Club news: River Hills Women’s Club to host open house

Women’s club meeting Jan. 14

The River Hills Women’s Club is planning instead of a luncheon in January to have Ladies Night Out Open House 5-8 p.m. Jan. 14 at River Hills Country Club.

Hors d’oeuvres are included in the event price of $20. Cash bar will be available. There also will be booths with goods for sale including jewelry artists, makeup artist, baked breads, glass fusion crafts, spices and blends and a photographer.

Register by emailing rhwcmembership@gmail.com.

Club membership is open to River Hills Country Club members and River Hill residents. Email jvaug@verizon.net to join or for more information.

Registration opens for Joy of Gardening

Early-bird registration is open for the 11th annual Joy of Gardening Symposium on Feb. 27 at Baxter Hood Center.

The keynote speaker is Norman Winter, director of the University of Georgia’s Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah, Ga. A nationally syndicated columnist, Winter will discuss “Hot New Plants and Captivating Combinations.” He also will lead one of six break-out sessions, covering topics ranging from attracting pollinators to succulent gardens. Paula Gross, assistant director of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens, will give the closing program.

Admission to the symposium, sponsored by the Master Gardeners of York County, also includes lunch, vendors offering garden-related products and door prizes.

The early registration fee, which includes lunch, is $50. After Dec. 31, the cost will be $60.

To register, visit: http://symposium.yorkmg.org/registration.

To pay by mail, make checks payable to, Master Gardeners of York County, and mail to: 266 Fischer Road, Fort Mill SC 29715.

Lions fundraising campaign underway

The River Hills/Lake Wylie Lions Club’s Community Foundation annual fundraising campaign is underway on behalf of the 35 area and statewide charities that count on the Lions for assistance.

Gifts donated to the foundation are invested with other gifts, and only the income earned from those investments is used to support the charities. As a result individuals and organizations who support the foundation are creating a legacy of giving that will last as long as the foundation exists.

Since its inception in 2008, foundation investments have distributed more than $58,000 to aid such as River Hills/Lake Wylie EMS, Lions Sight and Hearing Program, Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, Clover Area Assistance Center, Clover High scholarships and Hospice.

Ways of gifting include cash, IRAs, 401Ks, marketable securities, wills, living trusts, annuities, life insurance and retirement plans. For more information, call 803-831-0911.

This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM with the headline "Club news: River Hills Women’s Club to host open house."