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July,  2008

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Welcome to The Spout The Spout is the newsletter for Docents and Volunteers at: The Water Conservation Garden 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr. W. El Cajon, California, 92019 (619) 660-0614 The Spout is published monthly, except December, by and for the Docents and Volunteers at The Garden. Opinions expressed in The Spout are our own, and do not represent the Garden’s. To respect the privacy of our members, we use only first name and last initial in the Spout newsletter. To join our group, contact the Spout Editor, or the Garden’s Volunteer Coordinator. mailto:mayers1@juno.com?subject=Volunteer%20at%20WCGmailto:laurie_furry@yahoo.com?subject=Volunteer%20at%20WCGshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1


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Next Docent Meeting

July 30, 2008

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Above:

Mimosa in bloom

at courtyard entrance to

Irrigation Loop

Above:

Another grevellia in bloom in The Garden.

  1. Bullet A photographer from Sunset Magazine visited The Garden on July 8, 2008 to film us for a "top 10 Garden destinations" issue. The article will be published in Sunset’s April, 2009 issue.


  3. BulletThe Association of Zoological Horticulture, has awarded The Water Conservation Garden it’s 2007 Leadership in Conservation award in the Conservation Exhibit or Display category.

During June, July and August, in lieu of Regular Meetings on the last Saturday of the month, we have weekday evening Social Meetings consisting of brief announcements and a featured speaker or event. Guests/visitors are always welcome to join us!


WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday July 30th, at 5:30 pm, WCG in the Amphitheater at the rear of the Garden.


PROGRAM: Docent Fashion Show and Margarita social. Come dressed in what you wear when working in the garden - either at home or at The Garden.

Bring a pot-luck snack or soft drinks to share.

In coming months, these two factors may make it necessary for our docent/volunteer group to require that our members must volunteer at The Garden filling certain critical needs, and at a specified number of volunteer hours. See President’s Column for details.

Diminishing Supply

Increasing Demand