From left to right, MendoLake District Director GinaBelle Smith, North Lake Garden Club President Don Thorne and California Garden Club Inc. President Maryanne Lucas enjoy seeing so many visitors and garden club members from throughout the MendoLake District garden clubs. Photo by Claire Grieve.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Mendo-Lake District GinaBelle Smith and Northlake Garden Club President Don Thorne welcomed California Garden Clubs Inc. President Maryanne Lucas on a recent visit.

Many garden club members within the district had booths or joined in on all the activities hosted by Northlake Garden Club's Garden/Craft Fair in Nice.

The MendoLake District's mission statement is “California Garden Clubs Inc. promotes gardening, floral design, civic beautification, environmental responsibility and the exchange of information and ideas.

There are six garden clubs all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org).

All the districts in California are under the Calif. Garden Club, Inc. www.CaliforniaGardenClubs.org), then within the Pacific Region (www.PacificregionGardenClubs.org), and then the National Garden Clubs Inc. (www.gardenclub.org). These Web sites contain a wealth of information – check them out.

All are welcome to visit the garden clubs. The district meets quarterly and the public is invited to attend any of the meetings.

GinaBelle Smith is the Mendo-Lake District director. For more information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798.

Watch for future announcements of meetings and activities.