{"id":15505,"date":"2024-09-17T00:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=15505"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:27:26","slug":"seal-beach-plant-sale-funds-scholarships-for-horticulture-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=15505","title":{"rendered":"Seal Beach plant sale funds scholarships for horticulture students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Woman\u2019s Club of Seal Beach hosted a popup on Sept. 7 as part of an arts and crafts sale at the Seal Beach pier, which sold plants provided by the LBCC horticulture department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All proceeds from the event went towards scholarships for LBCC horticulture students, among other local schools and charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the Seal Beach Lions Club, the event ran from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. and was populated by many local artists selling their work, such as jewelry, paintings, and other handcrafted accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating their 101st year since their founding, the Woman\u2019s Club is the oldest club in Seal Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing near a Seal Beach jazz band, the Woman\u2019s Club\u2019s popup tent saw a lot of foot traffic, and had a variety of plants for sale including succulents, plumerias, and ferns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe get our plants from LBCC, the VA hospital, and H&H nursery, but most of the plants come from LBCC,\u201d club member Marilyn Bittle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every member of the club was asked to either bring in 3 plants for the event, or to make a donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bittle mentioned that she is also a member of the Seal Beach Lions Club, and stated that there is a lot of overlap in membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most important aspects, according to Bittle, is later getting to see the impact their donations had directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club usually receives thank you notes and sometimes directly hears from representatives of the charities showing where their money went, which is a big encouragement for them to continue hosting the event every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A sign features the Women’s Club of Seal Beach’s donations to scholarships on Sept. 7 in Seal Beach. The horticulture students grow and distribute plants for the sale on and in return they can receive scholarships through the Women’s Club. (Samantha Navarro)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The tent had been set up around 6 A.M. and by 1 P.M and they had made approximately $2,000, receiving good sales since the morning according to Bittle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Briles, a newer member to the club, spoke on why LBCC was chosen as a donation recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe donate to LBCC because we always have. We\u2019ve been running this event for about 20 years, and it\u2019s just become tradition,\u201d Briles said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A local organization, the Woman\u2019s Club makes a point of donating to the community and other local institutions, such as Seal Beach Animal Care, the Mary Wilson Library, Youth Center Music, and the McGaugh School media center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lois Miller, the recently elected president of the club, was also present to help with the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe in the trades, and horticulture is part of that, so we do our best to donate to what we believe in.\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miller also mentioned that the plant sale is one of the biggest sources of revenue and advertisement for the club every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another big source of revenue for the club is their elections, which they hold in spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s election brought approximately $8,000 for the club, and all of the profits were donated to local charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seal Beach Woman\u2019s club is \u201calways recruiting\u201d according to Miller, and \u201cmen aren\u2019t excluded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This long-standing local club choosing to donate to LBCC students year after year continues to be a great help to many students in the horticulture program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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