In 1998, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society launched the Great Backyard Bird Count, the first online citizen project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Canada joined the project in 2009, and in 2013 it became a global project — the world's largest biodiversity-related citizen science project.
Each February, for four days, the world comes together to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting their observations to help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. This year the Great Backyard Bird Count takes place February 16 to 19. If you would like to participate, click the button below for more information. Design Exhibit: Valentine's Day – Petite Design with freedom of style not to exceed 5" in width, depth, and height. Staged on one-quarter of a white-draped elevated 76" round tabletop with red ribbon delineating space.
Designers: Patty More, Paulette Heward, Glenna Kidd, and Rena Pogue CVGC members Diane Smith, Angela DeLuca, Paula Moratto, and Nancy Percivall serve as the hostess team for the District II Executive Board Meeting held at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Severna Park.
Sally Moore, Flower Show Committee Lead Co-Chair, will distribute and discuss the schedule for our NGC Standard Flower Show, 60's Flower Power that will take place on Tuesday, May 21st at Crofton Library from 2 PM to 6 PM. The show will commemorate Crofton's 60th Anniversary. JoAnn Cook, Horticulture Division 1 Chairman/Consultant, will assist in giving members instructions on registering, conditioning, and staging their horticulture and design exhibits. Photos provided by Nancy Percivall and Doris Smith
At the January 10th monthly Crofton Kiwanis Club membership meeting presentation at the Crofton Library, attendees learned about a local program to purchase and install a Gold Star Memorial on Route 3 near the main entrance to the community. The location will be near the site of the Crofton Kiwanis Foundation's twice annual display of U.S. "Flags for Heroes".
The memorial project is in celebration of Crofton's 60th Anniversary, and jointly coordinated by the Crofton Village Garden Club and the Crofton Greenery Garden Club. The name Gold Star is from the custom of families of service members hanging U.S. wartime service flags in their home windows, bearing blue stars for a family's living armed forces members and gold stars for deceased military members. The current objective is to dedicate a 7-foot high Gold Star Memorial inscribed marker next to the Crofton main entrance in a ceremony on Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2024, in honor of Veteran's Day. Shown in the photograph above are Marcia Richard, Chair of Crofton’s Gold Star Memorial Committee; and Committee Co-Chair and Crofton Civic Association President Anna O’Kelly, each holding Kiwanis' "Crofton 60th Anniversary" gift mugs; along with Crofton Kiwanis President Mike Pierre and Crofton Kiwanis Club Vice President and Program Chair Renee Mackey. All in Greater Crofton wishing to share names of their Gold Star families are encouraged by the Gold Star program to email that information to: info@croftontownhall.org. Checks in support of the program can be made payable to "CVGC", with check memo designation "Gold Star", and mailed to Crofton Village Garden Club, P.O. Box 3492, Crofton, Maryland 21114. |
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