JANUARY 2015 BLOOMIN’ NEWS Garden Club of Lexington Letter from Kim Happy New Year to M’Ladies! The new season of Downton Abbey has begun and for those of your who follow this series, the timing could not be better. Our garden is at rest for the winter and we can stay toasty and warm inside soaking in this PBS show, reading our favorite book or watching our UK Wildcats dominate the basketball world. .. . a speaker from Wild Birds Unlimited. So, please brave the cold and ‘“ LEE} come to our general meeting next week (details below). We will " “ have no Bloomin News or General Meeting in February. We will see you on March 19th at our Annual Meeting. Our meeting this month is January 15th and we are honored to have Last but not least, we will kick off this year by officially announcing our inner club Photography Show schedule! The schedule will go out in an email to all members, but take a moment to review the available photography classes. Please consider participating in our show in January 2016! I would like to sincerely thank Amy Kessinger and Kathy Courtney for organizing this inaugural event for our club. We hope to have as many members as possible participate with their favorite seasonal photograph taken with either a digital camera or iPhone. GCA Quick Fact: Q: The GCA will award over $300,000 to 86 scholars and award recipients in 2014-2015. What was the first scholarship funded by the GCA and in what year? A: Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at the American Academy in Rome, 1928. NEXT GENERAL MEETING Thursday January 15th (next Thursday) 10:30 at home of Melanie Dowell Speaker from Wild Birds Unlimited RSVP (ASAP) - 266—4205 - mmdowell@aol.com hostesses *Melanie Dowell. Luanne Milward ANNUAL MEETING Thursday March 19th - 10:30 - lHCC