spout
March, 2008
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Welcome to The Spout
The Spout is the newsletter for Docents and Volunteers at
12122 Cuyamaca College Dr. W.
El Cajon, California, 92019
Tel.: (619) 660-0614
E-mail: info@TheGarden.org
To protect 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
The Spout is published monthly except December.
Editor
Newsletter Content and Comments always welcome!
Visitors:
Docent and Volunteer Meetings
WHEN:
Docent meetings are the last Saturday of each month (except May and December) from 9:00 - 10:00 am.
WHERE:
We usually meet in the Multi-purpose room adjacent to the Gift Shop, or in the covered patio next door unless otherwise noted.
NEXT DOCENT MEETING:
The meeting is Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 9:00 to 10:00 am.
Guests and visitors are always welcome to join us!
How The Garden
Has Grown...
This month, The Spout highlights some of the exciting developments in our group’s efforts to raise funds for the redesign of the Sensory
Garden to honor Docent Dorcas Utter.
As we contemplate the changes planned for the proposed Dorcas Utter Sensory Garden later this year, we also look back at some of the other changes that have already taken place at the Garden.
What better season than early Spring, to recognize not only of all the growth throughout the Garden today, but to look back and see how much the Garden has grown in the nine years since it opened it gates in 1999.
We hope you will enjoy comparing the pictures of the Garden on opening day in 1999, and views from the same perspectives in 2008. Most of the “Then” pictures were taken by docent Jan T at the opening day ceremony. Thanks also to Ted Salois of Helix Water District, who provided some additional pictures of The Garden under construction.
2008 Calendar of Docent and Volunteer-related Events
Read “The Buzz” in this issue for details about some upcoming events.
Click the link below to see scheduled docent meetings and other events in The Garden.
NOW SHOWING in THE GARDEN
Hummingbirds
These colorful creatures are attracted not only to the Bird and Butterfly Garden, but can be found throughout the Garden, wherever flowers are in bloom.
The Garden’s Entrance Sign
Above: 1999
Right: Today
