Boca Raton Garden Club 2007 National Garden Week (Click photos to enlarge) Poster for National Garden Week created by Betsy Thomas, Assistant Treasurer of the club, on display at the Boca Raton Community Center.      Boca Raton Mayor proclaims National Garden Week. Left to right:  Barbara Horan, Chairman of National Garden Week, District X and Boca Raton Garden Club, Mayor Steve Abrams, and Club President Carol Rice.             Newly installed Garden Club Officers for 2007-2008:  Carol Rice, President; Betsy Thomas, Asst. Treas.; Ruth Hawkins (Standing in for Susan Carroll), Treas.;  Madonna Dugan, Corres. Sec.; Patty Moum, Rec. Sec.; Dot Cart (Standing in for Sherrie Bieber), 3rd VP; Marianne Goodgion, 2nd VP; Emilie Palmieri, 1st VP.    Boca Raton Garden Club members received certificates for completing 6 units of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs' Floral Design Course:  Barbara Benefield, Marianne Goodgion, Barbara Horan, Ann Sheldon, Janine Savitch,  and Evelyn Somerville.  The certificates were  presented by President Carol Rice. The Boca Raton Garden Club Annual Scholarship award was presented to Dylan Kennard by President Carol Rice. Photos by Barbara Horan Sharing National Garden Week with Boca Raton by delivering flowers to various facilities around town.   Photo by Barbara Horan Left to right:  Evelyn Somerville, Elba Hussey, Lou Somerville and Club President Carol Rice.  Photo by Evelyn Somerville Airport Authority      Photo by Evelyn Somerville Boca News Photo by Carol Rice Boca Storage     Photo by Carol Rice Boca Raton Forum   Photo by Barbara Horan Boca Raton Library     Photo by Evelyn Somerville Chamber of Commerce   Photo by Barbara Horan Community Center     Photo by Carol Rice Fountain Nursing Home Photo by Evelyn Somerville Manor Care Health Service National Garden Week project of delivering container gardens to Habitat homeowners was made possible by the donation of flowers by Perfectly Simple Giving, Inc. of Tampa.    Left to right:  Kitty Cashman, (FFGC Chairman of Habitat for Humanity), BRGC's Elba Hussey, and Carolyn Hawkins.   Left to right: Michael Sabatello IV, (President of Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County), Barbara Horan (FFGC Chairman for National Garden Week who gave keynote address) and one of the Habitat homeowners.   Boca Raton Garden Club members participate in dedication of entrance to Westgate Village, a Habitat for Humanity village in West Palm Beach.  Spearheaded by the Wellington Garden Club, Boca members worked on a Habitat landscape project last year during National Garden Week and returned for the dedication of the entryway.     Left to right:  Carolyn Hawkins (BRGC), Kitty Cashman (FFGC Chairman of Habitat for Humanity), Linda DiSanti (Wellington) and Elba Hussey, (BRGC). Photos by Barbara Horan

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