Director's Message
DIRECTORS CALENDAR 2023
Central Region Convention
October 16 - 18, 2023
Desmoine, Iowa
We invite you to celebrate with us! Come join in on the fun. Please continue to check here for updates regarding specific event details such as location, the time and date of the event, dress attire, and more. Don’t hesitate to reach out with additional questions, and don’t forget to RSVP. See you soon!
Central Region Director
Carol Yee
2021 - 2023
Theme: “Plant America- Sow the Seeds and Keep Growing”
Greetings!
It’s hard to believe that my term is almost up. Lynne Ehnert officially becomes Central Region Director at the end of the NGC Convention May 5, 2023 at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia when the CR Director pin is transferred to her.
I’d like to thank everyone – Advisory Chairman Jodi Meyer, the CR Officers, CR State Presidents, and CR Committee Chairs for all your help during this term and for being flexible during COVID surges. I am thankful I’ve gotten to meet you or reconnect with you and it really was such a pleasure working with all of you!
Thank you to The Garden Club of Indiana for hosting the 2021 CR Convention. The original plan was to gather at The Essenhaus Inn, but eventually had to convene on Zoom. Thank you, Joyce Bulington, for your flexibility and to Cynthia Wright for being Zoom host. It was an accomplishment to be able to hold a CR Convention during a COVID surge and after we could not meet in 2020.
Thanks to the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota for hosting the 2022 89th Annual CR Convention “Plant America: For the Birds and the Bees, the Flowers and the Trees”. All who attended had a wonderful time meeting and reconnecting in person. Thank you, Rene Lynch and your team, for organizing such a successful event.
Thanks to The Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa for hosting the 2023 CR 90th Annual Convention “Hats Off to Iowa” October 16-18, 2023. A Botanical Arts Show will be held and workshops and tour will be offered. Hope everyone considers attending and helping make this event a success.
It’s been a great experience for both Laurel DeBoer, Alternate CR Director and myself. We’ve enjoyed attending state conventions, meeting many of you and we truly appreciated the warm hospitality of your members.
And now, I’d like to introduce Lynne Ehnert, who will be your next CR Director and who is very likely familiar to many of you.
She has served as Wisconsin Garden Club Federation state president and on several NGC committees through the years (including Youth and Awards) and most recently is Chairman of the NGC Member of Honor committee.
She is an NGC Master Flower Show Judge and has attended several garden club activity workshops, meeting and bonding with many people across the U.S. and South America.
She also is, as many of us know, the daughter of Kitty Larkin, a former WGCF State President, CR Director, and NGC President. ( It is Lynne’s destiny : “as you know the apple does not fall far from the tree”! )
Lynne’s theme is: “Central Region’s Tree Planting Escapade” – It reflects all garden club activities that have become “a momentum for furthering interest in the environment and which instill the importance of making this a better world for everyone. It is more important than just sowing a seed or planting a tree. It is improving the life of everyone while sharing and caring.”
Congratulations, Lynne! Have fun!
Carol Yee
Central Region Director
Director's Message
DIRECTORS CALENDAR 2023
Central Region Convention
October 16 - 18, 2023
Desmoine, Iowa
We invite you to celebrate with us! Come join in on the fun. Please continue to check here for updates regarding specific event details such as location, the time and date of the event, dress attire, and more. Don’t hesitate to reach out with additional questions, and don’t forget to RSVP. See you soon!
Central Region Director
Carol Yee
2021 - 2023
Theme: “Plant America- Sow the Seeds and Keep Growing”
Greetings!
It’s hard to believe that my term is almost up. Lynne Ehnert officially becomes Central Region Director at the end of the NGC Convention May 5, 2023 at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia when the CR Director pin is transferred to her.
I’d like to thank everyone – Advisory Chairman Jodi Meyer, the CR Officers, CR State Presidents, and CR Committee Chairs for all your help during this term and for being flexible during COVID surges. I am thankful I’ve gotten to meet you or reconnect with you and it really was such a pleasure working with all of you!
Thank you to The Garden Club of Indiana for hosting the 2021 CR Convention. The original plan was to gather at The Essenhaus Inn, but eventually had to convene on Zoom. Thank you, Joyce Bulington, for your flexibility and to Cynthia Wright for being Zoom host. It was an accomplishment to be able to hold a CR Convention during a COVID surge and after we could not meet in 2020.
Thanks to the Federated Garden Clubs of Minnesota for hosting the 2022 89th Annual CR Convention “Plant America: For the Birds and the Bees, the Flowers and the Trees”. All who attended had a wonderful time meeting and reconnecting in person. Thank you, Rene Lynch and your team, for organizing such a successful event.
Thanks to The Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa for hosting the 2023 CR 90th Annual Convention “Hats Off to Iowa” October 16-18, 2023. A Botanical Arts Show will be held and workshops and tour will be offered. Hope everyone considers attending and helping make this event a success.
It’s been a great experience for both Laurel DeBoer, Alternate CR Director and myself. We’ve enjoyed attending state conventions, meeting many of you and we truly appreciated the warm hospitality of your members.
And now, I’d like to introduce Lynne Ehnert, who will be your next CR Director and who is very likely familiar to many of you.
She has served as Wisconsin Garden Club Federation state president and on several NGC committees through the years (including Youth and Awards) and most recently is Chairman of the NGC Member of Honor committee.
She is an NGC Master Flower Show Judge and has attended several garden club activity workshops, meeting and bonding with many people across the U.S. and South America.
She also is, as many of us know, the daughter of Kitty Larkin, a former WGCF State President, CR Director, and NGC President. ( It is Lynne’s destiny : “as you know the apple does not fall far from the tree”! )
Lynne’s theme is: “Central Region’s Tree Planting Escapade” – It reflects all garden club activities that have become “a momentum for furthering interest in the environment and which instill the importance of making this a better world for everyone. It is more important than just sowing a seed or planting a tree. It is improving the life of everyone while sharing and caring.”
Congratulations, Lynne! Have fun!
Carol Yee
Central Region Director
