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WNA Annual Meeting April 18 at 5PM
The Annual Meeting of the Waterbury Neighborhood Association is scheduled for Sunday, April 18 at 5 PM at Temple B'nai Jeshurun, 5101 Grand Avenue. All Waterbury residents are invited to attend and participate.
Agenda to include:
- Election of Officers and Board of Directors
- Approval of Bylaws, proposed changes include grammatical and style corrections, consistency between Association and Foundation rules, clarification on membership, voting requirements, public meetings, board service and duties and amendments of bylaws. Please click here to review all proposed changes before the meeting.
- Introduction of City Councilman Skip Moore
- Special Guest Speaker: Mayor Frank Cownie
- Program: Highlights from Famous English Gardens, presented by Keith Thornton
Turn your thoughts towards spring gardening with a presentation of several exceptional English gardens, including Hidcote in Gloucestershire, Hestercombe in Somerset, including the work by Sir Edmund Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. Also on display will be scenes from the Royal Horticultural Society famous Chelsea Flower Show held in May each year, and Sissinghurst in Kent, developed by Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson. Keith Thornton is Chair of the WNA Gardens Committee and is responsible for the gardens at Polk and Ingersoll. He has lived in Des Moines since 2000 when he married realtor Carolyn Lynner. He is a world traveller and has worked in over 30 countries and lived in China and Romania.
- Information about the upcoming Secret Gardens of Waterbury Tour
***Receive a special edition WNA reusable grocery bag when you renew your membership at the Annual Meeting (while supplies last).***
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Gardens
Save the Dates June 12 & 13, 2010 for the Secret Gardents of Waterbury Tour, also featuring Waterbury artists and their friends. Volunteers are needed! We have space for additional artists and musicians. Send a message to waterburygardens@mchsi.com to assist with this event. More information coming soon.
Click here for more information about the Waterbury Gardens.
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Trees and Natural Features
Spring is almost here! Please wait to trim your oak trees until they are again dormant in the fall.
Arbor Day Celebration information coming soon!
Click here for more information about Trees and Natural Features.
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