EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Joyce Fleming
First Vice Presidents (Programs) Peggy Boruchow-Arnette and Laura Ames
Second Vice Presidents (Membership) Florence Holmes and Libby Eustis
Corresponding Secretary Betsy Hehn
Recording Secretary Adele Scielzo
Treasurers Pam Drummond and Marie Sharpe
COMMITTEES
Conservation/Land Stewards
Co-chairs: Melanie Mauldin, Dollie Swanson
Judy Allison, Sally Caffrey, Pam Drummond, Kitty Moore, Martha Dupuis, Susan
Trotter
Serves as the Land Stewards committee which works with other likeminded
groups, including Highlands Biological Station, the Highlands-Cashiers Land
Trust, the Town of Highlands, the Highlands Historical Society, the Highlands
Plateau Audubon Society, and the Highlands Plateau Greenway to promote
responsible land stewardship, protect the native plant species, and educate the
community. Land Stewards is a partner with the Coalition for Non Invasive
Plant Management. CNIPM holds educational workshops for professionals as
well as the public.
Informs the club monthly with an oral report.
Dahlia Festival Entry for 2024
Designer: Trish Foor. Chair: Sally Caffrey
Sandy Barrow, Adele Scielzo
Designs and makes the club’s entry for the festival.
Field Trip
Chairs: Adele Scielzo, Cathy Temple
Determines if there is interest in a field trip and with enough interest plans the
trip.
Grant Fundraising project for 2025
Chair: Cindy Trevathan
Pat Buchanan, Mary Guy Gunn, Paula McDonald, Elizabeth Rogers, Delores
Rosebrock, Jane Webb LaCagnina
Plans and recommends the fundraising project for 2025 that will fund the
club’s grants.
Grants
Chair: Gina Cogswell; Co-chair: Pegsie Payne
Michael Burel, Cathy Crosby
Reviews applications for grants and makes recommendations to the club.
Historian/Scrapbook
Chairs: Carol Avinger, Helen Moore
Keeps club scrapbook, photographs, newspaper articles, and other important
records including meeting minutes.
Horticulture/Gardening
Co-chairs: Glenda Bell, Ruthie Oliver
Price Connor, Lisa Dailey, Carol Ann Debolt, Dollie Swanson, Lyniece Talmadge,
Lynne Winship
Stimulates the fine art of gardening and encourages civic beauty through horti-
culture and gardening. Informs the club monthly with an oral report.
Hospitality
Chair: Rachel Fraser; Co-chair: Linda Carter
DeeDee Thompson
Arranges meeting locations in collaboration with the Program Committee at
suitable locations. Enlists hosts for meetings and reminds them each month in
a timely manner.
Membership
Chair: Libby Eustis; Co-chair: Peggy Boruchow-Arnette
Ann Flynn, Janice Hall, Ann Herbert, Patty Hutchins, Wyn Shoptaw
Manages the membership process.
Programs
Chair: Laura Ames; Co-chair: Ruth Claiborne
Plans programs for meetings throughout the year. Reminds speakers of meet-
ing dates and plans for replacement programs when necessary. Introduces the
speakers at the meetings.
Publicity
Co-chairs: Pat Archambault, Beverly Wichman
Responsible for public relations and communication with the press. Informs
the Highlands community about the club’s grants, activities and programs.
Webmaster
Chair: Cindy Trevathan; Co-chair: Trish Foor
Manages Laurel Garden Club website.
Website: www.laurelgardenclubhighlands.com
Password: garden
Laurel Garden Club’s website provides general access to the club’s history, its
programs, special events and other information. It is password protected for
access to members-only information, including the current yearbook.
Yearbook
Chairs: Florence Holmes, Glenda Bell, Joyce Fleming, Brenda Manning
Organizes and provides Laurel Garden Club’s Yearbook information to an out-
side editor and printer. Does necessary proofreading, correcting and updating
information published in yearbook.
