Membership
Pella Garden Club
Pella, Iowa
2019-2020
Organized February 6, 1963
Federated 1963
Conservation Creed
“I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully to defend from waste the natural resources of my country – its soil and minerals, its forest, waters and wildlife.”
Our Purpose
The Pella Garden Club exists to promote a love of plants abd living things. We provide education in areas of flower arranging, horticulture and landscape design. Our club perpetuates the Tulip Time Flower Show and our fundraising efforts support civic beautification.
Members - 18
Member of:
National Garden Clubs, Inc
Central Region Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa – Fifth District
Iowa Horticultural Society
Table of Contents
1 Title Page
1 Conservation Creed
1 Our Purpose
2 Table of Contents
3 National Federated Garden Club Officers
3 State Federated Garden Club Officers
4 Pella Garden Club Officers/Board Members
4-6 2019-20 Committees
6 Current Club Events and Projects
7 Chronicle of Events/Donations (Past 10 years)
8-9 Membership
9 Calendar of Events
10-12 2019-20 Program Schedule
12 Tulip Time Flower Show Themes (Past 10 years)
13 2019 – 20 Club Expenses/Donations
13-14 Donations – Civic Beautification
14 Summer Garden Party Themes (Past 10 years)
14 Garden Club Trips (Past 10 years)
15-17 By-Laws
18 Pella Garden Club Standing Rules
National Garden Club Officers
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
4401 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110-3492
headquarters@gardenclub.org http://www,gardenclub.org
President’s Theme: Plant America
NGC President Gay L. Austin McComb, MS
Central Regional Director Jodi Meyer lulumeyer1957@gmail.com
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa Officers
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa
Wallace Building, 502 E 9th, Des Moines, IA 50319-0058
Phone: 515-281-5402
President Terri Bonner Ewers pearl@cltel.net
President Elect Walter Reemtsma presby1mom@gmail.com
1st Vice President Marlene Marolf gourddzn@aol.com
2nd Vice President Shirley Wolf saw@wccta.net
Recording Secretary Sue Becker topdog51031@frontier.com
Treasurer Cynthia Berkland cynthiaberkland54@gmail.com
Parliamentarian & Protocol Juliene Bramer mabramer@myomnitel.com
Pella Garden Club Officers/Board Members
President: Ann Summitt
Vice President: Barb Braafhart
Secretary: Lois Boeyink
Treasurer: Patsy Cody
Publicity: TBD
Membership: Patsy Cody
Summer Garden Party: TBD
Flower Show: Lois Boeyink
2019-2020 Committees
Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Edwards
Edie Buwalda
Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patsy Cody
Marilyn Aldrich
Karin Hudak
Flower Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Boeyink
Marlyn Rietveld- Ebbers
Mary Edwards
Karin Hudak
Publicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patsy Sadler
Jaxine Corum
Mary Edwards
Tulip Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Heerema
Barb Braafhart
Tulip Bulb Packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patsy Cody
Florence Vander Meiden
Nola Leubbert-Vasquez
Sandy Heerema
Grant Writers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers
Flowers and Memorials. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Janna Boyd
Lois Boeyink
Master Flower Show Judges. . . . . . . . . .Janna Boyd
Sandy Heerema
Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers
Patsy Sadler
Florence Vander Meiden
Garden Consultants: . . . . . . Sandy Heerema,
Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers
Edie Buwalda
Landscape Design Consultant: Sandy Heerema
Master Gardeners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Boeyink
Sandy Heerema
Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers
Florence Vander Meiden
Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Jaxine Corum
Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Summitt
Picking Beds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Summitt
Tulip Bulb Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Winkel
Sandy Heerema
Facebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jaxine Corum
Mary Edwards
Current Club Events/Projects
Summer Garden Party in June
Garden Week Community Project in June
Tulip Time Flower Show in May
Tulip Bulb Sales in May
Bulb Packaging and Shipping in October
Brinkhoff Park
Planting of Shrubs and Trees
Dollars for Scholars (two $500 scholarships each year)
Contributions to Local, State and National Activity Funds
Tuttle Cabin Nature Walkway
Chronicle of Events
Visit www.pellagardenclub.org for a Chronicle of Events from 1963 -2008
2009 – Pella Regional Health Center – 1500 for landscaping
Gift of 1,150 for Frieda Ten Hagen Memorial Trees
2010 – Gift of $348 for Tree for Habitat for Humanity House
2011 – Completion of Brinkhoff Park Project – 8,538.68
Refurbish windmill and landscaping
2012 – Netherlands 50th Anniversary Trip, Floriade 2012
Pella Parks Trust - $3,500
50th Christmas Tour (Final Tour)
50th Tulip Time Flower Show
Host Annual State Meeting and Flower Show
2013 – Donation to City to create Tulip Lanes on N. Main
50th Anniversary Bus Trip to Ames, Iowa
Cottages Atrium Planting - $1,000
Pella in Bloom - $100
2014 – Summer Garden Party 1
Memorial Tree, Brinkhoff Park/ Eileen Hessing $500
2015 – Summer Garden Party 2
Fair Haven Memorial Garden creation and support
2016 – Summer Garden Party 3
Fair Haven Memorial Garden Bronze Statue
Garden Design and Support
Brinkhoff Park Landscape
2017 – Summer Garden Party 4
Fair Haven Memorial Garden Design and Support
Brinkhoff Park Support
2018 – Summer Garden Party 5
Fair Haven Memorial Garden Design and Support
Brinkhoff Park - $4,000
Historical Village - $25,000
Tree for Historical Village/Joan Farver $500
2019 – Summer Garden Party 6
Fairhaven Memorial Garden Design and Support
Tuttle Cabin Nature Walkway - $15,000
Membership
(All area codes are 641 unless specified otherwise)
Aldrich, Marilyn ’70 work 628-1130 cell 780-1461
1323 Northwest Dr., Pella, IA 50219 marilyn@towncrierltd.com
Boerigter, Delores ’10 204-2290
1001 Main St., Pella, IA 50219 NeverEnough7285@outlook.com
*Boeyink, Lois (Gary) ’12 780-2902
623 Bos Landen Weg, Pella, IA 50219 boeyinkl@windstream.net
*Boyd, Janna (Bill) ’68 780-0593
812 Big Rock Park Road, Pella, IA 50219 bjboyd@iowatelecom.net
Braafhart, Barb (Jim) ’12 628-1258 or 780-1225
805 195th Ave. Pella, IA 50219 barbbraafhart61@gmail.com
*Buwalda, Edie ’72 628-4864 or 780-0863
514 Madison, Pella, IA 50219 edith@iowatelecom.net
*Cody, Patsy (David) ’15 628-1899 or 780-2007
1541 Pleasant Dr., Pella, IA 50219 dpcody72@gmail.com
Corum, Jaxine ’15 780-0898
1003 Broadway St, Pella, IA 50219 mjcorum@mediacombb.net
Edwards, Mary (John) ’09 780-3554
1540 Pleasant Dr., Pella, IA 50219 maryedwards1274@gmail.com
*Heerema, Sandy ’66 780-7185
700 Main St., Apt 301, Pella, IA 50219 sheeree@windstream.net
Hudak, Karin (Don)’16 230-0208
1 Buck Hill Dr., Pella, IA 50219 donkarin@hotmail.com
Leubbert- Vasquez, Nola (Gene) ’13 891-8611
1409 Main St., Pella, IA 50219 moxeymaven@aol.com
Mansueto, Jody (Jim) ’15 628-2187 or 515-783-6823
1304 Main St., Pella, IA 50219 jodymansueto@gmail.com
*Rietveld Ebbers, Marlyn (Jim) ’76 620-9024 or 629-1306
709 Main St., Unit B, Pella, IA 50219 mere2038@gmail.com
Sadler, Patsy ’66 628-4786
607 E 3rd St., Apt. 201, Pella, IA 50219 psadler@windstream.net
*Summitt, Ann (Thom) ’13 780-1862
1435 Hazel St., Pella, IA 50219 annsummitt@gmail.com
Vander Meiden, Florence (Gerrit) ’79 628-4205
1083 Hwy G-5, Pella, IA 50219 gusnflo@iowatelecom.net
Winkel, Sandra (Warren) ’03 628-8535
217 E. 14th St., Pella, IA 50219 wswinkel1@gmail.com
