March 23-25               FGCNYS Annual Meeting 

                                              Gideon Putnam Resort, Saratoga Springs, NY        

March 25-28                Plantasia 
                                              Featuring 8th District's  Small Standard Flower Show
                                                          "Blooming Artistry" (Entry day March 24)

                                                          Agriculture Center, Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY

April 15                          8^th District Annual Spring Meeting 

                                              20th Century Club, Buffalo, NY

May 15                            Deadline for Yearbook Entries
                                              For info contact: Monica at  johnmonica@bluefrog.com

May 22                           Annual Spring Plant Sale - Orchard Park GC
                                              8 am - 2 pm Orchard Park Railroad Depot

                                         Plant Sale & Garden Tour - Bud'n Bloom GC
                                              10 am - 2 pm Deakin's Garden, 8661 Walker Rd, Portland, NY

May 29                           Plant Sale -  Forest Stream and  Town & Country GC
                                              8 am - 2 pm Evanstown Plaza, Evans Rd, Williamsville, NY

June 1                             8^th District Board Meeting
                                              East Aurora Senior Center, 101 King St., East Aurora, NY

                                         Victorian Christmas  - Reservations Begin
                                               for decorating Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historical Site
                                               contact Adrienne at apasquarie@roadrunner.com

June 5                             Home & Garden Sale - Ken-Sheriton GC
                                               10 am - 4 pm St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Rd, Kenmore

                                         Tall Bearded Iris Show - WNY Iris Society
                                                1 pm - 5 pm Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY

June 11                            President's Council Garden Party
                                                Home of Judith Tucholski-Zon, Director of District VIII

June 14-16                     FGCNYS Board Meeting & Symposium

                                              Holiday Inn, Binghamton, NY

June 26-27                    Lewiston Garden Fest - Lewiston GC
                                              10 am to 5 pm on Center St., Lewiston NY

July 10-11                       6th Annual Garden Walk in Hamburg, NY
                                              10 am - 4 pm Rain or shine, pick up maps at Memorial Park Band Stand

July 11                             Japanese Iris Show - Western New York Iris Society
                                              12 noon - 4 pm Rudolph Galley & Sons Greenhouses, Clinton St, W. Seneca

July 31                             Iris Sale - Western New York Iris Society
                                               9 am - 2 pm Rudolph Galley & Sons Greenhouses, Clinton St, W. Seneca

July 31 - Aug 1               "Poetry and Posies" A Standard Flower Show
                                              by the East Aurora Garden Club
                                                                             12 noon - 5 pm, Stonegaate mansion, 270 Buffalo Rd., East Aurora, NY

August 11-22                  America's Fair & Flower Show
                                                                             Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY
 
August 25                       8^th District Board Meeting, Tour & Picnic
                                               Woodlawn State Park - 1:00pm-4:00pm

Sept. 13-15                      FGCNYS Fall Conference
                                               Otesaga Inn, Cooperstown, NY

Oct 21                               8^th District Annual Fall Meeting 
                                                Hearthstone Manor, Depew, NY

Oct 24-26                         Central Atlantic Regional Conference
                                                 Ocean Place, NJ

Nov 9                                8^th District Board Meeting
                                                 Elks Club, 33 Legion Pkwy, Lancaster, NY

Nov  16                              FGCNYS Board Meeting

Nov 29-Dec. 1                  Victorian Christmas Decorating Begins
                                                 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historical Site
                                                                                  Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY