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December 10, 2021

“The Garden Club of Virginia is a unique organization that provides a broad range of opportunities and services. It has a talented, energetic membership that has many ways to contribute. Those that have been club members for a while must always work on nourishing the newer members so they feel ownership and welcomed in the organization. The work is inspiring but full of challenges. Because of the spirit and dedication of the members whom I have met, I have the greatest confidence in our ability to continue to achieve higher goals. We will need to work, be willing to change while never forgetting the basics, and turn commitments into accomplishments.”

~ Deedy Bumgardner, May 2006

Deedy (Dorothy Holden Bumgardner) accepted the gavel from Mary Hart Darden in Harrisonburg on May 20, 2004, to become the 43rd President of the Garden Club of Virginia.