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Greetings! It is with great excitement that I write my first letter to the Membership as your National President!

Way back when I stepped up and offered my services as Vice President, little did I realize what fun (and hard work!) I would have learning and preparing for such a huge role in an organization that is near and dear to me. Now, here I am, eager to get started serving Woman’s National Farm & Garden Association.

The next two years are full of exciting events and opportunities for every member of Farm & Garden. The first event is this fall in Ambler, Pennsylvania. WNF&GA will be honored at Rhapsody in Bloom, an event to benefit the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University, on September 15^th. All members of Farm & Garden are invited to attend this event. Invitations with information about the cost to participate will be mailed to you shortly.

In conjunction with this event, I am calling a Executive Committee meeting for Friday, September 14^th.

The highly productive 2012 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh was a whirlwind of educational tours, networking, committee meetings, and the big annual meeting itself on Saturday, June 9^th.  Much was accomplished as we reviewed the work that the Vision and Planning Steering Committee completed over the past one-and-a-half years.  The membership voted to adopt new mission,
values, and vision statements, as well as an organizational restructuring plan.

WNF&GA has played an integral part in horticulture & agriculture for almost 100 years, and, as we near our Centennial, we are
developing a more streamlined, efficient, member-driven organization that will serve us well for the next 100 years.  You are encouraged to be a part of this by stepping forward to serve in whatever capacity you can to help WNF&GA grow! No role is too big or too small.

Yours in Farm & Gardening,

Julia Siefker

 

Dear friends this is your invitation to  Rhapsody in Bloom.

“WNFGA members are invited to attend for a special fee of $50.

 

A Brave New Farm & Garden

 

It is a new year and a new look for our organization! The Board of Directors met in St. Augustine, FL over the recent Holiday Weekend. The date coincided with Founder’s Day. We accomplished so much business.  Louisa King and Jane Haines were looking over our shoulder. The Board covered many items on the agenda at the one-day meeting, among them:

• Proposed budget for 2012
• Findings of the Strategic Vision Planning Committee
• A By Law Amendment presented by Beacon Hill Branch (see Spring Magazine issue)
• Funding for Web Site completion
• Horticultural Therapy vs Recreational Therapy
• Chronicle Update
• Restructuring of the Organization (see Spring Magazine issue)
• 100^th  Anniversary Gala Celebration

There were other items that merited discussion, too. The above will be presented for final approval at the Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA this June. It is imperative that members attend; it is your organization, your ideas and your commitment that make Farm & Garden work.

If you have questions, please call your Division/Branch President.

Our plans for the 100^th Anniversary Celebration are taking shape. The dedication of the Hilda Justice House at Ambler College in November of 2011 was just the beginning. We now have permanent protected storage for our memorabilia. Our Giving Tree is leafing out; the lovely doves perched within the branches make it beautiful to behold. Make plans now to represent your Branch at Ambler College in 2014.

I wish each of you a very productive Spring season filled with sprouts, leaves and blooms.

Mary
Bertolini

National
President