Wow, 2021, what a year of continued global upheaval, issues with climate change, personal health, economic instability, and the loss of what we used to consider “normal”. The Pandemic has made us all view the world and everyday issues with trepidation. 

Cloverleaf, throughout 2021, however, has been able to maintain its focus, albeit, in a modified format. Thanks to the continued support of the Membership and the hard work of the Leadership Team, we are still “open for business”, we’re just Zooming along.

The Board is pleased to welcome two members that joined the Leadership Team, Scott Harvey and Bruce Ascroft and with their positive attitudes, they are taking on vital roles on the Team.

We successfully held 8 speaker series meetings, virtually, through Zoom technology, which allowed Cloverleaf to access speakers from far abroad, not just local. Teresa worked very hard to provide an excellent lineup of speakers for 2021, which were well attended, given that we are still learning how to Zoom. 

Bonnie, the Editor of Cloverleaf Thymes Newsletter, our social media format, has continued to issue an excellent newsletter. With the help of member contributions, especially those monthly staples; Christine’s Pick of the Month, From the Garden Goddess and Around the Yard, it is a lighthearted and educational read. Member’s photos highlight our gardening successes.

Covid restrictions caused Cloverleaf to cancel the 2020 AGM from our normal date in January 2021 and to reschedule it to September 15, 2021. It was held virtually, and the Leadership Team thanks those members that participated. The number of members attending met the required amount to reach quorum, as outlined in Cloverleaf’s Constitution, so that voting could proceed on the various items and Cloverleaf’s Board could continue to work for you, the Club.

In 2020 at year end, our Club had a membership of 135, which was a severe drop from previous years, but for 2021, we had a small increase to 141 members. Behind the scenes, Laura has maintained the Club’s ever changing membership list, keeping track of payments.

Teresa and new member Tammy designed and introduced a vibrant, easy to navigate new Website, to promote and help steam line Cloverleaf’s online presence

@ www.cloverleafgardenclub.org. This helped add more members to our Club and I recommend that all members take some time and look at the site. It is a wealth of information, covering a huge variety of topics.

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