The Locust Valley Garden Club earned scholarship funds at their Oct. 29 luncheon.
“It was very successful,” said President Janet Doctors of their annual Bridge and Board Game Scholarship Fundraiser. “We had over 50 people attending, more than last year, according to Bailey superintendent Michael Moran.”
The club meets at the Bailey Arboretum Main House in Lattingtown, a great party venue. The event was to raise money for scholarships for two deserving SUNY Farmingdale Horticulture students.
Recording Secretary Dorothy Titus reported in the club’s newsletter succinctly saying, “Susan Caravello has chaired this for several years and she continues to wow. We cleared over $1,500, which goes toward the Cathy Pufhal scholarship, which we present each year to a Farmingdale student. We also have the Madeline Sorrenti scholarship [family-financed] but the funds of the luncheon are what we use to fund the Cathy Pufhal scholarship. We can be very proud of presenting both.”
The members worked together smoothly to make the luncheon top drawer. Raffle prizes were set out for guests to bid on. As the afternoon was ending, Caravello informed winners of their prize, and later brought their gift to them.
The luncheon plates were prepared by volunteers: chicken salad with greens and red grapes, croutons and a fresh croissant made it quick and easy for players to carry back to their tables. Board players seated in the porch room were first to the buffet, while serious Bridge players finished their games first. Scrabble, Solitaire and Gin Rummy filled in the games list.
If you would like to see what the buffet table decorations looked like, visit the Locust Valley Library Media Room where the club decorates a display cabinet and you will be inspired by the glass pumpkins and collection of Thanksgiving pieces.
PR Chair Sally Rynd credited all the volunteers for making the event a success and added to the list, “Michael, who does a wonderful job of keeping the arboretum better than ever. He, Bill Titus and Richard Weir identified over 200 trees and had labels made for them.”
They recently received accreditation from the Morton Register of Arboreta. The LVGC encourages members to support the arboretum by becoming a member of their Friends group. For more information please visit www.lvgc.org.
