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Each Chairman is a member of the Executive Board and shall attend Board meetings, be responsible for the work of the committee and shall conform, as far as possible, with the objectives of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Upon taking office the Chairman should study The Garden Club of Georgia’s (GCG) and Redbud District’s websites to learn of work that might be helpful in carrying out the work of the committee.
Awards
Awards
- Review awards sponsored by DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Redbud District, The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., Deep South Region, and National Garden Clubs, Inc. and identify those awards that may be appropriate to our Club’s projects and activities.
Bylaws
Environmental Responsibility
- Educate and empower members to become citizen environmentalists by providing them with the tools and knowledge to make sustainable lifestyle choices and to champion environmental issues.
Refreshment Committee
- Oversee and organize monthly food committees (see page 15 for special instructions for monthly chairmen), and inform monthly chairman of the expected number of attendees.
Horticulture
- Provide monthly tips on horticulture for the “Flower Power” Newsletter.
- Oversee and coordinate design and horticulture entries for the annual Yellow Daisy Festival and DeKalb Federation Mini Flower Show.
Membership
- Distribute and collect application forms from prospective members.
- Provide new members with materials and assistance concerning AEGC membership.
Projects
- Plan, direct, and execute Club projects including, City Plantings, Totem Tenders, and Youth Gardening.
Publicity
- Seek appropriate outlets for publicity such as the City newsletter and local media venues.
- Ensure proper publicity for fundraising and special events.
Newsletter
- Publish a five-to-ten or more-page newsletter at least six times a year.
- The newsletter should cover AEGC as well as DeKalb Federation, Redbud, and GCG news and activities.
Scrapbook
- Collect materials pertinent to Club activities, e.g.: pictures, clippings, awards, mementos.
- Design and prepare annual scrapbook for publication and submission to GCG.
Ways & Means
- Develop and implement fundraising projects.
- Coordinate the provision of raffle items and raffle ticket sales for monthly membership meetings.
Youth Gardening
- Promote and encourage the objectives of the Club among the community’s young people to instill in them an appreciation of nature’s beauty and a desire to protect our natural resources.
- Support Avondale Elementary School’s Student Garden Club by increasing their understanding of the importance of native plants and pollinators.
Yearbook
- Assemble all materials needed for the design, content, preparation and printing of the Yearbook.
- Secure member roster from the Treasurer.
- Include new officers; Bylaws as certified by Recording Secretary; Standing and Special Committee Chairmen and their duties; Continuing and Special Projects, monthlyprograms and an updated list of Past Presidents.
Special Instructions for Monthly Refreshment Committee Charimen
- Plan a time to set up the day or evening of the meeting. If you wish to do the table settings ahead of time, coordinate this with the LakeHouse Facilities Manage
- Pick up tablecloths from the Refreshments Chair during the week prior to the meeting.
- Following the meeting, clear all tables of dishes and glasses. Gather the tablecloths to launder. When laundered, return them to the Refreshments Chairman within a week of the meeting.
- The AEGC Treasurer will provide the Monthly Chair with the budgeted $250 for expenses. Any expenditure over budget will be absorbed by the month’s committee members.