PRESIDENT'S BANQUET

Saturday, March 22, 2025 

Doors at 12 noon | Lunch served at 12:30 p.m.

Roses Run Country Club

2636 N River Rd, Stow OH

COST: $30

DEADLINE TO RESERVE & PAY  Friday, March 7, 2025

Celebrating The Garden Club of Kent and the arrival of spring, members will gather for the annual President's Banquet on Saturday, March 22. 

On the lunch buffet will be Italian Chicken, Roast Beef Au Jus, roasted red potatoes, glazed baby carrots, salad and rolls and butter. For vegetarians, a baked macaroni and cheese is available as your alternative. Your choice of iced tea, water, coffee and hot tea comes with the meal, and a cash bar will be open (accepting cash and credit card). A celebratory cake will be served for dessert.  

The cost for each guest is $30. Recommended attire is “probably not your gardening clothes.” 

After lunch, six members who passed away in 2024 will be memorialized. Then, President Melissa Davis and Vice President Rick Strebler will announce recipients of the Horticulture, Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards and Awards of Achievement. The winner of the 2025 Paul and Leah Hauser Beautification Award will also be announced.

To make reservations or get more information, email BackyardPest@gmail.com 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. 

The Garden Club of Kent

480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro OH 44241

FREE EVENT • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

FOR MORE INFORMATION  Email BackyardPest@gmail.com

Denise Minerovic, a Garden Club of Kent member and seasonal gardener on our property, has organized an evening of “Native Plants & Pollinators” on Wednesday, March 26 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the Ode to Joy building on the grounds of The Garden Club of Kent, Ohio. 

Join us for this free event to learn more about native plants and pollinators! Janice Arch, president of Wild Ones of Greater Cleveland, along with Cat Miller, OSU Master Gardener and volunteer speaker with The Xerces Society, will share information and answer your questions. 

Wild Ones is national nonprofit organization that promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy and collaborative action. Wild Ones of Greater Cleveland is a new chapter serving Northeast Ohio. Learn more at https://greatercleveland.wildones.org.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. The Xerces Society is a science-based conservation organization, working with diverse partners that include scientists, land managers, educators, policymakers, farmers and communities. Learn more at https://xerces.org.