INDIAN VILLAGE MEN’S GARDEN CLUB (IVMGC)

Formed in 1982 by Villagers Joe Stanton and Lee Morrell, as a garden club for men and women, the Club has about 70 members. Most of its members live in Indian Village and West Village, but the group has members elsewhere in the Metropolitan area, and even in California. It started out as a garden and social club, and it still is, with members forming long-term friendships with one another.

The Men’s Garden Club (IVMGC) has two major groups of activities:

 Give back to the community through community investment, betterment activities and donations to community groups. In recent years, the Men’s Garden Club has taken the lead in taking care of the Centennial Garden, the Indian Village Greenspace, and the Street Tree Project to restore the canopy of trees over Indian Village. These activities are funded through our proceeds from the Tour and from contributions from the Women’s Garden Club.

 Build a sense of community among its members and provide practical, state-of-the-art gardening information through our regular meetings and special events. Regular monthly membership meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of most months and feature a potluck dinner and guest speakers. Membership appreciation and other fun activities include the Holiday Party, Harry’s Cornbeef Dinner in March, and the Progressive Gardens/Dinner in late June. We also publish a monthly Newsletter.

The Board members are elected at an Annual Meeting in August, and meet monthly to translate the ideas and suggestions of the members into action.

For more information, contact one of the Board Members, and come to a meeting. To join send $18 to Linda Handren, 3027 Seminole, Detroit, MI 48214.

2006/07 BOARD MEMBERS

Mark Reynolds, President

Peg Reihmer, 1st V-P

David Geen, 2nd V-P

Linda Handren, Treasurer

Shannon Bass, Corresp. Sec’y

Donna Figurski , Record. Sec’y

Dolores Paskal, Emeritus