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| Gardenettes annual Christmas Tea was held at the home of
Debbie and Rick Henagan. Standing are Patty Mullins, Diane Dufour, Sandra Haro, Karen Moran, Adrienne Dunn, Cricket Ayala, Kathy Bedenbaugh, Janice Hickey, Dale Rieth, Lynda Byrd, Kathy Bruce and Mona Middlebrook. Seated are Pat Sweeney, Tonya Ferguson, Debbie Henagan, Cheryl Kuhn, Robin Austin, Louise Steadman and Margaret Bailey. | |
The Gardenettes of Ponchatoula held their December
meeting and Christmas Social on December 7th at the home of Debbie and
Rick Henegan. The Henegans had their home beautifully decorated for the
Christmas season which added to the festive atmosphere. Since Debbie is
an avid collector of "Precious Moments" figurines, the Henegan Christmas
tree was splendid with "Precious Moments" ornaments creating a
beautiful scene for the guests. Members present were: Adrienne Dunn,
Aimee Marcombe, Cheryl Kuhn, Cricket Ayala, Dale Rieth, Debbie Henegan,
Diane Dufour, Janice Hickey, Karen Moran, Kathy Bedenbaugh, Kathy Bruce,
Louise Steadman, Lynda Byrd, Margaret Bailey, Mona Middlebrook, Pat
Sweeney, Patty Mullins, Robin Austin, Sandra Haro and Tonya Ferguson. The meeting was called
to order by President Janice Hickey. Janice thanked the members for
their participation in the club's Christmas projects, namely, Operation
"We Care" where the club donated shoe boxes of gifts for our troops
overseas. The club also participated in the "Samaritan's Purse" project
by providing gifts for needy children. Several members participated in
decorating Christmas trees at North Oaks and the Ponchatoula Library. Members Janice Hickey, Tonya Ferguson
and Sandra Haro volunteered to decorate a "Mr. Bingle Wreath" for the
25th Anniversary of "Christmas in the Oaks" at City Park. Donations were
collected by Mona Middlebrook to deliver to the Apotheca Food Bank.
Members each brought floral exhibits to the meeting which will be
donated to a local nursing home. Karen Moran reported
that the Gardenettes Garden of the Month Award for December was awarded
to Josh and Jessica Millet at 40215 Formosa Avenue in Azalea Woods for
their beautifully landscaped yard. President Hickey
informed the members that the Gardenettes would be hosting the January
11, 2012 meeting with Community Garden Club at the Strawberry Festival
Building. Plans for the joint meeting were discussed and the meeting was
adjourned. The Gardenettes then
enjoyed a delicious meal of a variety of dishes prepared by individual
members. Everyone was in a festive mood and enjoyed socializing and
sharing their plans for the holidays. The members then played "Greedy
Santa" and everyone went home with a gift, if they managed to keep it
from being taken by "Greedy Santa"! The Gardenettes all expressed their
appreciation to Debbie and Rick Henegan for being such wonderful hosts. The Gardenettes are a Ponchatoula
garden club and are members of District VI of the Louisiana Garden Club
Federation (LGCF) and the Deep South Region of the National Garden Clubs
Inc. (NGC). | |
Pictured are Diane Dufour, Cricket Ayala, Louise Steadman and Sandra Haro | |
Ready for Christmas are Karen Moran, Lynda Byrd, Dale Rieth, Mona Middlebrook. | |
Christmas smiles from Margaret Bailey, Kathy Bedenbaugh, Janice Hickey and Robin Austin. | |
| All smiles are Patty Mullins, Kathy Bruce, Cheryl Kuhn and Aimee Marcombe | |
| Hosting the event are Debbie and Rick Henagan. | |
| Shining stars Adrienne Dunn and Janice Hickey | |
| Putting finishing touches on the refreshments are Pat Sweeney and daughter Tonya Ferguson. |