The Garden Club of Celebration holds a Holiday Luncheon in December, and a Spring Luncheon in April. In December members are asked to bring gift items to support a local charity, and in the spring we honor our scholarship recipients.
2026 Spring Luncheon – Wednesday, April 15 at Heritage Hall
Our Annual Spring Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on April 15th at Heritage, catered by Texas Roadhouse. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for guests. Plan to attend, spend time with fellow club members, and say hello to our 2026 Garden Club Scholarship Recepients. You can make a reservation pay online, or make a reservation and pay by cash or check at the March meeting. Sign up by April 10th.
The 2026 Holiday Potluck and Cookie Exchange was held on December 17th.
With the Holiday Luncheon chairperson vacancy, President Smith single handedly coordinated this successful garden club event. Garden club members brought a plethora of food and drink items to share. The variety include vegan dishes, chicken casserole, lasagna, variety of salads, meatball sandwiches, cheese and fruit trays, shrimp platter, fruit, brownies, cherry cheesecakes, flavored seltzers, lemonade, tea, and many other treats. Cindy wins the award for bringing the most items, one in every category – appetizer, side, main, dessert and cookies to exchange. Cindy’s White Winter punch was a big hit and totally consumed. Shout out to Sylvia for lending the punch bowl!
Holiday trivia cards were placed on the table to prompt conversations. Members were chatting with each other, moving about the room to mingle with other members. Cindy will be sending out the trivia answer key for curious members who tested their own trivia knowledge.
Everyone received a raffle ticket, all hoping to win one of the prizes. The table decorations, five poinsettias, found new homes. Other items donated by members for raffle prizes included: an Ivy plant, a craft kit, bath bombs and holiday serving kits..
The cookie exchange was well received. I personally can attest to the high quality of members baked goods. Everyone who participated went home with a variety of cookies to enjoy at their leisure. Members pitched in to help set-up, clean-up and unload / load cars.
Garden club members bought items and donations to support Back to Nature Refuge, a Florida native wildlife rescue. Cindy delivered them the following week. If you would like to support this organization, visit their website at www.btn.wildlife.org.
Oh, what fun – let’s do it again!
The 2025 Spring Luncheon was held on
Wednesday, April 16 at Heritage Hall
Outgoing club president, Brad Wagoner, was presented with a Bonsai Tree in recognition of his dedication and service to the club. Our 2025 Scholarship recipients, Gavin Konopka and Camilla Kumar, were also introduced to the membership at the luncheon.
The 2024 Spring Luncheon was held on Wednesday, April 10 at Heritage Hall. Club members feasted on a buffet from Texas Roadhouse and donated items from the Wish List of the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. The highlight of the event was the presentation of our 2024 Scholarships. Only one of the recipients, Lillie Gibbs, was able to attend and everyone enjoyed getting to know her, her mother and sister.
The 2023 Holiday Luncheon was held on Wednesday, December 13th at Heritage Hall, catered by Buca di Peppo. The change of venue, and the catered lunch, was a success and a big thank you goes out to Social Chairperson, Rita Roberts and her committee, and to Jaime and Jeff Eriks who made the luncheon happen.
Members donated new sets of towels and pillows to HelpNow, a local organization that provides advocacy and shelter for victims of domestic abuse, and two members of the HelpNow staff talked to us about their organization.