A Note From our Board Chair and Executive Director
Happy Arbor Month, Bexley! Did you know Bexley was accredited by the Morton Arboretum in Chicago in 2014 as the First Municipal Arboretum in the United States? Earth Day also takes place in April and we have funded grants to celebrate!
Don't forget to save the date for our April 30th Annual Gathering at Jeffrey Mansion. We are looking forward to being together!
We look forward to seeing you around Bexley soon!
Sheila Straub, Board Chair
Hallie Raskin, Executive Director
Our Annual Gathering is April 30th!
Please Save the Date and plan to join us at our Annual Gathering!
Wednesday April 30th
Carriage Court at Jeffrey Mansion
6:00pm
Thank you to our Sponsors and Drexel Circle Giving Society members!
Giants Rising reveals the secrets and the saga of the coast redwoods--the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth. It's an epic tale that explores the wonders of these silent giants and our dramatic, ever-evolving relationship with them. Stay afterwards for a post-film talkback with Jim Wilson, Vice Chair of the Bexley Tree and Public Gardens Commission, who will be moderating a discussion on "The Benefits of Trees beyond the Sequoia World."
1pm at Bexley Public Library
April 23
New York Times best-selling author Amy Stewart joins us to share delightful and exhilarating profiles from her lates book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession. Amy will introduce us to the remarkable people devoting their lives to the pursuit of rare and wonderful trees. From a native Greenlander who wanted to find trees that could grow near the Artic Circle to the arborist hired by Steve Jobs to plant nine thousand trees on Apple’s 175-acre campus, the compelling bios of tree collectors from around the world will inspire us to reconsider our own connections to trees.
5:30pm at a Private Residence in Bexley
April 23
Join us for an evening of botany and booze with NY Times best selling author, Amy Stewart. Amy’s blockbuster book, “The Drunken Botanist” is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It is both a guide to planting your very own cocktail garden and whipping up more than 50 botanical based cocktails. Festivities will feature sipping a few of Amy’s unique recipes. Wine and hor d’oeuvres served as well. “Mix” and mingle with Amy as she discusses the inspiration behind “The Drunken Botanist” while enjoying the elegant interior and sensational architecture of this incredible historic Bexley home.
Tickets - $100 with proceeds benefitting the Bexley Public Library Community Author Series Fund at the Bexley Community Foundation.
Drink hospitality sponsored by The Lion.
We hope you can join us!
More info and links to register - April 15 - 7pm Drexel Theatre -Free tickets and need a reservation - Reserve Your Tickets Here!(SOLD OUT!)
Celebrating the Birthdays of Homes 100 Years or More
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine celebrate the Ohio Governor's Residence turning 100 years old with a Bexley Century Home Marker on April 9, 2025, a grant from the Bexley Women's Club Fund of the Bexley Community Foundation and a program of the Bexley Public Library.
Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler, Bexley Historical Society Vice-President and BCF Board member Betsy Farrar, Bexley Community Foundation Executive Director Hallie Raskin, Bexley Public Library Director Ben Heckman, Bexley Public Library Director of Community Relations Paige Bilotta, and Bexley Women's Club President Jane Baldwin were also on hand for the celebration. Photo credit: Anna Ramsden
Kick off Women's Health Week with Bexley's first Women's Health and Wellness Fair! This is an opportunity for women to empower themselves with knowledge and prioritize their own wellbeing.
From 10:00-11:00 am join us to hear featured experts Nicole Carline, Gigi Howard, Dr. Laura Ryan and Kelly Schmidtspeak about a range of topics, including wellbeing, perimenopause, and nutrition, exercise, and heart health.
From 11:00 am - Noon participants will have the opportunity to visit with and ask questions of local vendors specializing in women's health including:
Stephanie Gudorf - Chiropractor Wendy Currier- Nurse Practitioner and Certified Menopause Specialist Kate Borges- Contrast Therapy, Body Work, and Community Rachel Collins- women’s health physical therapist Nora Mental Health- Jennifer Avoli, LPCC & Sarah Saxbe, LISW-S Monique Kademian, MD - Verite Dermatology OSU James Cancer Center
This event is in partnership with the City of Bexley, Bexley Community Foundation, Bexley Chamber of Commerce, Bexley Celebrations Committee, and Bexley Public Library.
Fund of the Month: Bexley Beautification Fund and Bexley in Bloom!
The Bexley Beautification Fund conducts two campaigns each year, Trees for Bexley and Bexley in Bloom. Fund projects have included replacement trees throughout the City to preserve green areas in every Bexley neighborhood, a free tree giveaway to Bexley residents, gateways at the entrances to the community, plantings and lighting at Drexel Circle, trees in the Main Street medians, and flower baskets on Main Street and the Broad Street and Clifton Avenue bridges.
