Fall Fundraiser Luncheon

 We hold our fund raiser in the fall and combine a luncheon with entertainment. All members assist by managing invitations and reservations, preparing and serving the food and punch, hosting and decorating a table, collecting money at the various sale tables, providing items for the Plant Sale Table, Baked Goods Table, Collectibles Table, and preparing baskets for the Opportunity Table.

Last fall we were entertained by the "TapMania" dance group and a solo guitartist following a delicious lunch prepared by members of the club.

The funds are used to provide three $500 scholarships to local students who have enrolled in a course of study in horticulture, floriculture, landscaping, environmental studies, conservation or a related field. We also support the Botanical Garden at California State University Northridge, Conejo Valley Botanical Garden, the Penny Pines reforestation project in California, the Theodore Payne Foundation (for preservation of native plants), Campo de Cahuenga historic garden and the 5th Grade Rose Garden at Calvert Street Elementary School.

Adrienne Krause took reservations and is ready
to welcome members and guests 		Harriet Sarames hosts
the punch bowl table

Pril Sullivan and Yolanda Wagner
prepare the sandwich trays 		Jo Eshelby is filling the teapots

Hanna Olson fills each table's serving tier
with home-baked desserts 		Gift baskets prepared by members are displayed

Cindy Knapp and Helen Fitzpatrick are ready
to sell opportunity tickets 		Virginia Horowitz makes an attractive display
on the Collectibles Table

Mary Ratner and Evelyn Warrington
are setting up the Bake Sale Table 		Jean Crail and Karol Freundenberg arrange items
donated by members for the Plant Sale Table

Member hostesses prepare
an attractive table setting for eight 		Some tables have a fall color theme

Hostesses may choose any seasonal color theme Fresh flowers in napkin rings grace this table setting

The "TapMania" dance troop
swinging to the music 		Members and guests enjoy the dance routines