The SEED.cdr - Greensboro Beautiful
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The SEED.cdr - Greensboro Beautiful
THE SEED A publication of Greensboro Beautiful, a volunteer organization SPRING ISSUE GARDEN SPOTLIGHT Cornus Florida 'Cherokee Daybreak’ (Cherokee Daybreak Dogwood) (as seen in the Small Tree Collection at the Greensboro Arboretum) Hardiness Zones: 5-9 Height 20’ Spread: 20'-25’ Leaves: deciduous broadleaf; pointy; light green in spring, variegated - bright green with creamy white fringe in the summer, and pink to deep red in the fall Exposure: light shade Soil: rich, well drained, acidic soil Flowers: showy white clusters; blooms from mid to late spring Growth: more upright and dense than other dogwoods March / April / May 2012 GATEWAY GARDENS VISITOR CENTER GROUNDBREAKING THIS SPRING! Groundbreaking for the second phase of Gateway Gardens will take place this spring; including the construction of an approximately 5,000 square foot Visitor Center. The building will ultimately include restrooms, vending area, office space, reception lobby, multi-purpose room, catering kitchen, storage, mechanical and electrical support, two large outdoor covered areas extending from the building, an outdoor patio, and sidewalk connections to existing walkways. LEED © Certification aspirations include: diversion of waste and o debris from landfills use of local and regional o materials with recycled content storm-water o quantity/quality control water use reduction o through low-flow fixtures High-efficiency HVAC o day lighting, low-light emitting materials o Funding for the Visitor Center is being provided through voter approved City bond funds. Construction is expected to take 12-14 months, but the remainder of the garden will continue to remain open to the public. Visitors will also notice new terraces, stone seat walls, and walkways at the Heritage Garden Plaza. Formal planted beds include parterre type boxwood plantings; gardenias; and blue toned perennials. Visit Gateway Gardens this spring; and watch us grow! CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY! photo courtesy of DavesGarden.com GREENSBORO BEAUTIFUL 501 Yanceyville Street Greensboro, NC 27405 (336) 373-2199 www.GreensboroBeautiful.org Greensboro's Arbor Day Celebration will take place on Friday, March 16th at 3:00pm at David Caldwell Historic Park. We're proud to announce that 2012 marks our city's 21st consecutive year of being recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Much of the credit for this national certification is due to the partnership between the City of Greensboro and Greensboro Beautiful, Inc. and our continued efforts to make tree planting and tree preservation a high priority in our community. This year's ceremonial tree will be a Pecan tree, which is part of an effort to plant fruit and nut trees at the David & Rachel Caldwell Historical Center off Cornwallis Drive. It will also offer an opportunity to revisit (more than ten years later) the site of Greensboro Beautiful's first “reforestation” and community tree planting effort, which took place at the corner of Holden and Cornwallis in 2001 following a devastating wind storm in 2000. Join us to celebrate Arbor Day in Greensboro! Top: Caldwell Park after reforestation in 2001. Bottom: Caldwell Park 10 years later. 2 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR One sign of Spring that comes around annually is Arbor Day, which this year will be observed on Friday, March 16. Greensboro Beautiful over the years has recognized this date to underscore the importance of trees to our society, and to help everyone understand and appreciate the immense contribution trees make to earth's air and water quality and to the quality of life we enjoy. Several Arbor Days have focused on a ceremonial tree planting at a place of historic or community significance: a white oak on the Downtown Greenway and a Northern Red Oak at Blandwood. This year's celebration will occur at David Caldwell Historic Park beginning at 3:00 pm. Please join us for this celebration! Take