Don’t forget! THIS WEDNESDAY’S MEETING IS AT THE GARDENS AT SPRING CREEK!  

 

This week might be considered the first event leading to RCFC’s 2018 Centennial, when we meet at the Gardens at Spring Creek and get an update on the Garden’s master development plan, and Rotary’s involvement.  Executive Director Michelle Provaznik will be introduced by Jean Lamm.   Michelle will also be joined by Randy Morgan, Board President, Friends of the Gardens at Spring Creek.  

 

Michelle will begin with a quick background on The Gardens and existing programs.  She will then go into the master development plan including the Great Lawn with surrounding themed gardens: the Undaunted, the Foothills, and the Prairie Gardens.  Michelle will close with the Visitor’s Center and overall status, including fundraising, timelines, etc.

 

RCFC and the Everitt Family are sponsoring the Café Grove in celebration of 100 Years of Rotary in Fort Collins.  Bob and Joyce Everitt donated $85,000, matched by RCFC’s $15,000.  

 

Michelle joined the Gardens on Spring Creek in February of 2008, and is now overseeing a $6 million capital campaign to complete the Gardens Master Plan.  The Garden’s mission is “To improve the lives of people and foster environmental stewardship through horticulture.”

 

Michelle Provaznik has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and International Business from St. Louis University and an Associate’s Degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California.  Prior to The Gardens, she has worked for non-profits, Federal and local governments, and small businesses, and owned her own horticultural maintenance company.  She was also President of the Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek, the non-profit partner of The Gardens