2019-2020 Calendar of Events
September 12-13, 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardening School, Madrid, IA
September 13-14, 2019. . . . . . .Judges Symposium Bloomington, MN
September 18-20, 2019. . . . . . NGC Fall Board Meeting, St. Louis, MO
October 7-8, 2019. . . . . . . . .Central Region Convention, St. Louis, MO
May 7,8 & 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pella Tulip Time Flower Show, Pella, IA
May 12-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NGC Convention, Milwaukee, WI
June 1, 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .District 4,5 & 7 Meeting, Location TBA
June 7-13, 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Garden Club Garden Week
2019-2020 Pella Garden Club Program Schedule
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:00 pm
Location: Sandy Heerema Home
Program: Getting Ready for the New Year
Hostesses: Edie Buwalda and Mary Edwards
Monday-Wednesday, October 14-17, 2019 Tulip Bulb Packing
Location: Scholte Church
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:00 am
Location: Scholte Church
Program: Business Meeting/Celebration
Hostesses: Marilyn Aldrich and Nola L-V
*Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00 pm
Location: Pella Library Meeting Room
Program: Down and Dirty – Soil Enrichment Tips
Speaker: Neal Van Veen
Hostesses: Edie Buwalda and Jody Mansueto
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:00 pm
Location: Pella Country Club
Program: Making Kokedama Balls & Luncheon
Speakers: Ann Summitt and Lois Boeyink
Hossesses: Patsy Cody, Barb Braafhart, Patsy Sadler
and Florence Vander Meiden
*Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:00 am
Location: Janna Boyd Home (Please Carpool)
Program: The Wonders of Big Rock Park
Speakers: Mary Stark and Stephen Johnston
Hostesses: Delores Boerigter and Lois Boeyink
February 2020 No Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 10:30 am
Location: Pella Public Library Meeting Room Program: Business Meeting/ Tulip Time prep
Hostesses: Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers and Mary Edwards
*Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:00 am
Location: Scholte Church
Meeting: 10:00 am followed by Floral Design Presentation (TBD) and Salad Luncheon
Hostesses: Sandy Heerema and Karin Hudak
(Paper Products, Drink and Set Up)
Monday, May 4, 2020 – Flower Show Set Up
Janna Boyd, Edie Buwalda – Help Welcome
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 – Design Assistance Workshop 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Scholte Church Basement
Receive advice, create, and place your design
Bring flowers and containers
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – Flower Show Judging 1:00 pm
Location: Scholte Church
Thurs, Fri, Sat, May 7, 8 & 9, 2020 - Tulip Time Flower Show 9am - 6pm
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:00 pm
Location: West Market Park South Shelter House
Program: Potluck, Snacks and Business Meeting
Hostesses: Jaxine Corum and Sandy Winkel
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:00 am
Program: Garden Stroll and Progressive Lunch
Location: Jody’s – Appetizer (Helper – Jaxine)
TBD – Light Lunch (Helper – Barb)
Ann’s – Dessert (Helper – Janna)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:00 pm
Location: Marlyn Rietveld-Ebbers Home
Program: Potluck and Year Wrap Up
Hostess: Sandy Winkel
Wednesday, September 3, 2020 – Bus Trip
Hostesses/ Planners: Marilyn Aldrich and Sandy Heerema
*Guests Welcome
Tulip Time Flower Shows
Since the first Flower Show in 1963, at the site now known as the Pella Memorial Building and since that time at the Scholte Church and Pella Historical Village, the Garden Club has held a Tulip Time Flower Show accepting both artistic floral designs and horticultural entries.
