Improvement Club
2012 Annual Report
ANNANDALE
IMPROVEMENT CLUB ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORT
JUNE 2011-MAY
2012
Elected Officers:
Co-Presidents--Gloria
Warner and Sally Smith; Co-Vice-Presidents--Toni Boie and Gail Tjosvold;
Secretary--Sharon Peterson; Treasurer---Judy Seaberg.
Activities Overview:
Beautification included our summer
plantings--rings and gardens. Fall
brought cornstalks and then winter décor.
We took 2 field trips---Munsinger Gardens in St. Cloud and Little Falls
museums. We had a booth at the
Annandale Business Expo.
We shared expenses for new shelving for the library with Friends of the
Library. Our membership
directories were updated, re-done, and distributed!
We commissioned and dedicated a beautiful bench that was placed in the
garden in front of Snooty Fox.
Donations:
Community Health Foundation of Wright County,
American Red Cross, New Beginnings, Share Your Christmas, Anna Marie’s Shelter,
Annandale All Day Kindergarten Scholarship Fund, Annandale Food Shelf, Sunset
Ridges, Pioneer Park, Camp Eastview, Annandale Area Community Team (ACT),
Children’s Grief Connection.
Programs and Speakers:
June--Terry
Hitchcock gave an inspirational talk about his book, The Run; July--Picnic
at the Park Pavilion; August--Field trip to Munsinger Gardens--gorgeous!;
September--Laura Jones explained the hospice philosophy of care and
informed us about the first hospice house in Wright County being built in
Buffalo; October--Downtown Annandale businesses treated us to a style
show; November—Keri Raiber told us about New Beginnings--a residential
transitional program for single, pregnant women and their babies; December--A
delightful wedding fashion show and High Tea at the Wright County Historical
Society in Buffalo: January--Chandra Knoof introduced us to gluten-free
food and toxin-free cleaning products; February--Marge Lundeen inspired
us with her insights and outlook on life---What I Want to be When I Grow Up;
March--We were shown how to make dish, fairy and miniature gardens by a
Master Gardener; April-we went to Little Falls to tour the Lindbergh home
and museum and the Fishing Museum; May---Our annual meeting.
Membership:
New Members:
Donna Dunn, Mary Foster, Carol Gertgen, Mickey Keener, Rita Larson, Sara
Patch. Sadly, we lost
Dorothy Baker and Jean Haskin.
Submitted by: Sharon Peterson