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Open Garden for Charity
We were not going to open our garden this year, but after a request from the Lions Club we have decided to support them.
We will be opening our garden on Saturday and Sunday 16 & 17 March from 9 am to 4 pm to support their fund raising. Entry will be $5 and refreshments available.
We will of course be selling some beautiful plants.
This will be a private opening purely to support the Lions club.
I have attached some information.
Could you please pass the word around
Thank you.
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Comment by Ian Wintle on February 17, 2013 at 17:45 -
After 11 consecutive open gardens through ‘Australia’s Open Gardens’ we thought 2013 would be a good time to take a break.
We went through a horrendous six months, with virtually no rain from mid July 2012 to late January 2013, then in January 2013 a massive storm did a moderate amount of damage to the garden.
After all this we really felt like a break, gardening had become very difficult.
A week ago we received a plea from the ‘Moreton Bay Lions Club’ asking us if we would open our garden in order to raise funds for an 8 year old boy who suffered from Cerebral Palsy and was in dire need of a ‘Flux Walker’.
The walker would give him independence and lessen the burden on his family.
Having gone through a similar situation ourselves (our son is a paraplegic as a result of a motorbike accident) how could we say no.
So, we have decided to open our garden on the 16th and 17th of March between the hours of 9am to 4 pm.
The entry fee will be $5 and there will be refreshments all day. The Lions ladies will be cooking homemade delicacies and there will be Devonshire teas and a sausage sizzle.
A local hardware store has donated some great raffle prizes.
All proceeds will go to the Lions Club to be distributed to the boy.
We usually open our garden in November, so this will be our first opening at this time of year.
The garden is looking great and in particular the ‘Beehive Gingers’ will be spectacular.
There will be plant sales at very reasonable prices.
Thank You
Ian and Judy Wintle
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