On September 15, 2000, fund-raising projects during the past season enabled the chapter to present contribution checks to officers of Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens for maintenance and reforestation endeavors. Left to right, Scot Medbury, Director, SABG; Pearl Kimura, Chair of the chapter's Ikebana Beautification Committee; Michael McKechnie, Executive Director, SABG Society; and Honey Atwater, chair of the March, 2000 Ikebana Flower Show.