Fundraising Committees
HOLIDAY MARKET AND LUNCHEON
Our Holiday Market and Luncheon formerly known as our “Benefit” is our largest fundraiser and is always held the Monday after Thanksgiving at the Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center Trademark Collection by Wyndham in Camp Hill. This event features holiday shopping, luncheon, raffles and always a wonderful luncheon which is followed by an informative and entertaining program, generally a floral designer.
The proceeds from the Holiday Market and Luncheon are used for community landscaping and beautification projects, area horticulture student scholarships, horticulture therapy work, and the purchase of gardening and floral design books for local libraries. To ensure a successful Holiday Market and Luncheon and to support volunteers, a booklet of Chairman duties was published.
Some of the ways Members can participate in the luncheon are by purchasing a ticket and attending and bringing a friend, by donating greens, silent auction items, ways and means sales items, baked goods and by purchasing raffle tickets.
The Holiday Market is open 9am-noon is open to the public. Reservation required for lunch and speaker presentation.
HERB TEA
The Annual Herb Tea will be held at the May Membership Meeting. Over Fifty-five years ago, Bertha Reppert organized an Herb Tea held every spring. Bertha was PCGC’s president from 1965 to 1967, founder of The Rosemary House and author of several books on herbs.
The Herb Tea Committee develops a theme and finds appropriate recipes featuring herbs to coordinate with the theme. Recipes are made available for members to select and prepare the event. Guests are welcome for a donation of $10.00.
PLANT SALE
The annual spring plant sale supports the community by providing low cost plants and gardening items, along with gardening advice. Monies collected support civic beautification, as well as Natural Disaster USA and Global Partners Running Water. Natural Disaster USA funds helps replant, restore and beautify public areas that have been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster. Global Partners Running Water helps bring safe drinking water to villages in Latin America. All members are urged to support our plant sale by providing plants, bulbs and seeds; garden items; and baked goods.
