At the May 9th meeting, Jane Kruse, the Director of District II/III of the Garden Club Federation of PA, formally inducted the new board members. She gave a strawberry plant to outgoing President Brenda Aubert. We had two wonderful years with Brenda serving as President. We will have two more wonderful years with Claire Kukielka, our new President. Helen Papathanasiou will be the new Vice-President. Kathy Dunton will be Treasurer. Bonnie Keller will be Corresponding Secretary.

Parkland Garden Club meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at Jordan Lutheran Church, 5103 Snowdrift Road, Orefield, PA 18069 Meetings start at 6:30 PM for refreshments and program.  Business meeting to follow.  Please enter through porch covered door next to the main church entrance.  Any question please contact Carol at 610-428-7367. 

NIGHT TO SHINE is held annually in February close to Valentine's Day. It provides a prom night experience celebrating people with special needs. PGC donates materials and makes corsages for this event. On Dec. 4th, PGC members got together to make the corsages.

The Parkland Garden Club was pleased to recently present their annual scholarship to Mustapha Salau, who is the son of Mr and Mrs. Tiamlya Salau. Mustaph graduated in June was Parkland High School where he was an outstanding student. He was a member of the National Honor Society and had won many awards including the Future Business Leaders of America, the Union League Good Citizenship Award and Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science. He was, also, active in many extra curricular activities as well as participating in many community services. He will attend Pennsylvania State University. Sue Weber, scholarship chair, presented the award. The Parkland Garden Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7PM at Jordan Lutheran Church in Orefield, PA

LVAS does NOT support the use of glue traps (at all) !  

Our website  https://www.lvaudubon.org/bird-bycatch. has some great alternatives including a newer technology option, the Circle Trap.  Its more effective at capturing lantern flies PLUS doesnt trap birds.

Please watch the following Slide Show story :

https://www.lvaudubon.org/newspage/2021/5/1/support-birds-with-no-glue-traps-for-lanternflies