The Garden Club of Santa Barbara
Lady Buds
Lady Buds is a small group of ladies from The Garden Club of Santa Barbara that meet once a month in a member's home to socialize and have fun. However, their real purpose in meeting is to spread cheer to the residents of PATH (formerly Casa Esperanza) and The Friendship Center in Montecito. PATH, a homeless shelter in Santa Barbara, provides a variety of services for our neighbors experiencing homelessness, which includes employment, outreach, housing navigation, interim housing, and rapid housing. While PATH is working to rebuild lives and strengthen our neighborhoods, Lady Buds is working alongside them offering a gesture of kindness in hopes it may brighten their residents' day. The ladies make 25 floral arrangements to be placed on the shelter's dining room tables. The reception is always positive, as the ladies report, some residents have never experienced the joy of receiving flowers. Along with delivering flowers to PATH, Lady Buds does the same for The Friendship Center in Montecito. The Friendship Center offers adult day programs that promote socialization and foster a compassionate community for aging adults. These flower deliveries put a smile on the faces of those in attendance at the Friendship Center. Lady Buds enjoys sharing generosity and tenderness with the homeless and aging in our community. |
Melissa Dvorack, Ellen Pillsbury, Peggy Ittner & Nancy Read, all worker bees bringing flowers to PATH & The Friendship Center |
Flower delivery to PATH & The Friendship Center |
Peggy Itner, Nancy Read, Susan Fuhrer and Bonnie Henricks busy at work |
Susan Fuhrer, Melissa Dvorak, Peggy Ittner, Nancy Read and Carolyn Hubbs enjoying their Lady Buds time together |
PATH dining tables adorned with Lady Bud floral arrangements.
Garden Club of Santa BarbaraFounded in 1916, the Garden Club of Santa Barbara is still governed by its founding purpose, “encouraging the knowledge and enjoyment of gardening, the art of floral design, the protection of our environment and native plants, the preservation of the historic and horticultural richness of our community and the active support of our civic projects”. |
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