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Our
Membership Team has put together a wonderful Power Point Presentation
for all of our members to enjoy. We are hoping that you will find many
ways to use this material: have it running during a flower show,
a tea, a general meeting, home tour or other fund raiser. Take it
to your Home and Garden Shows. Its uses are limitless.
Please enjoy and share!
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Eligibility/Admission:
Independent Garden Clubs and
Circles shall have membership of no less
than 10 members.
Application:
Independent Garden Clubs and
new Garden Clubs organized on the Circle
plan submit application for membership to FFGC to the District Director
for presentation to the
FFGC Board of Directors. (Application
for Federation Membership.pdf)
New Circles for existing
Garden Clubs on the Circle Plan submit
application to the "Mother" Club which will then advise FFGC.
All applications shall be
accompanied by per capita dues and an
alphabetical typewritten list of names and mailing addresses of all
officers and members.
Dues and
Fees:
The annual dues of each
independent Garden Club and each Garden Club
organized on the Circle Plan shall be $9.00 per capita on all
categories of members enrolled as of June 1.
The following exceptions:
Annual dues of husband and
wife with membership in the same club shall
be $10.00 for a family membership.
Annual FFGC dues of a Life
Member including
multiple club memberships shall be exempt.
Dues shall be payable to
FFGC and remitted by June 1.
Dues of
members enrolled after June 1 are payable immediately.
Dues for
members of New Clubs accepted for membership during the Winter Board of
Directors meeting shall be $4.50 per capita for single members or $5.00 for a husband and wife.
M
E N T O R I N G
E
We wish to share an exciting new concept to increase our FFGC
Membership - Mentoring Members.
M Concept: existing
clubs, circles and councils act as mentors to assist in
forming new clubs and circles -
B
participating in the initial process of organizing to provide procedural
information, FFGC objectives, program suggestions, support etc. in
an advisory capacity -
E Purpose: encourage garden club
meeting concept to meet specific membership
needs such as lunch bunch; couples; men; moms morning out; night
meetings; winter residents or Northern transplants –
R Method: complete
packet will be sent UPON REQUEST from Headquarters
with all information and materials necessary to become a Federated
Garden Club –
S
Sources: public shows
and programs; senior centers; new housing complexes
and communities; church groups, garden centers; large employers;
hospitals; malls; membership teas or coffees; existing waiting list
of club or circle –
Mentor clubs, circles or
councils are eligible to apply for the Mentor Distinctive Service Citation to be presented at the 2009 FFGC
Convention. This will be at the conclusion of Cinny O’Donnell’s
administration.
The winner will receive $
100.00 in addition to the Mentor Distinctive Service Citation. First Runner Up will receive a $ 50.00
check.
Winner will be awarded based
on an essay of minimum 400 words and maximum 500 words. The essay is to outline the
process used in establishing the new club or circle.
Be Specific !!!!!!
Include sources, time frame
and number of meetings to establish the new club/circle. Provide
all pertinent information for the program in order that this format
can be duplicated by
others to mentor new clubs/circles.
This program is open to all
existing clubs, circles and councils. For additional details:
Contact Cissy, Membership Chairman.
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