UKIAH – Mendo-Lake District's winter general meeting will be hosted by Ukiah Garden Club at the Club House, 1203 W. Clay St., on Wednesday, Jan. 27.

Registration and coffee hour start at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch. The cost is $12 by reservation only, make checks to Ukiah Garden Club, PO Box 447, Ukiah, Calif. 95482. Menu is a variety of soups and salads.

California Garden Clubs Inc. President Maryanne Lucas will make a special trip to attend the district meeting to meet the Northern California and Mendo-Lake District garden club members. There are 28 Districts in the State of California.

The fundraiser is a 50-50 drawing; potted and named plants, and books and items will also be sold.

Jo Jameson, president of the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, is scheduled to present her garden therapy projects. You’ll have a chance to create a pressed flower mini “stand-up” card that she did with participants in the Adult Respite Program and they found it to be very enjoyable. Samples of other projects will be on display.

There are six garden clubs all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org ). All the districts in California are under the California 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.

GinaBelle Smith is the Mendo-Lake District director.

For further information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798.

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