Another year has come to a close in the life of our Gold Country Herb Society. We have had a great year – informative speakers, wonderful outings, and many hours of making new friends and enjoying our common interests.   We look ahead to another year of the same.

 

Please step up if you would like a more active role in our organization. We need more members on our Garden committee, we look to welcome new speakers and suggestions for our lectures, and we’ll be looking for help in the fall when we nominate our Board members. Think about how you might help, and how you would like to be involved.

 

I particularly want to thank everyone who helped out this year.  I started a list, and it’s a long one. That makes it great to think about how we all work together.  First I will thank our Board, Jane Reed, our outgoing treasurer who has dedicated so many years to the position, our secretary, Michele Harris, our Communications and Webmaster Vivian Abplanalp, and my right hand support at VP, Debbie Zogaric.    The speakers this year were great- Nan Franz, Kelly Knox, Gerry Mitchell, Pat Trimble, Jan Keahey, DonnaRae Caccavo, plus shorter segments from others.  We appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge. If I forgot to name you, I apologize. The depth of our group is amazing.

 

The Hospitality volunteers have been great, with Michele Smith leading the way, and we really appreciate all of you who helped Carolyn Fallis and Ada Brehmer with the Holiday Luncheon.  What a great event, and yes, I am still full!

 

As our mission statement reminds us, we aim to “increase the awareness and knowledge of all aspects of herbs, including the history, cultivation, and uses of herbs”.  I really feel like we are doing a good job of that, while cultivating friendships and sharing our love of herbs and all things gardening.  I look forward to another year of enjoying your company.

 

Kitty Stewart, President