North Haven Garden Club celebrates 70th anniversary

North Haven First Selectman Mike Freda (center) presents Lois Stover (left), founding member of the North Haven Garden Club, with her award as Stover’s son Dwight (right) looks on. Photo courtesy of Cindy Golia

Gerri Giordano (left), president of the North Haven Garden Club, accepts the proclamation from First Selectman Mike Freda (right). Photo courtesy of Cindy Golia

The North Haven Garden Club recently celebrated its 70th anniversary. Pictured are Mike Maturo, Public Works Field Activities Director, First Selectman Mike Freda, and Mike Landino and John Laczak, Assistant Public Works Field Activities Directors. Photo courtesy of Cindy Golia

The North Haven Garden Club’s 70th anniversary celebration was held on June 13. Pictured are club president Gerri Giordano, First Selectman Mike Freda and Cindy Golia, the club’s civil rights chair. Photo courtesy of Cindy Golia

Press release by Cindy Golia

On June 13, members of the North Haven Garden Club gathered at Bellini’s Restaurant to celebrate the club’s 70th anniversary. In attendance was founding member and first president of the club, Lois Stover, who just turned 99, and was accompanied by her son, Dwight. Invited guests included First Selectman Mike Freda; Mike Maturo, the director of Public Works field activities; John Laczak and Mike Landino, assistant directors of Public Works field activities; and Karen Pyskaty, president of the Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc., who presented North Haven Garden Club President Gerri Giordano with a certificate of honor from her organization.

Before lunch was served, Giordano presented Lois Stover with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Freda presented Stover with an award from the City of North Haven. He also presented the club with a proclamation declaring that June 13th would be North Haven Garden Club Day.

The table arrangements were created by North Haven Garden Club members Laurie Falco, Deb Armitage and Wini Colleran using fresh flowers from their gardens. Each arrangement was different and unique, but also beautiful.

Members of the North Haven Garden Club in attendance for the celebration were Cindy Adinolfi, Noreen Adley, Maryann Angelopoulos, Deb Armitage, Mary Cameron, Kim Carew, Laurie Falco, Lee Fermo, Sandy Ginter, Gerri Giordano, Cindy Golia, Brenda Howlett, Bene’ Jablonski, Poonam Karnwal, Mel Kotey, Linda Lianos, Fran Notaro, Lynda O’Donnell, Marge Quinn, Dianna Ramadei, Amy Salvati, Carmen Sealy, Ellie Tessmer and Maria Yankura.

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The North Haven Garden Club is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Inc., the New England Garden Clubs Inc., and the National Garden Clubs Inc.