the opportunity to see the ten year growth of trees in the reforested area and to see some of the artifacts displayed in the David and Rachel Caldwell Historical Center. We often forget or, probably, we never consider that historical sites that are protected today are there because someone or a small group of people worked very hard to persuade local governments to establish this protection. Historically significant locations, whether battlefields or home sites or schools, are protected from development because a few people thought it was important to preserve them. Memories of what happened at these places vanish quickly as generations pass. Significant parts of our national, state or local history have already been lost to bulldozers and buildings. Unless historic sites are preserved, marked, described, where possible in the words of residents or participants related to these places or events, and unless these materials are made available to students and citizens today, we will continue to lose our heritage. A short recounting of the last fifty years reminds us of how Caldwell Historic Park came into being, some of the difficulties encountered along the way, and what dedication and perseverance is needed to achieve a goal. In the mid 1950's, five men led by James MacLamroc and Greensboro Mayor Fielding Fry initiated the effort to preserve acreage and establish a David Caldwell home site memorial. They enlisted the North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities. Edward Benjamin who owned a parcel within the area indicated he would donate the property if it could be established that the land had actually been Caldwell's. This led to the first of several archeological studies in 1958. Mr. Benjamin was persuaded by the findings and donated the land to the Society for Preservation of Antiquities. More archeological work was done in 1960. In 1971 the Caldwell property was put in trust with the City of Greensboro. From among members of the Col. Arthur Forbis Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution, the David Caldwell Log College Corporation was formed, chartered by the State, and became operative in January of 1975. Also in January of 1975, the Greensboro City Council agreed to help the David Caldwell Log College Corporation preserve about 20 acres of land along Hobbs Road for a historic park. The City would pay half of the $180,000 needed for land and interest costs on about 8.5 acres, negotiate with First Lutheran Church and the Roman Catholic Church Diocese for another 2.5 acres which, when combined with flood plain land, would protect almost 20 acres. In June, 1976, the David Caldwell Log College Corporation deeded the Caldwell property to the City of Greensboro, and in September of 1976, the dedication of the David Caldwell Memorial Park occurred. Fund raising continued and a goal of $15,000 was set. These monies were dedicated to an intensive historical and archeological research on David Caldwell, the man himself and his Log College. The General Assembly would provide a matching grant, and the research would be supervised by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History. One consequence was the research of Mark F. Miller, a doctoral student in history at UNC. Miller completed a major study on David Caldwell for the David Caldwell Log College Corporation in 1978. His research remains a major source of information about Caldwell's life. Intense interest in this project continued among local historians who wanted to develop more visible ways to remember David Caldwell. During the same year, the Bicentennial Garden, 7-1/2 acres along Hobbs Road, was developed and dedicated to the City, October 21, 1976. A time capsule was buried to be opened in 2076. This public garden lay between the First Lutheran Church and Gold Crown properties to the south and the Caldwell property to the north. Over the next years the Bicentennial Garden received gifts of sculpture, and new plantings and fixtures were added. Work on Caldwell Historic Park seemed to have stopped while the