Sunrise United Methodist Church
7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd
O'Fallon, Mo. 63366
(unless otherwise noted)
CONTACT: Barb Stettner, 2010 President, at (636) 978-5930 or creativebarb@charter.net for information
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2011 NEWS & EVENTS
MEETING DATE: January 25, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: RAIN BARREL SOLUTIONS by Jessica Robinson, Owner of Robinson's Rain
Barrels, Fenton, MO
Members learned through lecture and handouts the history, benefits
and uses of collecting rainwater to water plants simply. Skills learned will
enable members to conserve water resources by capturing rainwater to
water outdoor beds in our yards and solve watering problems in our club’s community service gardens
Jessica and Mike Robinson of Robinson’s Rain Barrels located in Fenton, MO gave a presentation on rain barrels. The program gave a nice overview which included a brief history of water harvesting, benefits to our lawns & gardens, how to maximize the use of rain water and eco-friendly.
The Robinson’s offer free delivery to the St Louis Metro area. For more information about this company call 314-226-0092, www.robinsonsrainbarrels.com
MEETING DATE: February 22, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: FANTASTIC FLOWER SHOWS
Lecture, handouts and hands-on demonstration will spark our enthusiasm as we
learn practical tips about how to participate in the 2011 “Mother Knows Best” MCD
Flower Show. Members will bring clear vases or jars & a plant specimen to the meeting.
Information learned will help us understand, appreciate and enthusiastically participate
in FGCM Flower Shows.
MEETING DATE: March 22, 2011 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: GLORIOUS GREENHOUSES
We will meet at member Connie Winkler’s home for a fun hands-on Horticulture
Workshop. We will tour her backyard greenhouse, learning the costs and environmental benefits of having your own greenhouse. We will experience simple, inexpensive gardening techniques to start seeds and propagate plants that we will use in our ABC Garden and April fund raiser.
MEETING DATE: April 26, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: TURNING JUNK INTO TREASURE
Through lecture, handouts, and hands-on experience, we will learn how to
use “useless” items to create interesting planters for our yards and our
community garden projects. This will also help our environmental conservation
efforts by using trash in a creative way to keep it out of landfills.
MEETING DATE: May 14, 2011 @ 1:00 pm GARDEN TOUR (rain date: May 15)
PROGRAM: GARDEN TOUR
We will meet at our Twin Chimneys Elementary Butterfly Garden to begin the
garden tour of the club’s service projects and five member gardens. We will
bring a covered dish to share at the picnic at Barbara Stettner’s home upon
conclusion of the tour.
MEETING DATE: June 28, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: BED EDGING SOLUTIONS by John Hauk, owner of Curb Appeal Landscape Edging
We will learn through lecture and handouts how to permanently edge garden beds to
create an effective weed barrier to minimize the use of herbicides and manual weeding.
MEETING DATE: July 26, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: HEALTHY GARDENING PRACTICES by Dr. Matthew Cooper, D.C.
We will learn through lecture, demonstration and handouts proper gardening techniques to prevent common gardening injuries. We will conclude the meeting
with a fun white elephant auction fundraiser. We will bring one or more beautifully wrapped new or excellent condition items for everyone to bid on.
*AUGUST NO MEETING
MEETING DATE: September 27, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: PROGRESSION OF BLOOMS by Amy Brinkman, Nursery Manager, Chesterfield
Valley Nursery
Using lecture and handouts, we will learn how to easily have year round blooms and interest
in our yards. We will meet Saturday, Oct. 1, to tour the nursery.
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MEETING DATE: October 25, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
MEET AT: Green Thumb Organics, 249 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Peters
PROGRAM: INDOOR HYDROPONICS GARDENING by Robin and Jason Garmon, Owners of
Green Thumb Organics
We will learn through this hands-on workshop, tour, and lecture how to create an indoor
hydroponics garden, effective use of fertilizers and planting medium to successfully grow
and propagate plants indoors throughout the entire year. Bring a plant cutting to root.
MEETING DATE: December 10, 2011 @ Noon
MEET AT: Barb Stettner’s home
PROGRAM: HOLIDAY GREEN
In this hands-on workshop, we will create a beautiful evergreen decoration. This will also be our Christmas party. Everyone is to bring a favorite treat to share. There will be a gift exchange between members - $10.00 maximum. Please also bring a canned good item and $ 5 to donate
to the Sunrise Methodist Food Pantry.
2010 MEETING DATES
JANUARY
MEETING DATE: January 26, 2010 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: HERBAL TEAS FOR HEALTHY LIVING: Members will learn through lecture, demonstration and handouts how to make
delicious, healthy teas from various plants.
