It was a beautiful day for the members of the Driftwood Garden Club to gather for their annual business meeting and luncheon. Smiles and chatter filled the rooms as members arrived and began connecting with each other.
Many thanks to Adrienne Sweetser for sharing her beautiful home for our annual meeting. DGC hosts provided a delicious variety of salads, fruit, and side dishes to accompany our main course. We especially thank Louise Moore of ‘Every Little Breeze Catering’ for the amazing lobster rolls and lobster salads, as well as Lily at ‘Three Hundred Fifty Bakery’ for the scrumptious cupcakes.
DGC President Cheryl Miller began the meeting with an overview of the past year’s activities, and thanked the chairpeople and members for continuing to work hard to make this club such a vital part of the community. Along with our work in the gardens of Abbot Library and Farrell Court, we attended wonderful programs over the winter, and took several fields trips together. A new civic activity that was started this year was to bring food donations to every meeting. After each meeting, the donations were brought to either the Marblehead Food Pantry or the Anchor Food Pantry in Swampscott and both organizations were truly appreciative. We then voted on bylaw changes with Joyce Raymond, welcomed new members, and approved the roster of incoming officers and committee chairs.
Laurie Boggis, Treasurer, give her financial report to the members and talked about possible projects at both the library and Farrell Court for the coming year. Of course, we were anxious to hear the end results of our hard work at the 2026 plant sale, and we were not disappointed! Everyone said how much fun they had had, and we were happy to hear it was successful once again.
Susan McMullen, our incoming President, presented Barbie Saraceno with the DGC’s very own “Unsung Hero” award. Barbie has many talents, but she has an exceptional ability to manage anything and everything computer-related. From creating an online membership application to managing Sign-Up Genius to helping a member with a computer issue, Barbie is there, with a smile on her face. Congratulations, Barbie!
Luncheon was served, and we each found a place to enjoy our delicious lobster with wonderful friends, old and new, all of us looking forward to many Driftwood Garden Club events and programs in the coming year.
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