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Bayou Vista Garden Club President Donna Bucci, right, attended the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Summer Board Meeting in Baton Rouge July 20-21. While there she accepted the first place Youth Sculpture Award for fifth-grade student Ryan Kimball from Mary Jane Peters, Federation awards chairman.
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Bayou Vista Garden Club president attends conference

Donna Bucci, Bayou Vista Garden Club president, attended the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Summer Board Meeting on July 20-21 at the Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. The two-day conference was attended by many members from across the state.
National Garden Club Awards were presented. Bucci accepted the first place Youth Sculpture Award for fifth-grade student Ryan Kimball.
A council meeting as well as Louisiana Garden Club Federation business meetings were conducted. Two workshops were offered to attendees: “From the Grocery Store to your Home” featured floral designs for the home from flowers purchased at local grocery stores was presented by Carla Gautier and Company, and “The Care and Propagation of Begonia” was presented by Carol Moran, American Begonia Society president.
Carol Bullard, Deep South Region director of National Garden Clubs, addressed members on her theme “Community Action” and encouraged participation in projects that improve club members’ neighborhoods.

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