Bicentennial Garden flourished and the Greensboro Arboretum and Bog Garden at Benjamin Park came into being. But the interest of some citizens in David Caldwell and the development of this site was ongoing. As part of the Greensboro Beautiful’s Capital Campaign to renovate Bicentennial Garden, Gary Brown discovered that a Greensboro businessman by the name of Walter Sills had a great interest in Caldwell and his life. In 2000, Walter Sill's estate gave $300,000 for research and development of this site. Thanks to the dedication of Brown and others, these funds meant that additional archeological work was undertaken, new trails developed, parking expanded, and, most importantly, the David and Rachel Caldwell Historical Center was built. And so we are back to Arbor Day, March 16, 2012. I think there are lessons in this bit of history. David Caldwell first acquired property in what is now Guilford County in the mid1760's. A major portion of this land remained in the ownership of Caldwell family members until 1887. By the middle of the twentieth century only the small core remained that we are privileged to enjoy today. It took twenty-one years, 1955 to l976, for this property to gain public ownership. Thirty-six years later we are still learning about this man and the contributions he made to our area, the state and the nation. Along the way, hundreds of people have helped make this happen, but without patience, tenacity, and the few who initiated this idea, this part of our heritage would have been lost. 3 GREENSBORO BEAUTIFUL LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE! Check out our new website with these enhancements: easier navigation o detailed and interactive garden maps o photos of the City’s 4 public gardens, litter cleanups and tree o Saturday, April 21 planting volunteers 9am-12 noon more information on how to stay connected and participate o The Great American Cleanup is a national litter cleanup Visit our new site at www.GreensboroBeautiful.org. sponsored by Keep America Beautiful. This year, Greensboro GROWING, THE GREEN WAY Spring Programs Made in the Shade: Great Gardens in Lower Light An abundance of large trees and shady areas in your yard can be a challenge. Learn about the vast array of flowering annuals, perennials, bulbs and woodland plants to brighten and add color to that shady garden. Monday, March 5th 6:30 pm, KCE Thursday, March 15th 6:30 pm, WEC Tuesday, March 20th 6:30 pm, NCCE Sunday, March 25th 4:00 pm, AE Rain Gardens - the Hows and Whys While rain gardens help manage water in the landscape, those wet spots in your yard are not always aesthetically pleasing. See how to construct an effective and beautiful rain garden. Monday, April 2nd 6:30 pm, KCE Tuesday, April 10th 6:30 pm, NCCE Thursday, April 12th 6:30 pm, WEC Sunday, April 15th 4:00 pm, AE Organic Pest Control Learn how to create and sustain a beautiful and productive garden that is good for your family and the environment. Thursday, April 19th 6:30 pm, WEC Tuesday, April 24th 6:30 pm, NCCE Friday, April 27th 12:30 pm, KCE Sunday, April 29th 4:00 pm, AE Drought-Tolerant Landscapes Save Water & Money Learn about creating outdoor living areas as alternatives to lawns, bed preparation that maximizes moisture retention, and drought-tolerant plant selection that will help create low-maintenance landscapes. Monday, May 7th 6:30 pm, KCE Tuesday, May 8th 6:30 pm, NCCE Thursday, May 17th 6:30 pm, WEC Sunday, May 20th 4:00 pm, AE Class Locations: NCCE: NC Cooperative Extension 3309 Burlington Road WEC: Wildlife Education Center @ Bur-Mil Park 5834 Bur-Mil Club Road AE: Greensboro Arboretum Education Building 401 Ashland Drive KCE: Kathleen Clay Edwards Library 1420 Price Park Road Classes are free, registration is required. Please call or e-mail Pam Marshall at 375-5876 or pamela_marshall@ncsu.edu, and be sure to indicate class choice and date. Growing the Green Way is a cooperative project of Greensboro Beautiful, Guilford County Cooperative Extension Service and the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department. Beautiful