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District II

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2023 - 2025 District II Director
Susan Finney, River Ridge 

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Theme: “Garden for Healthy Habitats”

Director-Elect -
Secretary - Charlene Ardoin (Covington)
Treasurer Elect - Valerie Moscona (River Ridge)
Parliamentarian - Dottie Hebert (River Ridge) 
Cleanest City Contest - Valerie Moscona
Chairman Finance Committee - Marieanne Arata , Chairman; Marlene Alvarez (Terrytown), Elizabeth McDougald
​Nominating Committee - Dottie Hebert, Chairman (River Ridge); Elizabeth McDougald (Harahan), Donna Clark (New Orleans)
Federated Garden Clubs in District II
Acres of Green Garden Club
    Mary Crumb
, President (Montz)
    DEEDS AND DOINGS​


Aurora Plantation Gardeners
    Kate Marsh
, President (Metairie)

Belle Chasse Garden Club
  
  
Michele Eppley, President (Belle Chasse)
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Chateau Estates Garden Club
    
Betty Bonura, Pesident (Metairie ) 

Colonial Garden Club
   
Linda St. John, President (Harahan)

Country Club Home Gardeners
   Jerry Haydon, Co-President (Kenner)

   Barbara Clinton,  Co-President (Metairie)
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​Fleur de Lis Garden Club
    Michelle Wax
, President (New Orleans)
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Grand Isle Garden Club
    Ronnie Sampey, President (Grand Isle)
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​Green Thumb Garden Club
  
  Letitia Lemaire, President ()Folsom

Lake Forest Garden Club
   
Diane Baur, President (River Ridge)

Lake Terrace Garden Club
   
Lisa Ippolito, President (New Orleans)

Lakeview Botany Guild
    
Debra Johnson, Presdient (New Orleans))

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Metairie Ridge Garden Club
    Daria Vincent, President (Metairie)
​    DEEDS AND DOINGS


Petals of North Bridgedale Garden Club
    Lee Baraldi, President (Metairie)

River Ridge Garden Club
   
Kay Johnston, President (River Ridge)
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Riverside Garden Club
    Jeanne Bourgeois, President (Gramercy)
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Shady Oaks Garden Club
   
Kay Maffei, President (River Ridge)
    
Terrytown Garden Club
    Marlene Alvarez, President (Terrytown)
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​Twilight Gardeners
   
Kathaleen Burghdaul, ​ President (Gretna)

Installation of Officers
Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs - May 24, 2023

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Above: Reba Mackey of Terrytown Garden Club was awarded the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs highest honor, "the Marie Bradburn Award". for lifetime achievement in community and garden club work.  Pinning her is Elizabeth McDougald, president of JPCGC 2023.
Left: Former State President, Mary Jacobs.

New Orleans Museum of Art

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The New Orleans Council of NGC Flower Show Judges decided to do an English Garden type of Spring design for the Urns at the staircase in New Orleans Museum of Art. This was the third time we arranged flowers for NOMA this year. Plants will be placed in the urns for the summer. The flowers are always a welcoming sight for visitors to the museum. Today’s designers were Nancy Click, Kathy Maynard, Peggy Parr, Kathy Maffei, Mary Ellen Miller and Marlene Alverez.

​Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs 2023

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The newly elected State President of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Patricia Orlalano, along with the new District II Director Susan Finney, both residents of Jefferson Parish, met with some of the  garden club presidents from the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs to plan the new year.   District II comprises Jefferson Parish and the River Parishes of  St. Charles, St. John and St. James garden clubs.
 Seated are from left, Mary Jacobs, president of Chateau Estates Garden Club and a past president of LGCF in 2011, Patricia Ortalano and Joan DeMille, president of Terrytown Garden Club.   Standing are, from left, Coleen Perilloux Landry, president of Acres of Green Garden Club; Lee Baraldi, president of Petals of North Bridgedale Garden Club; Bonnie Hatrel, President of Shady Oaks Garden Club", District II Director Susan Finney, and Elizabeth McDougald, president of the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs.   The clubs beautify their neighborhoods as well as the thoroughfares and parks of Jefferson Parish.  They hold programs in the schools to teach Litter Prevention, Recycling and how to grow your own food.  All of the clubs belong to the Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. and the National Garden Clubs

