The Daffodil Day Luncheon is Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Detroit Yacht Club, Belle Isle State Park
Menu: Chicken Salad, with Fresh Greens, Rolls/Butter, Dessert, Coffee or Tea and our special Daffodil Delight Beverage
Program: The Return of Detroit presented by John Gallagher
Special Belle Isle Attraction: New Sculpture One World Under Michigan Stars at start of Iron Belle Trail
Retail Experience: Featured artist Judy Duffy of Little Cottage Designs and Three Popular Venders Return
Daffodil Merchandise: Daffodil Day Tile in New Aqua Blue and Daffodil Day Notecards
On Daffodil Day our speaker is John Gallagher, an author and journalist, whose presentation is The Return of Detroit. He explain has happened to our city in the decade since TIME magazine rented a home in Detroit to house its cadre of reporters to write about the demise of Detroit? Come and hear a description of Detroit’s comeback.
Our special island attraction will be the Belle Isle or Southern Gateway for the Iron Belle Trail that stretches more than 2000 miles of trail from Belle Isle to Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula. Over 70% of the Trail is completed. The Gateway showcases the beautiful new sculpture One World Under Michigan Stars and has signage describing the new Iron Bell Trail.
Once again we will have varied shopping opportunities. Including our feature artist Judy Duffy of Little Cottage Designs. Judy has created a special daffodil design for us. There is also a NEW color offering for our signature daffodil tile and our iconic notes will be for sale.
Reservations are available by mail using the registration form in the Winter Newsletter, and online at the Michigan Division website beginning in late January. Please note that reservations are limited.
So, the count is on! Let’s make 2023 the year we reach our four million bulb goal!
Robin Heller, Daffodils4Detroit Committee chairperson
Daffodils4Detroit Donation Categories
Is there anyone who doesn’t love daffodils? Please consider a generous branch or personal donation to Daffodils4Detroit in one of the three categories below:
Double Golden – $5,000 + includes acknowledgement on the website, social media, on-site signage, from the lectern, as well as a commemorative Daffodil Day tile.
Golden long – $1,000 – $4,999 includes acknowledgement on the website, social media, on-site signage, as well as a commemorative Daffodil Day tile.
Trumpeter – $500 – $999 includes acknowledgement on the website, social media, and on-site signage.
2022 Daffodil Planting
With the 100,000 bulbs purchased by donations and 2022 luncheon proceeds – combined with 270,000 bulbs purchased by the City of Detroit – spring 2023 will bring a lovely show of daffodils, both on Belle Isle and through out Detroit.
There is also wonderful news about a late season contribution of bulbs from Old House Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan. OHG generously donated almost 10,000 bulbs – in a variety of colors and bloom times – to our effort. The City of Detroit quickly picked them up for planting in various parks. All the bulbs are heirloom varieties. One is the rare 1897 White Lady daffodil. WNF&GA founder Louisa King, in 1921, referred to the White Lady as “the daffodil I now prefer to all others” and described it as “this regal beauty” and a “good doer.” -by Robin Helle
Flower Centerpieces for Daffodil Day April 19, 2023
The Daffodils4Detroit committee invites all Michigan Division branches and members who attend Daffodil Day to LEND flower centerpieces – five per branch – for use at the event. Please note: After the event, the centerpieces will be taken home by those who brought them!
SPECIFICATIONS:
• 45 centerpieces will be needed.
• Centerpieces do not have to match.
• Use simple clear glass vases of any shape.
• Place a small ID label on the underside of the vase.
• Finished centerpieces should be no more than 14” tall and no wider than 12” in diameter.
All, or at least 50%, of the floral material should be daffodils. Feel free to be creative with the other 50%, provided daffodils are dominant.
Centerpieces may be taken to the Detroit Yacht Club during open hours on Tuesday, April 18, or they should be delivered to the DYC no later than 10:30 am on Daffodil Day, Wednesday, April 19.
For questions or to notify Michigan Division that your branch will participate, email: Jo Sillanpaa jcsillanpaa@gmail.com
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