Holiday Luncheon December 2007

Our annual Christmas luncheon was held December 5, 2007. Over 70 club members and Garden Club dignitaries attended the festive celebration. Entertainment was provided by the San Clemente High School Chorale/Madrigals. Toys brought by club members were donated to FAM, our local charity.

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Hospitality chair, Erika Wehrle worked tirelessly at the luncheon.
Ever faithful, Jim Higgins, delivering the delicious luncheons.California Garden Clubs president, Robin Pokorski and SCGC club President Homer Wishek exchange compliments. Homer presented a club donation to Robin's Presidents Project.

Photo op with Homer Wishek, SCGC President; Robin Pokorski,CGCI President; Launa Gould, past club president; Nancy Lee Loesch, State awards chair and Carole Lung, Orange County district director.

Civic Beautification

The Rose Garden at San Clemente City Hall has been maintained for years by our club. This is where we hold our annual "hands on" rose pruning seminar in January.

Doing monthly maintenance in November 07 were;

Jim Higgins, Homer Wishek and Launa Gould.

Bertie Lloyd, our historian stopped by to take photos and pick a rose.

Thanks Bertie. Your photo albums of our club are awesome!

Homer, the garden expert, hard at work.
Launa, hands in the dirt gal, enjoys working in the rose garden.
Jim, a faithful club member for over 30 years, works gardens until he stuffs his bucket full.

Casa Romantica Garden

Our club received a $500 Jubilee Grant from our parent club, California Garden Clubs,Inc. We planted the parking lot of the Casa on Earth Day, 2006.


Club members show up monthly to maintain the garden.

Launa Gould, past president and civic beautification chair.

Homer Wishek, Club President.

Esther Harris, Casa chair.

Jim Higgins, 1st Vice Pres.

All working at the Casa in November.

Esther really was working hard but paused for a pretty picture.
View of one of the planted circles