celebrates 20 years as an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. To celebrate, join us to clean up Greensboro! Look for an area that needs litter cleanup Your neighborhood, school or church -- anywhere that needs litter cleanup. Get a group together Your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, club, church group, scouts, school group, youth group - anyone can help! Register your group and cleanup site Register online at GreensboroBeautiful.org. We'll provide cleanup supplies! You can pick them up on Friday, April 20 from the Greensboro Beautiful office (501 Yanceyville Street) between 1 and 5 pm. Event Day Pick up litter from your site starting at 9 am. Beginning at 11 am, bring all collected and bagged litter to the Memorial Stadium parking lot. Refreshments will be provided to all volunteers until 12 noon. More Info? Contact Greensboro Beautiful at 373-2199. The Great American Cleanup is sponsored in Greensboro by the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association 4 FOREVER GREEN SOCIETY Greensboro Beautiful has established a planned giving program to recognize those planning to make an estate gift to our organization. Gifts to the Forever Green Society will help build a base of resources to provide a steady stream of income for Greensboro Beautiful for years to come. Through Greensboro Beautiful's relationship with the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, professional advisory staff is available to discuss estate and gift planning, and to assist you in making arrangements. APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2012 PROGRAM This program provides trees to Greensboro neighborhoods to help replace those that have been lost to storm damage, disease, and development. The program selects one neighborhood each year, and works with residents to plant up to 150 trees in their community. Residents choose tree types, help plant and mulch the trees, and agree to water and maintain the trees. Applications are available on the How to Give Through Your Estate Greensboro Beautiful website and are due July 2. Direct in your will that Greensboro Beautiful receive all or a o The NeighborWoods Program is a partnership between the percentage of your remaining estate assets after payment of any City of Greensboro, Greensboro Beautiful, and the NC specific bequests and estate-related expenses. Cooperative Extension Service. Trees for the NeighborWoods Establish a Charitable Remainder Trust that pays lifetime o Program are funded through grants and private, taxincome to your beneficiaries, after which the trust assets are deductible donations to Greensboro Beautiful. The 2011 given to Greensboro Beautiful. program was sponsored by a generous grant from United Designate Greensboro Beautiful as the beneficiary of your o Parcel Service. IRA, 401(k), other retirement plan, or a life insurance policy. The NeighborWoods program plays a critical role in the Designate Greensboro Beautiful as the beneficiary of o reforestation of Greensboro. Since it began in 2001, more than identified financial accounts. 1,300 trees have been planted in To learn more about including Greensboro Beautiful in your Caldwell Historic Park Price Park estate planning, call 373-2199. Eastside Park Neighborhood Glenwood Neighborhood BUSINESS LANDSCAPE AWARD Westerwood Neighborhood Aycock Neighborhood Fisher Park Neighborhood Storrington Neighborhood Greater Kirkwood Community Greensboro Beautiful is seeking nominations for its Business Landscape Awards Program. Business properties and facilities in the Greensboro area are recognized monthly from May through October. Nominated properties are evaluated on yearround and overall appearance, design layout, color, originality, Greensboro Beautiful’s 2012 grant recipient is Sunset Hills balance, condition of lawn or ground cover, and condition and Garden Club for plantings to enhance Greenway Park at suitability of trees, shrubs, flowers and other plantings. Friendly Avenue. Bring recognition to those who help make Greensboro The Neighborhood Initiative Grants Program assists beautiful! Call 373-2199 to request a nomination form. neighborhoods and citizen groups within the City of Greensboro with initiating beautification and ecological A MESSAGE FROM THE projects which further enhance and restore neighborhood parks, medians, stream banks, nature trails, open spaces, etc. BOTANICAL GARDENS STAFF The funds help establish new standards of quality and Please bear with us as we are in the midst of an invasive removal excellence in the neighborhood setting. This program is made and plant restoration project at the Bog Garden. The HIGHLY INVASIVE plant Fig Buttercup or Lesser Celendine once believed possible by private contributions to Greensboro Beautiful. to be and still commonly misidentified as Marsh Marigold is taking Neighborhood Associations, civic groups, and clubs are over the Bog Garden and threatening the survival of other desirable encouraged to apply. Applications are available from native plants. Of equal concern is the possibility that if left Greensboro Beautiful, and are due by October 31st each year. unchecked, Lesser Celendine could spread throughout the city by For more information, call 373-2199. way of entering the water supply, which is almost beginning to NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE GRANT RECIPIENT occur. http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/rafi1.htm Staff has been consciously and safely removing this invasive species, and we plan to replant with the TRUE MARSH MARIGOLD, Caltha Palustris or Cowslip. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAPA5 Thanks for your patience and understanding! GET THE SEED ONLINE To receive Greensboro Beautiful’s newsletter electronically, please send an e-mail with your name, home address, e-mail address, and type “Send E-Newsletter” in the subject line to GreensboroBeautiful@gmail.com. With your help, we can conserve resources! 5 GIVING Greensboro Beautiful thanks the following for Annual Gifts, Sponsorships and Memorial/Honor Gifts for the 2011-12 fiscal year. List reflects gifts received between 8/1/2011 and 2/29/2012. *Includes in-kind gifts and services. SPONSORSHIPS $10,000 and above Bob Krumroy & Deb DeGol* 2011-12 Donor Cultivation Tanger Family Foundation 2012 Parisian Promenade The UPS Foundation 2011 NeighborWoods Tree Planting $5,000-$9,999 American Express Charitable Fund 2011 Art in the Arboretum $2,500-$4,999 Rotary Clubs of Greensboro (Crescent, East Greensboro, Gate City, Greensboro, Greensboro Airport, Guilford, Southern Guilford New Generation,, and Summit) 2011 Big Sweep $1,000-$2,499 Duke Energy Greensboro Retiree Chapter 2011 Circle of Caring Dunlap Lawn Service, Inc.* 2011 NeighborWoods Tree Planting $500-$999 Mistletoe Meadows* 2011 Circle of Caring Benefactors, continued Patron, continued Patron, continued Peg & Skip Moore Jonathan W. & Anne F. Smith Doug & Dianne Swanson Josie & Brad Whitmore Rose S. Blackburn Sandra Boren Lynn Bresko & Tom Corrigan Chester Brown Marianne M. Browning Buds & Blooms Nursery, Inc. Barbara & Dan Caffrey Caroline Faison Antiques Carpet Super Mart, Inc. Tennie & Larry Skladanowski Anne Slaughter* Judy & Irwin Smallwood SUSTAINER $250-$499 Richard R. Allen Alexa & Bill Aycock Dr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Bryan Lisa Bullock Lutheran Community Foundation Michael & Paige Butler Robert Capen Anne B. Christian Deborah A. DeGol in honor of Royce, Heather, Marissa & Hailee Palau Phil & Shari Driscoll Kevin & Jennifer Ehlert Robert, Rhonda & Nicholas Heavner Bonnie & Bill Hensel in honor of our friends Patricia Ingram Greg & Kathryn Jackson Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, Colchamiro Family Fund Tom Kirby-Smith in honor of Ann Steighner ANNUAL GIFTS GOLD SPONSOR $5,000 and above City of Greensboro* SILVER SPONSOR $2,500-$4,999 Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro / Cross Family Fund in memory of Ellen F. Cross Duke Energy BRONZE SPONSOR $1,000-$2,499 James Torrey & Ellen Ashley Judy & Dan McGinn Daniel A. McKenzie Anonymous