JPCGC hostesses for April meeting -

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At the April Meeting of The Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. at the Lafreniere Foundation Center, Metairie Ridge Garden Club members were Hostesses presenting a lovely Spring Flowers, Birds and Birdhouses theme. A wide array of delicious sandwiches, salads, dips and chips, and desserts were served. The Member seated is Sharon Rojas, President. Standing are Jackie Ciuffi, Daria Vincent-VicePresident, Charmaine Kathman, Betty Gibbs who brought a beautiful iron wagon with Daisies for the centerpiece, Betty Murray, Marty DeBolt, Karen Whitaker, Stella Bowman, Maria Griffin, Pat Terranova and Debbie Corales.

In Memoriam

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The Jefferson Council of Garden Clubs held its Memorial Service in April to remember garden club members and family of some of the members.  Mary Crumb of Acres of Green Garden Club, fifth from right, conducted the service.
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Those remembered are Phyllis Stacy, Jane Bodet, Bill Klotz, Debbie O'Regan, Yvonne Ferrand, Harriette Charles, Gloria Ruiz, Paulette Roger, Carrie Martin, Michael Stapleton, Joseph Gibbs, Patsy Clement, Gaye Lehr and Michelle Boudreaux.

Spring Garden Show in the New Orleans Botanical Garden April 1-2, 2023  - Standard Flower Show

New Orleans NGC Accredited Flower Show Judges, Federated Council of New Orleans Garden Clubs and Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs in cooperation with LSU Ag Center sponsored a flower show within the Spring Garden Show in the New Orleans Botanical Garden April 1st and 2nd. Classes were held during the show for the attendees of the event, with demonstrated floral arrangements given to the lucky viewers.

Jefferson Parish Council - January 2023

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Hostesses from Chateau Estates Garden Club are from left, Mary Jacobs, Stanley Henderson, Judy Spadafora, and Bonnie Gourgues.
Stephanie Kenning presented an Arbor Day program to the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs.  Her topic was "the ten oldest trees in the world".  The Council planted a Live Oak Tree at Lafreniere Park in Metairie for Arbor Day.

Coleen Perilloux Landry presented a slide show of her photographs showing the habits of the wild birds, eagles, egrets and limpkins. 
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Coleen Perilloux Landry
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Stephanie Kenning

Jefferson Parish Council - November 2022

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Decorating the Lafreniere Park Foundation Center for Christmas are members of the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Club. Chairing the committee are from left, Coleen Perilloux Landry of Acres of Green Garden Club, President of JPCGC Elizabeth McDougald of River Ridge Garden Club, and Jackie Ciuffi of Metairie Ridge Garden club.
The Patrons of Lafreniere Park of which Coleen is a Board Member, furnished the Christmas tree and the wreaths for the Center.  Members of JPCGC decorated the tree and wreaths.
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District II Fall Meeting - October 20, 2022


Photos Below Courtesy of Nancy Byrd
​Creative Planters Garden Club

Program: Botanical Art -
​Donna Clark, Aurora Plantation Gardeners

Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs

​April 2022

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Honoring Elizabeth McDougald
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Honoring Reba Mackey
A Standard Flower Show was held at the Pavilion of the Two Sisters in New Orleans City Park in conjunction with the LSU Spring garden show.  Sponsors were the Federated Council of New Orleans and the Jefferson Parish Council of Garden Clubs.
These are arrangements honoring the presidents of both Council, Reba Mackey and Elizabeth McDougald.  Carrie Martin designed the arrangement honoring Reba Mackey. Stephanie Henning created the arrangement honoring Ms. McDougald using some of her favorite and sentimental materials.

January 2022

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​JPCGC  Hostesses for January meeting from Creative Planters Garden Club
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​JPCGC Coleen Perilloux Landry of Acres of  Green Garden club presenting  Eagles, Egrets and Limpkins 1 25 22  
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ABOVE: JPCGC  Ricky Rigby of River Ridge  Garden Club displays Della Robbia Wreath in program in December

RIGHT: ​JPCGC Stephanie Henning of River  Ridge Garden Club with Arbor Day program
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