Projects

Projects involve the participation of the members to benefit the community and further National Garden Club goals and objectives.

Civic and Environmental Development (CP1)
Goal: Benefit the public with garden club activities.

• Members uphold club conservation pledge

• Plant a tree for Arbor Day

• Monthly meeting topics, inviting the public to come

• Promote members National Wildlife Certification

• Promote FFGC bees, butterfly certification

• Certify members gardens as pollinator friendly in accordance with FFGC

Donations/Contributions (CP2)
Goal: to support NGC, FFGC and GCLHP projects.

• Annual salad lunch fundraiser

• Ways and Means fundraisers at meetings

• Monetary contributions for Wekiva Youth Camp, S.E.E.K., Garden Therapy, Nature

• Conservancy, Plant-A-Tree and World Gardening/Natural Disaster

• Collect and distribute items to local charities

• Kim Izzi’s Scholarship

Membership (CP3)
Goal: to promote GCLHP and increase membership

• Increase awareness of club on social media

• Use club business cards and QR codes to increase public awareness

• Publicize events online

• Personal invitation by club members

• Recognition of club members for outstanding service contributions to club

Horticulture Education (CP4)
Goal: increase knowledge in gardening and plants.

• Horticulture chairman to provide information at monthly meetings

• Members will trade-a -plant

• Hospitality to provide and describe monthly floral display

• Field trips

• Monthly meeting speakers and topics

• Information shared by social media and GCLHP website

Floral Design (CP5)
Goal: Provide NGC Flower Show School Education.

• Hold Fun with flowers and Florida Design Study Series classes.

• Contribute to Local Flower Shows.

• Enrich Designers with outside speakers

Involvement in Federation Projects (CP6)
Goal: to participate and be involved in furthering state and national goals.

• Attendance at FFGC convention

• Attendance at District meetings

• Attend Tropical short courses, NGC schools

• Attend Flower Show Symposiums

• Submissions for FFGC, Deep South Garden Clubs and NGC awards