Themes from 1961-2009 can be found at www.pellagardenclub.org
Year Theme Chairman
2010 Got Wooden Shoes? Marilyn Aldrich
2011 That’s What We Do at Tulip Time Rose Schultz
2012 50th Anniversary Golden Reflections Milly Van Dyke
2013 Mooi Wat Bloemen Duin Lois Vermeer
2014 Fun with Color Delores Boerigter
2015 A Touch of a Holland Garden Marlyn Rietveld Ebbers
2016 Come and Enjoy Tulip Time Sandy Heerema
2017 Tulip Time All Through the Year Janna Boyd
2018 Strike Up the Band Sandy Heerema
2019 Color Wheel in the Garden Barb Braafhart
2019 Pella Garden Club Expenses
Bookeeping Audit 700.00
Yearbook Printing 695.00
Floral Calendar 154.95
Judges Lunch/Mileage/Flower Show 580.70
National Gardener Magazine 176.00
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa 220.00
Liability Insurance 520.00
PO Box Rent 56.00
Tulip Time Flower Show Awards 385.00
Historical Village Rent/Donation 1,000.00
West Market Park Booth 150.00
$4,637.65
Pella Garden Club Donations 2019-2020
Des Moines Botanical Center $50.00
Fair Haven Memorial Garden $3083.05
FGC State Horticultural Scholarship $50.00
FGC State Landscape Design Scholarship $50.00
Iowa Arboretum $50.00
Nature Conservancy $50.00
Federated Garden Club (Iowa News) $180.00
Pella Dollars for Scholars $1,000.00
Pella Historical Society(Donation for Bldg use) $1,000.00
Garden Week Library Pots $98.44
Tuttle Cabin Walkway $15,000.00
$20,611.49
57 Years of Donations
Toward Civic Beautification, Restoration,
Preservation and Education
Pella Historical Society $150,700
City Tulip Lanes $145,900
City of Pella (Parks & Projects Support) $60,379
Pella Schools Landscaping and Scholarship Support $35,800
Pella Regional Hospital (Landscaping Support) $42,500
Wesley Life Cottages Atrium Garden Beautification $1,000
$5,000 pledge + $10,000 + $14,735 $29,735
Brinkhoff Park Trees $4,000
Pella Historical Society Scholte Gardens Park $25,000
Tuttle Cabin Nature Walkway $15,000
$510,014
Summer Garden Party
Following the final 50th Christmas Tour of Homes and Tea, December 2012, Pella Garden Club held a Summer Garden Party. This event replaces the Home Tour as one of our major fundraisers. Funds raised support scholarships and civic beautification.
Year Theme Chairman
2014 – Downton Abbey Upstairs Lois Boeyink
2015 – Downton Abbey Downstairs Barb Braafhart
2016 – The Secret Garden Ann Summitt
2017 – Farm to Table Jody Mansueto
2018 – Wedding on Broadway Janna Boyd
2019 – Picnic in the Park Patsy Cody
2020 – Pella Garden Club Makes a Splash Jody Mansueto
Garden Club Trips
The first Garden Club trip was an overnight to Dixon, Illinois to the Harold Cook workshop in October, 1971. Since 2010 the Club has traveled to the following locations:
2010 – Bedford, IA Iris Farm and Maryville, MO Hollingwood Peonies
2011 – Ames, IA Reiman Garden
2012 –Netherlands Floriade
2013 – Council Bluffs, IA, Omaha, NE Lauritzen Gardens
2014 –Ames, IA – 50th Anniversary Trip
2015 – Des Moines, IA Art Center, Botanical Center, Sculpture Park
2016 – Des Moines, IA World Food Prize,
2017 – Cedar Rapids, IA Brucemore Gardens
2018 – Chicago, IL – 55th Anniversary Trip
2019 – Ames, IA
BY-LAWS FOR THE PELLA GARDEN CLUB
Article I – Name This club shall be known as the Pella Garden Club.
Article II – Objects
To contribute to the success of Tulip Time by perpetuating and developing the Tulip Time Flower Show.
To affiliate with the State Federation of Garden Clubs and the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
Article III – Membership
Section 1. Active membership shall be an unlimited number.
Section 2. Membership shall be open to all interested people.
