Kalamazoo
Garden Club
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Organized 1928 • Federated 1934
President's
Message
Carol Sheldon
Kalamazoo Garden Club President
The Future is in Our Hands
"Going Green"
Suddenly the words “going green” are everywhere. We see them on TV, in magazines, in newspapers, in home improvement stores and in our grocery stores. Advertisements promote new green products, gadgets and technologies. “Green” awards are given to businesses and organizations that conserve, inspire and help people go green.
Going green is in. It is cool, but it is more than just a trend. Going green is a lifestyle with an eco-friendly approach to everything – from doing laundry, to driving fuel-efficient cars, to building homes made of sustainable or recycled materials, to conserving electricity and water, and to eating a greener diet. It is the many small changes that we can make in our everyday lives that add up to a big impact on our environment.
As individuals, and as members of the Kalamazoo Garden Club, we have been going green for years as we work to conserve, protect and beautify our earth. We are creative and active workers; teachers and learners; leaders and servers; advocates, facilitators and zealous stewards for the present and the future.
This year our programs will reflect our awareness of the importance of going green. With topics on turf grasses, natural landscapes, creative flower arrangements, healthy houseplants, organic foods and weeds, we will learn and discover new ways of protecting and enhancing our world.
The future is in our hands and going green together will be an exciting adventure, full of learning, fellowship, friendship, and service. It will be a journey of finding out simple changes we must make in our lifestyles to start putting more back into the earth than we take out. And, in the process, we will improve our little piece of the universe.