Interiors along with Theresa Simonetto from Brunschwig/Lee Jofa– (introduced by Karen Brown) discussed decorating with floral fabrics.  They passed out samples of various floral styles, textures, colors.  “Bringing the outside in”.

Raffle Drawing – Winners: Lindsey Sones, Mary Mac Sutherland, Mandy Culpepper, Sandy Jones, Mary Huntz

Mandy Culpepper gets a round of applause for all of her design work at the History Center with Souper Jenny and the

Bookstore.

ADJOURN:  Jinny Keough.

That concludes our meeting.  The meeting is adjourned. Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 15th at the Blue Heron Nature

Preserve on Roswell Road near Pike’s. Respectively Submitted,

Molly Hill West