Sixteen members of The Garden Club of Long Beach Island met at the the Surf City Library on Wednesday , May 15. Debbie Ayres and Madelyn Pietrucha led the club in making boutonnieres and corsages for the Buddy Prom at Southern Regional High School in a workshop organized by JoAnne McKee. Elaine Triano, a teacher at Southern HS, invited the GCLBI to deliver the flowers and distribute them to the students. Hopefully this will an annual event. Click on photo to enlarge.
Photos: Jeannette Michelson/JoAnne McKee
Debbie Ayres instructing the members in the fine art of corsage making.
Madeline Foley (l) and Judy Bouton having fun.
(l to r) Carol Stracensky, Helene Palestri, Diane Barbieri and Ria Flynn assembling corsages.
Ginny Darvis shows off her boutonniere.
(l to r) Mary O'Malley, Diane Ricci, Ginny Darvis and JoAnne Mckee creating beautiful corsages.
(l to r) Diane Barbieri , Debbie Ayres, Diane Ricci and Madelyn Pietrucha at the corsage workshop.
Buddy Prom Corsage Maker Crew
Maryann Barrek and her young friend who is wearing her prom floral wristlet.
(l to r) Elaine Triano, Special Education Teacher at Southern Regional HS, JoAnne McKee and Teresa Hagan, President of the GCLBI, with a happy prom-goer.
Teresa Hagan with her prom buddy.
Corsages and Boutonnieres
