Dear PRS Members,

I want to start out with a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped, exhibited or in some way contributed to our wonderful Rose Show. There are way too many shining starts to name everyone, but I sincerely thank each and every one of you. I would like to give a special Thank You to Stu Dalton for taking on the huge role of coordinating all these moving pieces. He worked many, many hours to make this show a reality. We can always find a few things to improve but the entire Coordinating Committee really looked at how to simplify and streamline, and I felt it ran so much better! Great job by all.

Now we are on to June and summertime! Please sign-up to come out and help at the Catherine Brennan Rose Garden it is fun and rewarding to see that garden looking so beautiful! Another fun PRS activity is to help out at our table at the Redwood City Farmers market. We have a booth many Saturdays and just answer questions about roses – fun and easy. Contact Judy Webster to sign up for either of these activities at [email protected].

And here is a fun fact about volunteering: Research shows that volunteering makes people not only happier but healthier. A European study showed that volunteers are as healthy as non-volunteers that are five years younger! So, an easy way to turn back the clock!

And don’t miss our annual PRS picnic July 14 – details included in the newsletter. I also hope to see everyone at the June membership meeting on June 18. We will again have our in-house rose show, so bring a rose or two or an arrangement and keep up your skills for the next time we have a rose show!

And a shout out to Heather Dalloul and Karen Flores who both took the training and passed the test to become ARS Horticultural Judges.

Karen Flores