LEWISBURG W.Va. (WVDN) – The April meeting of the Lewisburg House and Garden Club was held on April 24 in the activity room of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church with Carol Olson and Peggy Brown as the hostesses. President Marit Withrow presided. The meeting opened with the reading of the Garden Club Creed. Committee reports were given along with a report on the state convention.
While enjoying the delicious desserts provided by Olson and Brown, the members gathered to package sunflower seeds for the Sunflowers in Schools project. This award-winning project is chaired by Townley Hamilton and assisted by the members of the club. The Lewisburg House and Garden Club has been distributing seeds, teaching nature’s cycle, the value of feeding birds and organizing a contest since 1959. Hamilton coordinates with the teachers in Lewisburg and Ronceverte Elementary schools to visit the classrooms, distribute the seeds to each child and briefly discuss the written instruction included in the package.
The children take the seeds home to plant, tend and harvest their largest sunflower. In September, club members visit the schools to measure the sunflowers the children have cut and brought to school and the largest flower in each school is the winner. The club gets as much pleasure from this project as the children. Watch this paper in September to see the winners with their sunflowers.
Whether you have a green thumb or not, if you are interested in joining a garden club, go to wvgardenclub.com to find out more.
