AIS Region 15

Sun Country Iris Society

Phoenix, Arizona

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

Sun Country Iris Society has two ongoing community projects: Sojourner Center and Gardening Angels. SOJOURNER CENTER The Sojourner Center is a shelter that provides a safe haven for up to 30 women and children fleeing domestic violence. It has been part of the Phoenix family since 1977. Every Christmas SCIS collects and donates gifts for the women and children at the center in order to make their holiday season more joyous. Now that the holiday season is upon us, please think about picking up something for a child or woman who is probably very needy this year. Little packages of toiletries and cosmetics, clothes, or a new toy would be welcome. If you want to participate in this year's collection, please bring your contribution to the December meeting. It does not have to be wrapped, but if you do wrap the gift, please put a note on the package stating what the gift is so the shelter's volunteers can give it to the right woman or child. All donations will be delivered on Saturday, December . This is the Saturday following our December Potluck meeting. If you have a donation, but are unable to attend the meeting, please contact a Board Member who will be glad to arrange pick up of the item. GARDENING ANGELS August and September of every year is the time SCIS members are digging up and dividing many of their iris rhizomes. Many of these rhizomes are unknown varities. The SCIS Gardening Angels collect these unknown iris and donate them to several community projects. In 2003, SCIS donated over 500 iris rhizomes. Approximately 80 of these rhizomes went to LynnAlison Martin and her grade school students to be planted at the school. Lorna Corlett took approximately 50 rhizomes for a similar school project. The remainder of the unknown iris were donated to Make a Difference, a Phoenix organization that coordinates volunteer help for many Phoenix area community projects. Our unknown iris are going to be planted at a variety of shelters throughout the valley. If you know of an organization that would like to receive donations of unknown iris rhizomes, please contact Nancy Burnett at burkeburnett@juno.com.

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