How to Join the Rainbow Garden Club
Our club's roots began to grow in 1992 in the gardening chat rooms of the Internet. Two local gardeners found each other and agreed that gay and lesbian gardeners should organize and utilize their talents to aid not only one another, but also our community. The organization grew and today our members represent all levels of gardening skill and knowledge and enjoy sharing their gardening skills with each other.
All gardeners, from novice to master, are invited to join Rainbow Garden Club of North Texas. Annual membership dues are $15 per household, renewable at the beginning of each new year. Dues help to pay for the printing and distribution of the newsletter. Other fund raising events, including annual plant sales and plant raffles, help to fund community beautification projects. All current paid members have the right to vote at meetings.
Benefits of membership include:
- Monthly Meetings
- Field Trips
- Educational Programs
- Community Projects
- Monthly Newsletter
- Networking
- Discounts
- Food and Fellowship
To join the club, please send the following informaton, along with yor check for $15
payable to "Rainbow Garden Club".
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY/STATE/ZIP
E-MAIL
PHONE
Rainbow Garden Club
P.O. Box 226811
Dallas, Texas 75222-6811
The Texas Gay Rodeo Association is holding the Diamond Dash 5D Barrel Race, September 10th - 12th, in Alvarado at the Diamond W Arena. They report that their rodeos usually draw around 1500 cowboys and cowgirls from all over the USA and Canada.
You may be asking yourself, “What’s that got to do with the garden club?”.
RGC is a supporter of this event. Our banner will hang in the food court. This is the only food concession in the arena. Everyone in attendance will see our banner. We will also have posters and brochures for our tour available. We will have the opportunity to connect with a diverse crowd, sell tickets to our garden tour, and support a great organization. In its 27 year history, TGRA has contributed over $2,000,000 toward worthy causes in our community.
I spoke with Terry Covington, the assistant rodeo director, and this is what he said about TGRA.
“Gay rodeo is like most other western rodeos with a twist. In addition to the bull riding and barrel racing, there are fun, campy events such as wild drag racing and goat dressing which are always exciting to watch. Competitors from all over the US and Canada compete in rodeos though out the year to earn points to qualify for the Gay World Finals in Laughlin, Nevada. TGRA strives to produce and offer to the public a quality, entertaining and fun event to showcase the western lifestyle, rodeo and raise money for charity organizations in Texas.”
So dig out those dusty boots and cowboy hats and come on down to Alvarado for the most entertaining rodeo you’ll see anywhere. Support TGRA and visit the food court! For more information about tickets, events, and times, visit the TGRA website. www.tgra.org YEHAW Ya’ll!