Longboat Key Garden Club blooms into season

Club members new and old gathered at the Holiday Inn at Lido Beach Nov. 7 for a welcome back luncheon.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 1:28 p.m. November 7, 2018
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The Longboat Key Garden Club is celebrating its roots this year.

To embark on its 50th year, the club hosted its annual Welcome Back Luncheon Nov. 7 at the Holiday Inn on Lido Beach.  

Eighty members, new and old, attended this year’s luncheon, which is the highest attendance number ever, Garden Club President Susan Phillips said. It broke last year’s record of 60.

As the women arrived, they were able to donate to the club’s holiday gift drive for Children First.

 

Dee Harmer and Kathy Garcia
Dee Harmer and Kathy Garcia
Joyce Welch, Pat Kordis and Betty Jo Haas
Joyce Welch, Pat Kordis and Betty Jo Haas
Peggy Costello, Carole Wennik, Pat Pantello and Barbara Kerwin
Peggy Costello, Carole Wennik, Pat Pantello and Barbara Kerwin
Pat Kordis, Liz Lang, Phyllis Black, Jane Hunter, Barbara Krueger and Jana Samuels
Pat Kordis, Liz Lang, Phyllis Black, Jane Hunter, Barbara Krueger and Jana Samuels
Pat Fairris, Sandy and Irina LaRose and Pat Mock
Pat Fairris, Sandy and Irina LaRose and Pat Mock
Terri Kirley and Kathy Gricius
Terri Kirley and Kathy Gricius
Garden Club President Susan Phillips, Debbie Cohen and Deborah Purdum
Garden Club President Susan Phillips, Debbie Cohen and Deborah Purdum
Melanie DeCarlo, Susan Landau and Maggie Urban
Melanie DeCarlo, Susan Landau and Maggie Urban
Donna Krenicki and Marcia Schaub
Donna Krenicki and Marcia Schaub
As members arrived, they could donate to the club’s holiday gift drive for Children First.
As members arrived, they could donate to the club’s holiday gift drive for Children First.
Dolly Fogel and Judith Miniea
Dolly Fogel and Judith Miniea

 

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