Gables Woman’s Club supports Fairchild’s Million Orchid Project

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Gloria Burns
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Gables Woman’s Club supports Fairchild’s Million Orchid Project
Pictured are many of the volunteers working to install orchids at the Coral Gables Woman’s Club as part of Fairchild’s Million Orchid Project.

As part of the Coral Gables Woman’s Club centennial celebration events, 40 members and volunteers gathered on the grounds of the Coral Gables Woman’s Club clubhouse on June 24 to install 150 orchids in the trees on the property.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Million Orchid Project (MOP) director, biologist Dr. Jason Downing, brought several varieties of orchids, all of which require different amounts of sun and shade. For the participants helping out that early morning, it proved to be incredibly educational.

With ladders, zip ties, jute string, nail glue and orchids in hand, volunteers took direction from Dr. Downing working in teams and had the job done in less than two hours. Dr. Downing even returned the following week with a crew to install additional orchids with taller ladders to reach the higher locations.

While rainy season is upon us, this was a perfect time to take on this project as the orchids should get established quickly upon installation. This certainly will enhance the already beautiful historic site located at 1001-09 East Ponce de Leon Blvd. where so many book their weddings and special events.

Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s is proud to support the Million Orchid Project (MOP), the nation’s largest educational outreach program dedicated to orchid conservation, and encourages other clubs and businesses to do the same. Thus far, MOP has successfully propagated hundreds of thousands of native orchids. These are being planted in urban landscapes with the ultimate goal of reestablishing one million plants in the region.
For more information of MOP, visit https://fairchildgarden.org/science-and-education/science/million-orchid-project/.

For more information about the Coral Gables Woman’s Club, visit www.gfwccoralgableswomansclub.org.

 

 

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Gloria Burns
A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.

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