Ohm Resources, LLC John & Maria Rich Signature Property Group, Inc. BENEFACTOR $500-$999 American Express Frank Auman Community Foundation for the National Capital Region / Leonard & Tobee Kaplan Fund Jeri K. D'Lugin in honor of Bob Krumroy & Deb Degol Debbie & Gerhard Heidfeld Jeff Johnson in honor of Ovidius who loves walking thru areas you have made Frank & Bonnie Kuester Ed & Emily Kitchen Margery Lane Lutheran Community Foundation / George & Elizabeth Burfeind Molly Mullin in honor of Joe Mullin on his birthday Rick & Sandi O'Reilly Bill Payne & Jo Ann Smith Becca & Graham Pritchard Regional Land Surveyors, Inc. Richardson Properties Schwab Charitable Fund / Margaret & Bill Benjamin Carl & Leigh Seager Mr. & Mrs. Tom Statham Jim & Robin Tosco The United Brass Works Foundation Lynda & George Waldrep Weaver Foundation PATRON $100-$249 A.B. Seed, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Alford Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Jerry & Mary Jane P. Armfield Larry & Barbara Avery Laura & Bill Barrier Dennis & Betty Barry Jim & Lynn Bennett Marilyn & Edward Benson Berico Fuels, Inc. Michael A. Berkelhammer Lynn & John Black in honor of A.C. & Mildred Jordan Betsy & Watts Carr Kathy & Bill Cates Jenny Caviness Sallie & Jim Clotfelter Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro / Charles L. Weill, Jr. Betty & Ben Cone, Jr. Doug & Jean Copeland Pat W. Copeland Country Park Garden Club Mark & Ann Davidson Rev. Robert Dickson Judith A. Doyle Forbis & Dick Funeral Service Gail E. Gassen Charles & Frances George Bill & Jeanette Giddings Terri & Robert Goldberg Marc & Ellen Goldenberg Art & Carolyn Green Robert E. Green in memory of Alice Green Greensboro Mulch Supply, Inc. Guilford Garden Center William & Cathy Hamilton Mrs. Perry C. Henson Harvey & Emily Herman Hoffman-Hoffman, Inc. JFJones Mobiles* Marcia & Orton Jones Virginia B. Karb Milton S. Kern Thelma Kirk Dr. & Mrs. Edgar W. Little Mary & Paul Livingston Art & Alison MacCord Nancy Y. Madden Robert & Karen Marks Tom & Mary Martin John & Connie McLendon Jim & Susan Melvin Anne Pechmann Mitchell New Age Builders, Inc. Lloyd & Jane Peterson Roberta Y. Phipps Roy & Betty K. Phipps Piedmont Carolina Nursery Linda & David Pleasants Rose Marie Ponton Mary H. Purnell Marilyn A. Ruberg Margaret & Dodson Schenck Barron & Lucile Shaw Linda Shue in memory of Joe Christian Norman B. Smith Mona O'Bryant Christopher Spencer Stuart & Elyse Tafeen Chuck Truby Cheryl A. Viglione Robert & Robin Vocci Ron & Linda Wilson Kim & John Wright in memory of Pam Allen SUPPORTER $50-$99 Tina Adams Gary & Linda Anderson Fanny Bain in memory of Carson Bain Russell W. Barrett Mary Berkelhammer Mary P. Best John P. Bowers Sylvia Bray Bruce R. & Dora M. Brodie Elena Brown Gary & Patty Brown Jerry & Patsy Bulla Barbara C. Carter Ann Coggin William G. Crump Esther Dallmann & Peter Petrochuk Lawrence & Janice Diana Maggie Doyle Pam & Alan Duncan Bert & Debbie Fields Henry & Shirley Frye Mr. & Mrs. W. Erwin Fuller, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Gray Bettie R. Grubbs Clay & Doris Hall Jane D. Harris Nancy H. Harris Gail T. Hill Jacque Hill in memory of Elaine (Lee) Tompkins Maureen & J. Gary Hill Barbara T. Hughes Donald Hughes David & Emily Johnston Gloria & Tom Jordan Diane Joyner Marie & Steven Klein Claudel Lassiter Don & Connie Leonard Mazie Levenson Larry & Becky Lewis Jim & Carol Long Mrs. H.H. Lund Kitty Lyon John & Eugenia Macrae Edith & Ronnie McNeal Judith S. Moore 6 Supporter, continued Contributor, continued Robert & Gerburg Mowry Hilda Roberts Norman Sean & Ginny Olson Mr. & Mrs. David F. Parker Tom & Kathy Phillips Betty Potter Floyd & Joann Nesbitt Margaret Nichols Elaine Ostrowski Clarence M. Parker Dave & Dot Parker Leslie M. Rice Elizabeth Ries Robert D. & Harriet Rothrock Virginia Saslow Jennifer C. Schaal & Fred H. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Schiller Marian K. Solleder Betsy J. Speight David & Debbie Stubbs Tanglewood Garden Club Stuart & Barbara Teichman Richard & Debra Watkins J. Kent & Loretta Williams Beverly Willingham Jeannette Windham Arlene & Dalton Worthington Dianne Reigle OTHER DONORS Marilyn Robinson in memory of Robert Potter Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Price Jean & Ron Pudlo Erica Rutishauser Sally & John Sherrill Paula J. Stober Glenn & Mary Lou Strohl Virginia B. Tedder Turf Service, Inc. Mark Vernon The View on Elm Tim Lindeman & Nancy Walker Margaret J. Ware Merrilou Williams Wallace & Betty Wilson Laura Worst & Robert Bracey Curtis Youngblood CONTRIBUTOR $25-$49 Judy Arnette & the Second Annual Plants for a Peaceful Planet Plant Swap Vishnu & Sita Avva Betsey Baun Elizabeth Baynes Jean L. Berry Joe & Alyson Best Lois & Charlie Brummitt Nell M. Bryson Byrum & Karen Burns Virginia F. Bynum Glenn H. Campbell Terri Chappell Amy Lou Chenery Sally Cobb Gary & Sandy Cole Andrena Coleman Ruth Cooke Ilene Craig Mike & Ellie Dawkins Kathryn Eskey Robert W. Fuller Mebane Ham Betty I. Helms Rich & Barbara Houseknecht Sue Hughes Jack & Sue Jezorek Lou Bouvier & Denny Kelly Lillian & Dub Leonard Ann Lineweaver in honor of Grey Lineweaver Dean & Kathleen Little Anne O. Marlow Ann & Jack Martin Judith L. McAlister Mrs. John McIver Gary & Katherine Michalove Edward M. Miller, D.D.S., M.S. Alice & Bill Misselbeck Agnes Moore Carol Mullins Douglas & Maureen Murray Charles Myers Under $25 Dr's. Florian Perini & Yulia Basova Betty & Franklin Blaylock Thomas & Mary Espinola Mary Belle Gilbert Judith A. Koelmel Janice Smack Mack Anne Marie Marks Corky Merrell MEMORIAL GIFTS Dr. Raouf Badawi Ross & Lydia Deem Ben Farmer Friends of Raouf Poker Club Diana & Mary Girguis Janet Hendley Dr. William B. Herring Gayle & Amo Kearns Stephen, Pat & Peter Levitin Trish Morcos Moses Cone Health System's Medical & Dental Staff Jerry & Marnie Ruskin Linda M. Smith Wolfman Productions, Inc. Kathleen M. Bauer Joseph & Ann Bauer George Carpenter Carolyn Malone Bobby R. Carter Betty H. Carter Mary Ferryman Peter Tyler Marylene Griffin Barbara & Jim Swisher Patricia Lind Harris Greensboro Garden Club Boots Hinkle Florence M. Melvin McKenza Marie, Daughter of Jacob Hasz Appreciation, continued Brian & Amy Hall & Family Guilford Rotary Club Julia T. Morton Julia M. Morton Piedmont I Herb Society Piedmont I Herb Society Rebecca Pritchard Wildwood Garden Club Faith-Marie Hasz Wendy Rapp, Past President W.E. (Gene) Maxson Dr. Graham Ray Greensboro Beautiful Board of Directors & City Beautiful Staff Hazel McKenna Ann Steighner Barbara A. Moore Lisa Lopresti Marion Lee Oakes Anthony F. Nottage III, D.D.S. Ann & Dennis Inman Ann & Dennis Inman William Sexton Catherine Snavely The Forum Flowers & Friends Garden Club Margaret Reeve Muriel & Jim Prevatt Jim Sims Will Early Birthday Lorraine Dodd’s 95th Alice & Michael Gaines Donna Joyce Dan & Knox Barber Donaldine Pringle Hannelore Von Der Lippe Mary Ann Sharp Christmas 2011 Frederick & Marian Ward Annette S. Douglas Dorothy Spencer Florence M. Melvin Bettie Grubbs Nathan Charles Streba Robert & Jackie Streba Marty McKenzie Gene Styers Karla & Vernon Neely Marlene Pratto & Alice Massaro Marshall Sutton Dogwood Garden Club Donaldine Pringle Suzette Nancy Ryckman Martha Garrett & Michael Frierson Bob Swindell Susan & Jerry Marlowe Richard (Connie) Trexler Gail Hill Dick Tuggle Barbara & Jim Swisher Margaret Watson Emily Cone Greensboro Study Club Vicky West Friendly Gardeners HONOR GIFTS Anniversary Heather Douglas Hannelore Von Der Lippe Hannelore Von Der Lippe Bill & Diana Knox Hannelore Von Der Lippe Mary Ann Young Richard S. Watt Janet B. Watt Mary Ann Young Nancy Ryckman New Baby Cole Everette Jinnette (8/17/11) Phil Fleischmann New Year's 2012 Mrs. Ruth Stickley Grace Farrell Roemer Retirement Greg B. Laskow Allan Calarco Ivy Cavanaugh-Schlentz & Susan Getty Jeanne & Mike Twilley Kevin W. O'Callaghan Will Caviness Appreciation Wedding Andrea Lee Bill & Lee Britt Greensboro Beautiful Board of Directors & City Beautiful Staff Dr. B. Joseph Christian Steve & Denise Hinderliter Minnie Cupito YWCA Greensboro Dan & Knox Barker Eva Jane Beatty-Squires Allan Calarco Brenda