Dear Oregon Garden Club Members!
This is such an unusual time, not much different than being in a war, in a worldwide war. A battle for our health! So everyone has to make sacrifices. Just to let you know, that in everything that I decide, I have the health of our members in mind. I decided to cancel our State Spring Board meeting because I didn’t think having 80 to 100 people, in the most susceptible age group, getting together in a small place would be safe.
I have advised canceling Club and District meetings for the same reason. Now of course the government is asking us all to keep our distance and stay home. Never has there been such widespread closures from schools, business to sports.
It’s a difficult world out there! And hopefully all this distancing will work and we will be back to normal in a couple of weeks to months. We do not know how long this will last.
I have decided to also cancel our OSFGC Convention for this June. The Pioneer District Convention team has worked hard and long to get ready. The Convention is the highlight of the year and besides a lot of fun, seeing your friends and making new ones it is a time when we make decisions, vote on a budget and make plans. It is important! But, as I wrote, these are unusual times. We will have to be creative and flexible. Some business will have to be approved either by e-mail or if things look better in June during a short Board meeting.
The Convention team was able to book the same hotel for 2022. Not all their work will have been in vain. They might have to come up with a new Title. I am extremely sorry! I know I always look forward to Convention and seeing and getting to know so many of our members! As you know the April Pacific Region Convention was moved to August, so
perhaps we can all see each other there!
Also the National Garden Club Convention has been canceled as of yesterday. Someone said recently: “In the end, it will be impossible to know if we overreacted or did too much, but it will be QUITE apparent if we under reacted or did too little.”
Stay safe, stay healthy!
Love from Tanja Swanson!
OSFGC, Inc. president 2019-2021