SPEAKER: Liz Slaten, Twin Chimneys First Vice-President
FEBRUARY
MEETING DATE: February 23, 2010 @ 6:30 PM - PROMPTLY
PROGRAM: BLUE STAR MEMORIAL MARKERS
Using lecture and a slide program, we will learn the history, benefits and costs of Blue Star Memorials.
SPEAKER: Ms. Jimmie J. Meinhardt, NGC Blue Star Memorial Chairman
MARCH
MEETING DATE: March 23, 2010 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: BIO-INTENSIVE RAISED-BED GARDENS
This lecture with handouts presentation provides details on how to create easy, eco-friendly raised bed gardens.
SPEAKERS: Lana Bouchillion, past President and Barb Stettner, Twin Chimneys President
FUNDRAISER: WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION - AUCTIONEER: LIZ SLATEN
APRIL
: April 27, 2010 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: GROWING & COOKING WITH HERBS
Through lecture and handouts, members will learn how to grow herbs in the St. Louis area and use these herbs in the kitchen.
SPEAKER: Barbara O’Brien, St. Louis Herb Society
The Twin Chimney Garden Club is having their annual garage sale Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 7 am til 1 pm at Glenda Verble's home. Her address is 7301 The Cedars Dr. It is in Twin Chimney's subdivision.
MEETING DATE
MAY
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2010 @ 1:00 PM (rain date: May 23)
MEET AT: Gerri Lessly’s home
GARDEN TOUR: We will be touring our service projects:
• United Service ABC garden
• Twin Chimneys Elementary Butterfly garden
and five member gardens.
PICNIC: Barbara Stettner’s home
BRING: A covered dish to share upon conclusion of the tour
JUNE
MEETING DATE: June 22, 2010 @ 6:30 PM at
PROGRAM: BUTTERFLIES IN MISSOURI GARDENS - Using posters and handouts, we will learn how to identify Missouri butterflies and attract caterpillars and butterflies to our gardens. Program concludes with Butterfly Bingo and prizes!
SPEAKER: Liz Slaten, Twin Chimneys First Vice-President
JULY
MEETING DATE: July 27, 2010 @ 6:30 PM at
MEET AT: Barb Stettner’s home
PROGRAM: CARD MAKING FROM OUR GARDENS
At this hands-on workshop, members will learn how to take and use photos of flowers and wildlife to create beautiful
cards.
SPEAKERS: Liz Slaten, Twin Chimneys First Vice-President and Barb Stettner, Twin Chimneys President
AUGUST - NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER
MEETING DATE: September 28, 2010 @ 6:30 PM
PROGRAM: ATTRACTING BIRDS TO YOUR GARDEN
Members will learn through lecture and handouts how to invite a variety of birds to our yards and keep them healthy year round.
SPEAKER: Elaine Fix, Master Gardener
Click here to view the program (Word)
Click here to view the PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
Click here to view the photos in the Sept. 2010 album
‘TRIVIA NIGHT’
October 16, 2010, 6 PM
  
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TWIN CHIMNEYS GARDEN CLUB PRESIDENT’S REPORT October 19, 2010
Since the beginning of the year, we have added 5 new members.
In May, we had our “Garden Tour”. In addition to member’s yards, we included two of our service projects – our award winning ABC Children’s Garden at United Services Preschool in Dardenne Prairie and our newly renovated Butterfly Garden at the Twin Chimneys Elementary School.
June’s program was about “Butterflies in Missouri Gardens” which concluded with Butterfly Bingo.
In July, we had a “card-making from our gardens” workshop. We had fun using photos of our yards, gardens and flowers, stickers and pressed flowers to create lovely personalized cards.
September’s programs was “Attracting Birds to our Gardens” by Elaine Fix.
In October, our program will be the easy technique of “Lasagna Gardening.”
In addition to our regular programs, our club is planning to sponsor a Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker. We have the plans, the place and have been raising funds with a 50/50 raffle at every meeting and, after months of intensive preparation, we, along with VFW Post 5077, held our very successful Trivia Night last Saturday, Oct. 16th. Our profits were $6800! It has been amazing to see all our members step outside their comfort zones to do everything necessary to work together toward this worthy goal. Our next step is to place our Blue Star Memorial order, start lining up all the material and labor necessary to install the Highway Marker, plus plan the spring 2011 dedication ceremony. We hope many of you will plan to attend.
We have also voted to change our club name to be more inclusive. So for the very first time, we are publicly announcing our new name. We will now be known as O’Fallon Garden Club!
Barb Stettner, 2009 - 2011 O'Fallon Garden Club President
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