Hiles-Hurt & David Hurt William Early James Sims Whitney, Kenwyn, Dennis, Jay & Janet, Jennifer B., Margaret W., Jennifer F., Melissa T., Rheta Our Friends & Wedding Guests Laurie Nehmen & Oliver Lloyd Julia M. Morton Ryan & Carrie Schmidt Ellen & Gary Fischer 7 WE NEED YOU TO SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL GIFTS CAMPAIGN! For 44 years, Greensboro Beautiful has worked in partnership with the City of Greensboro to conserve and enhance the beauty and ecology of our community through public and private cooperation. Through generous and continued private support from individuals, businesses, clubs, and organizations, we have accomplished a great deal for our community. Please join in Greensboro Beautiful's efforts to make and keep our community an appealing and viable place to live and work. Consider making a gift at the Cornerstone Contributor level ($250 and above), and you'll be invited to attend two free special events this year: GIFT TREE PROGRAM Remember family, honor friends and celebrate special occasions with the lasting gift of a tree. The program enables Greensboro Beautiful to plant trees where needed in neighborhood parks, along city streets and in Greensboro's public gardens. Here’s how it works: Purchase a gift tree as a memorial or an honorarium o Tell us who to notify and a special note will be sent to them o We'll let you and the recipient know when the tree has been o planted (all trees are planted in January and February of each year) Call the Greensboro Beautiful office at 373-2199, or make a gift online at GreensboroBeautiful.org. Spring Evening at the Theatre: “Social Security -- A Comedy” Broach Theatre; Downtown Greensboro Saturday, April 14, 2012 Fall Garden Gala: “A Taste of Italy – Buon Appetito” At the Home and Garden of Bob Krumroy & Deb Degol Saturday, September 22, 2012 We now offer an automatic bank draft option; and with a gift of just $21.00 or more per month, you can become a Cornerstone Contributor! For bank draft information please call 373-2199. To make a secure donation online visit www.GreensboroBeautiful.org . The gift of a tree benefits everyone in this and future generations. MAKE YOUR ANNUAL GIFT NOW! Greensboro Beautiful relies on the continued generosity of individuals, businesses, clubs, and organizations to support our public gardens, garden events, community landscaping, two annual litter cleanups, NeighborWoods Community Tree Plantings, and much more! To donate, please use the form below or make your gift securely online at www.GreensboroBeautiful.org. Donors at the $250 level and above can join our “Cornerstone Contributors”, and will be invited to attend several special events throughout the year. Thank you in advance for your support of our work in the community! GIVING FORM q Yes, I want to help make and keep Greensboro beautiful, and enclose a tax-deductible donation. (Please print your name as you would like to be listed) Name___________________________________________________________Phone__________________________ Company (if contribution is from a business)_____________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________City/State/Zip_____________________________ E-mail address___________________________________________________________________________________ GIVING LEVEL q Sponsor - $1,000 and up q Benefactor - $500-$999 q Sustainer - $250-$499 q Patron - $100-$249 q Supporter - $50-$99 q Contributor - $25-$49 q Please list the exact amount of your gift $___________ PAYMENT METHOD q Check q Pledge (date to be billed before June 1______) q VISA q MasterCard q American Express Account Number_______________________________________________Exp._______ Signature_________________________________________________________________ Complete and return with your payment to: Greensboro Beautiful, Inc., 501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, NC 27405 8 Artists Sidewalk Café Live Music Kids’ Art Activities French Cooking Poodle Parade Family Games Petanque And More! 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