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Lafayette Garden Club
Lafayette, Louisiana
Serving the Community since 1930
EVENTS
LSHRInfo on Storm WaterClick for a Rain BarrelOrganic Recipe SolutionsCIVIC PROJECTSAquatic Ecosystem - Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association
Bird Report (by month) Cleanest City Civic Pride Garden of Month Garden Therapy Habitat for Humanity Building Greener Cities Native Plants EDUCATIONAL PROJECTSRECOGNITION
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MONTHLY MEETING Second Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Ira Nelson Horticulture Center 2206 Johnston Street University of Louisiana at Lafayette Board Meetings Held prior to the regular scheduled meeting in October, January, April, and at the call of the President The objectives of Lafayette Garden Club shall be to advance gardening: to further the purpose of and to encourage civic and roadside beautification in cooperation with our state and national organizations. COLLECT For the tender green of growing things, For the mellow soil at our fingertips, For the wonder of life in tiny seeds, For the beauty of growing gardens, For the joy of caring for these, thy bounties, Dear Father in Heaven, we thank thee. Jessie Gimbel Lafayette Garden Club Member, deceased CONSERVATION PLEDGE I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the plant Earth and promise to promote education so we may become caretakers of our air, water, forests, land and wildlife. Did you know? America's Conservation Pledge is a creed defining the term "conservation" and the calling the attention of all to the necessity for preserving our remaining natural resources. The Pledge had its origin in a national competition, with $5,000.00 in prizes, sponsored by Outdoor Life magazine in 1946. Officials of the federal and state governments actively supported the competition by helping to publicize it in schools, among sportsman's clubs and elsewhere. More than 15,000 entries were received. Each person who submitted a pledge also had to write an essay on the necessity for conservation. The winning Pledge was written by L.L. Foreman of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The pledge was revised in 1993. The pledge runs on the letters page of every issue of Outdoor Life. MEMBER OF National Garden Clubs, Inc. Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. Louisiana District III |