Join us for our April Program
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
9:30 AM – Check-in, Socializing
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM – Program Meeting
Collin College Preston Ridge Campus Conference Center
9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco, TX 75035
A History of the Texas Rose Festival…Ninety Years in the Making
OUR FEATURED SPEAKERS
Tom Brown and Liz Ballard
Past Rose Festival President and Current Executive Director Texas Rose Festival
The first Tyler Rose Festival was organized by the Tyler Garden Club members, local rose growers and the Chamber of Commerce in October 1933 for the purpose of focusing attention on the importance of the rose industry to Tyler, and to showcase the town’s elegance. It was renamed the Texas Rose Festival during the Texas Centennial in 1936.
Tom Brown, a past president of the Texas Rose Festival and Liz Ballard, longtime Executive Director of the Texas Rose Festival will talk about the history of the Texas Rose Festival and it’s more than 90 years of festivities. For years Smith County grew more than 50% of the rose bushes for sale in the country. Many of the office headquarters remain in Smith County but now roses are grown also in Latin America and California. They will not only tell us about the Texas Rose Festival and its history but also fill us in on some intriguing, fascinating and surprising stories. The talk promises to be educational, inspirational and funny. Here’s a little-known fact, The Rose Queens dress from 1962 is in Washington DC in the Smithsonian, because of the uniqueness in the making of the costume.
The Texas Rose Festival is a three-day event held annually in Tyler, Texas, and celebrates the role of the rose-growing industry in the local economy. The festivities, taking place during the third week in October, draw thousands of tourists to the city each year. So, ladies, mark your calendars to attend the Texas Rose Festival this October.
NFGP AFTER-PROGRAM LUNCH
April 9, 2024
Come enjoy lunch and visiting with NFGP friends at
our After-Program Lunch at noon.
TruFire Kitchen & Bar
Progressive American concept restaurant with Mediterranean, Italian and globally-inspired dishes. See the menu at trufire.us/menu.
Directions: 6959 Lebanon Road, Suite 114, Frisco 75034. In The Shops of Starwood at SW corner, Lebanon Road and Dallas North Tollway.
RSVP by Friday, April 5, with your name and the name(s) of your guest(s) to our NFGP After-Program Lunch coordinator at nfgpaplunch@gmail.com. Cost of the lunch is paid by the individual.
Thank you!
