Buying Groceries = Money for MEGC
- At February 17, 2015
- By MEGC
- In Garden Club News
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Announcing a new fundraising effort for the Marietta Educational Garden Center! We are now partnering with our neighboring Kroger stores and their Community Rewards program.
Simple, mindless and effortless – all you have to do is go to the Kroger Website, set up your personal account and – buy groceries!
Ready to Get Started?
Use the following information to register for and use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:
- First, register online at Krogercommunityrewards.com
- Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign up.
- If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.
- Click on Sign In/Register
- Most participants are new online customers, so you must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
- Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
- You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
- Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
- Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
- Update or confirm your information.
- Enter NPO number (68003) or name of organization, select organization from list and click on confirm.
- To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
- REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your group until after your member(s) register their card(s).
- Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.
- Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.
Imagine what we could do if
100% of our members
sign up for this great program!
Essential Oils Registration Now Open
Tuesday, March 10 7-9 PM
Join Claudia Worley, an essential oil specialist and Wellness Advocate, for a lively evening discovering how essential oils can play a healthy role for every day uses. Discover the many uses of Essential Oils. From cleaning, to cooking and even curing what ails you, essential oils offer a healthy alternative in the home. It’s all good, it’s all healthy and it’s all natural. Join us for an educational and fun evening. Bring a friend!
Registration deadline: March 6, 2015
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Pre-registration is required as seating is limited. To reserve your seat please email the Marietta Educational Garden Center at [email protected] or call Kimberly Drye in the MEGC Office 770-427-3494.
Wanted: A Partner with a Good Hand
Do you play bridge or know someone who does? Join us for Cards and Camaraderie at the Marietta Educational Garden Center Bridge Club on Wednesday, March 25 and raise money for the MEGC.
Wedensday, March 25th
10:00am Cards Dealt
12:30 Lunch
1:00- 2:00 Extra Hands
$40 per pair to play – please have your own partner
$10 per person for lunch
Please make your reservation by contacting
Dorothy Woodruff – [email protected]
(770) 428-0587
Hanging Of The Greens
Calling All Garden Club Members
Please Join Us for the Annual Hanging of the Greens
Volunteers are needed for a fun morning of decorating and socializing as we get the Garden Center ready for the holidays. Hot chocolate, coffee and many hands will make this a quick effort that will bring much joy to our community!
When? FRIDAY December 5, 2014 9:30 AM
Where? Marietta Educational Garden Center
You may RSVP, but it is not necessary, just come! For more information please contact Katie Sanstead, at [email protected]
Fresh Ideas for the Holidays with Carrie Kennedy and Lexis Hay
You Don’t Want to Miss Our Next Council Meeting!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 9:30am
In addition to our business meeting, we will have a bake sale. Please bring a baked good to sell and/or come to purchase some Thanksgiving delights! We will also be selling a few garden-themed books that have been donated to our Council. But the fun doesn’t end there! Our speakers Carrie Kennedy and Lexis Hay, Proprietors of Screendoor Events and Design will give us new ideas for decorating our homes for the holidays.
Lexis Hay has been designing events for over two decades after moving to the United States from New Zealand as a part of her late husband Stewart’s business. She and Stewart believed that bringing people together to celebrate life is always appropriate and essential to a life well lived. Now, Lexis intends to carry on this tradition by pouring her creativity and passion for celebration into styling homes and designing extraordinary and unforgettable events. As a mother of four children turned adults, Lexis is a proven multitasker and skilled organizer who is focused on ensuring her clients receive a high quality experience.
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