Section 3. New members shall receive a Pella Garden Club yearbook and a Handbook for the Flower Show upon joining.
Article IV – Dues
Section 1. Dues shall be established by the Executive Board and shall be payable in September, the first month of the Garden Club’s regular year.
Section 2. New members taken in during the year shall pay a fee to include dues and handbook. Fee shall be established by the Executive Board.
Section 3. Honorary membership shall be allowed.
Article V – Officers and Executive Board Duties
Section 1. The officers shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. They shall be elected at the annual meeting and serve for two years.
Section 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the club and shall appoint committee chairmen when necessary.
Section 3. The Vice President shall conduct the business of the club during the absence of the President. If the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice President shall become President. The Vice President shall oversee club communications. Following a 2-year term as Vice President, the Vice President shall then assume the Presidency of the Pella Garden Club for a 2-year term.
Section 4. The Program Chairman shall serve as President if the offices of President and Vice President become vacant.
Section 5. The Secretary shall keep records of the meetings of the club and shall be custodian of all records and papers pertaining to her office. She shall conduct all correspondence, keep all letters on file, and send notices of special meetings.
Section 6. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all money received and dispensed.
Section 7. The Executive Board shall consist of all Garden Club officers and the Chairman of the following committees: Program, Membership, Publicity, Flower Show and Summer Garden Party. This Board transacts the general business of the club, considers all questions of policy and presents recommendations to the club for action. The President may request other chairmen and/or committees to attend called Executive Board meeting when deemed necessary.
Section 8. The Executive Board of the Pella Garden Club has the authority to appoint a member of the Pella Garden Club to fill an office that has been vacated to finish out that term until the next scheduled election.
Section 9. Standing Committees shall be appointed by the President and Vice President.
Article VI – Meetings
Section 1. For at least nine months of the year, there shall be one regular meeting a month usually the first Wednesday combining morning and evening meetings. The Pella Garden Club year is September to July.
Section 2. The Annual Meeting shall be held in July for the purpose of annual reports and election of officers. The President shall conduct the July meeting and complete the current state president’s report. Newly elected officers shall take office in September. All Materials and information pertinent to the office shall be transferred before the September meeting.
Article VII – Election of Officers
Section 1. The Nomination Committee shall be named two months before the Annual Meeting. It shall consist of five members: three chosen by the President and Vice President, one elected from the Executive Board and one elected by the membership.
Section 2. The Nomination Committee shall prepare a list of candidate(s), one or more for each office. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor, providing such nominees have given their previous consent. The voting shall be by ballot at the Annual Meeting in July.
Article VIII – Quorum
Section 1. A quorum of a meeting of the club shall be one-fourth of the membership.
Article IX – Parliamentary Authority
Section 1. “Roberts Rules of Order, Revised” shall be the authority and govern this club in the business procedure on all points not covered by the by-laws.
Article X – Amendments
Section 1. The by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting of the club by two-thirds of the votes cast by those present provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous meeting. They may be amended without notice at the Annual Meeting by unanimous vote.
Article XI – Resignations
Section 1. Resignations from Garden Club must be sent in writing to the secretary.
PELLA GARDEN CLUB STANDING RULES
The Pella Garden Club will pay registration fees upon completion of educational workshops, classes and meetings sponsored by the Federated Garden Club Organization. This amount will not exceed $50.00 per member per event.
The Pella Garden Club will pay expenses for our club’s events. This will be for drivers that take 3 or more members. The Board will decide the amount for each individual trip.
Gifts and memorials will be given to Garden Club members only. A member in the hospital will be sent a plant or floral arrangement not to exceed $35.00. A memorial check or gift certificate in the amount of $50.00 will be given to a member for a death in her immediate family: spouse, grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, sibling (this does not include in-laws). Upon a member’s death, flowers (not to exceed $50.00) will be sent to the funeral or memorial service. Cards may be sent to a member who has a family member with serious health issues. Members may send personal cards at any time.
The Pella Garden Club’s Program Committee has $1,000 a year to pay speakers as needed.
The Pella Garden Club will pay to have the picking bed planted.