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  • Monday, November 7, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit Party

    Please join The Honorable Thomas M. Menino and the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit on Monday, November 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 for cocktails and light fare to honor Henry Lee and Betsy Shure Gross for establishing and founding the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.  The event will take place at Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street in Boston, and space is limited.  $500 per ticket.  Make checks payable to the Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers, and mail to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  RSVP by telephone to Ashley Helie at 617-522-2700, or email ahelie@emeraldnecklace.org by October 24, if possible.

  • Saturday, November 5, 8:00 am – 7:30 pm – Trip to Val-Kill

    Join Save America’s Treasures on Saturday, November 5th for a scenic bus trip and private tour of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill home in Hyde Park, New York. Boxed lunch included in the ticket price of $50. Special remarks by honored guest Silda Wall Spitzer,  Former First Lady of New York. Bus departs from Boston at 8:00am and returns at 7:30pm (times are approximate).   Seating is limited. Please RSVP promptly to Melanie McEvoy or Kristine Bruch at 212-228-7446 x12.

    Tickets cover the cost of the trip. Additional tax-deductible contributions are appreciated and will help develop exhibits for Stone Cottage and the restoration of Eleanor Roosevelt’s treasured Sleeping Porch. Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, an original project of Save America’s Treasures, is a partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It offers a unique opportunity to recognize one of the most important women of the 20th Century and to ensure that her legacy continues to illuminate and inspire future generations.

    Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt Executive Committee : Claudine Bacher, Georgie Gatch, Betsy Shure Gross, Carol Hillman, Barbara A. Levy, Bobbie Greene McCarthy.  Save America’s Treasures Founder: The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton.

    Eleanor Roosevelt and Fala

  • Wednesday, April 14, 10:30 am – The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America Spring Lecture Luncheon

    On Wednesday, April 14, The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America will host the Spring Lecture Luncheon at The Country Club, 191 Clyde Street, Brookline, with guest speaker Tupper Thomas, Administrator of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, who will speak on “Continuing the Olmsted Legacy.”  Also, the 2010 Boston Bowl will be awarded this year to two outstanding individuals, Betsy Shure Gross and Corliss Knapp Engle.  Registration begins at 10:30 am, with an 11:00 am lecture, followed by lunch.

    Appointed in 1980 as the first administrator of Prospect Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Ms. Thomas is responsible to the Commissioner for planning and overseeing the $100 million dollar capital restoration of Prospect Park.

    The meeting is open to members of the fourteen member and affiliate member clubs of The Boston Committee: Beacon Hill Garden Club, Garden Club of Buzzards Bay, Cambridge Plant & Garden Club, Chestnut Hill Garden Club, Cohasset Garden Club, Fox Hill Garden Club, Milton Garden Club, Noanett Garden Club, North Shore Garden Club, Piscataqua Garden Club, Garden Club of the Back Bay, Garden Club of Brookline, Junior League of Boston Garden Club, and the Manchester Garden Club, and their guests. The fee to attend is $45 for the lecture and lunch, $20 for the lecture only.  Please make checks payable to “The Boston Committee of the GCA” and mail to Mrs. William U. Shipley, 40 Dunster Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 before April 8.  Please note the name of your Club on your check.  If you have questions, you may email jwshipley@aol.com.

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