President Joyce Fleming
First Vice Presidents (Programs) Peggy Boruchow-Arnette and Laura Ames
Second Vice Presidents (Membership) Florence Holmes and Libby Eustis
Corresponding Secretary Betsy Hehn
Recording Secretary Adele Scielzo
Treasurers Pam Drummond and Marie Sharpe
COMMITTEES
Conservation/Land Stewards
Co-chairs: Melanie Mauldin, Dollie Swanson
Judy Allison, Sally Caffrey, Pam Drummond, Kitty Moore, Martha Dupuis, Susan
Trotter
Serves as the Land Stewards committee which works with other likeminded
groups, including Highlands Biological Station, the Highlands-Cashiers Land
Trust, the Town of Highlands, the Highlands Historical Society, the Highlands
Plateau Audubon Society, and the Highlands Plateau Greenway to promote
responsible land stewardship, protect the native plant species, and educate the
community. Land Stewards is a partner with the Coalition for Non Invasive
Plant Management. CNIPM holds educational workshops for professionals as
well as the public.
Informs the club monthly with an oral report.
Dahlia Festival Entry for 2024
Designer: Trish Foor. Chair: Sally Caffrey
Sandy Barrow, Adele Scielzo
Designs and makes the club’s entry for the festival.
Field Trip
Chairs: Adele Scielzo, Cathy Temple
Determines if there is interest in a field trip and with enough interest plans the
trip.
Grant Fundraising project for 2025
Chair: Cindy Trevathan
Pat Buchanan, Mary Guy Gunn, Paula McDonald, Elizabeth Rogers, Delores
Rosebrock, Jane Webb LaCagnina
Plans and recommends the fundraising project for 2025 that will fund the
club’s grants.
Grants
Chair: Gina Cogswell; Co-chair: Pegsie Payne
Michael Burel, Cathy Crosby
Reviews applications for grants and makes recommendations to the club.
Historian/Scrapbook
Chairs: Carol Avinger, Helen Moore
Keeps club scrapbook, photographs, newspaper articles, and other important
records including meeting minutes.
Horticulture/Gardening
Co-chairs: Glenda Bell, Ruthie Oliver
Price Connor, Lisa Dailey, Carol Ann Debolt, Dollie Swanson, Lyniece Talmadge,
Lynne Winship
Stimulates the fine art of gardening and encourages civic beauty through horti-
culture and gardening. Informs the club monthly with an oral report.
Hospitality
Chair: Rachel Fraser; Co-chair: Linda Carter
DeeDee Thompson
Arranges meeting locations in collaboration with the Program Committee at
suitable locations. Enlists hosts for meetings and reminds them each month in
a timely manner.
Membership
Chair: Libby Eustis; Co-chair: Peggy Boruchow-Arnette
Ann Flynn, Janice Hall, Ann Herbert, Patty Hutchins, Wyn Shoptaw
Manages the membership process.
Programs
Chair: Laura Ames; Co-chair: Ruth Claiborne
Plans programs for meetings throughout the year. Reminds speakers of meet-
ing dates and plans for replacement programs when necessary. Introduces the
speakers at the meetings.
Publicity
Co-chairs: Pat Archambault, Beverly Wichman
Responsible for public relations and communication with the press. Informs
the Highlands community about the club’s grants, activities and programs.
Webmaster
Chair: Cindy Trevathan; Co-chair: Trish Foor
Manages Laurel Garden Club website.
Website: www.laurelgardenclubhighlands.com
Password: garden
Laurel Garden Club’s website provides general access to the club’s history, its
programs, special events and other information. It is password protected for
access to members-only information, including the current yearbook.
Yearbook
Chairs: Florence Holmes, Glenda Bell, Joyce Fleming, Brenda Manning
Organizes and provides Laurel Garden Club’s Yearbook information to an out-
side editor and printer. Does necessary proofreading, correcting and updating
information published in yearbook.
