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The first report of a “Greens Workshop” is found in the November 1970 minutes when two days of club work were scheduled. Often in the early years, the work was done in various bams and tack rooms in the county Husbands got credit for hauling the greens and maintaining the machines. (Husbands still get a lot of credit in that department even today!) In 1972, the first wreath-making machine was used, and in 1976, it was noted that the Greens workshop would be held at the garage of Mrs. Robert Anderson, and that there would be three weekends of selling items. Eventually, in 1979, another wreath-making machine was purchased, and in 1981, it was decided to work on orders only; all the greens were pre-sold, made to order. Work on making the sale items was then cut to one week, and now, work is completed in three days, with four days of the preceding week spent cutting and conditioning the greenery. This year, we purchased a new wreath-making machine to replace one of our “antiques.” Net sales from the event have increased considerably, from the first $29.10 to over $4,000.00 last year.
In 1988, Florence Nordone, still a member today, applied for, and received a special award from the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, for the Greens project.
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