2025

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January 3                  Removal of Victorian Christmas exhibits 

                                          Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site

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February 16-19         Great Backyard Bird Count 

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Feb. 28 - Mar 2        Niagara Frontier Orchid Society Orchid Show 

                                          Buffalo & Erie Co. Botanical Gardens   

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March 1-9                  Philadelphia Flower Show "Gardens of Tomorrow"

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March 12                   Entry day for Plantasia's Judges Council Flower Show

                                           9:00 am - noon "Welcome to the Jungle" Schedule​

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March 13-16              Plantasia Garden & Landscape Show

                                          Erie Co. Fairgrounds Event Center  

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March 13                   District VIII Winter Board 10:00 a.m. 

                                          Hosted by Hamburg Garden Club at VFW Post #1419

                                                 2985 Lakeview Road, Hamburg, NY

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March 21                   Deadline for Spring Luncheon reservations

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March 29                  Flower Show School Course 1 on Zoom 9:00-11:00 a.m.

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March 31                   Deadline for District VIII Scholarship applications

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April 1 -3                   Flower Show School Course 1, Voorheesville, NY  Trifold & Info

April 2                       Erie County Fair Information session 10:00 a.m.

                                         Creative Arts Bldg on Fairgrounds

                                                R.S.V.P to nancyk212@aol.com if planning on attending   

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April 10                     District VIII Annual Spring Meeting, Installation & Luncheon

                                          The Columns Banquet, 2221 Transit Rd, Elma, NY

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April 25                     Arbor Day

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May 6-9                     Holland Garden Club Annual Flower Show

                                                               Brink memorial Community Center, Legion Dr, Holland 14080

​May 18-22                  National Garden Clubs, Inc. Annual Convention

                                           North Charleston, South Carolina (All  members welcome.)

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June 1-7                      National Garden Week

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June 1-3                     FGCNYS Annual Meeting 

                                           Desmond Hotel, Crown Plaza, Albany, NY 

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June 21-22                 Lewiston Garden Fest

                                           10:00 - 5:00 Center St., Lewiston 14092

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July TBA                     District VIII Board Meeting & Luncheon 10:00

                                                      Amherst Presbyterian Church, 152 S. Youngs Rd. Williamsville

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July 26-27                   Garden Walk Buffalo

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August 4                      Entry Day Erie Co. Fair Flower Show

                                           Hamburg Fairgrounds

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August 5                      Judging Erie Co. Fair & Flower Show 9:00 am - 12 noon 

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August 6-17                  183rd Erie County Fair - Hamburg Fairgrounds

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August 19                  Removal of flower show exhibits

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October 1 - 2              District VIII Sponsored Trip to Pittsburg: (Info Figure 8, pg 22)

                                              Day 1: Phipps CConservatory & Botanical Gardens

                                                     Day 2: Frick Pittsburg Museum Comples and Grove City

October 3                     Life Membership Luncheon (Info in Figure 8, pg9)

                                              at Cornelia in AKG Art Museum, 125, Elmwood Ave, Buffalo

                                                     Reservations by September 26th. 

October 4                     Flower Show School Course 2 on Zoom 

October 7-9               Flower Show School Course 2, Voorheesville, NY

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October 9                  District VIII Fall Board Meeting & Luncheon (info Figure 8 pg 4)

                                              The Columns Banquet, 2221 Transit Rd, Elma, NY 10:00 am

October 19-22             Central Atlantic Region- Conference & Tri-Refresher

                                            "America in Miniature" Hyatt Regency, Chesapeake Bay, MD

​​November 15               Wreath Pick Up

November 20-21         Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Victorian Christmas

                                              Setup 9:30 am - 4:30 pm both days.

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