Dear Club Presidents, Members and Honored Guests:
The 96th Annual Meeting of The Garden Club of New Jersey will be held on June 9, 2022 at the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel. At this time, we will welcome former CAR Assistant Director, Angela Raitano, who will install the new officers for the 2022-2023 term.
Registration is $55 per person, non-refundable after May 31, 2022. The registration deadline is May 30, 2022.
The registration form, with mailing instructions, is available by CLICKING HERE.
Registration at the event begins at 8:00AM; the morning session at 9:15AM and luncheon at 12:30PM. The afternoon session begins at 1:15PM. It will be open seating in the morning and afternoon with the exception of Life Members, Honor Tables, Scholarship and Awards recipients in the AM and Life Members and Honor Tables in the PM.
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the hotel for Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the rate of $208 plus tax for a single/double room. The reservation deadline date is May 18, 2022. You may reserve a room by calling the hotel directly at 908-927-9300 or 1-888-236-2427. Remember to mention The Garden Club of New Jersey event when reserving your room.
The morning session will feature the GCNJ Book of Memory Ceremony, the Scholarship and the Awards Presentations, and the New Officers Installation. During the mid-day break, everyone will have a chance to shop the boutiques, purchase raffle tickets and enjoy the creative designs by our own GCNJ floral designers.
The program will be presented, in the afternoon, by Valerie McLaughlin. Valerie is an Accredited Member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and currently serves as a design instructor at Longwood Gardens. She has won numerous awards for her floral designs, including blue ribbons and the “Best of the Week” award at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
We are fortunate to welcome Valerie! You won’t want to miss this special presentation.
Mark your calendar for June 9th and join us for this special day.
Cecelia Millea
President, GCNJ
Jane Bianco and Jean Pollock
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs