The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Youth Garden Clubs Newsletter

Winter Edition 2013

Dear Youth Gardening Friends~

We have all enjoyed a busy autumn with our garden club activities! I trust your Youth Garden Club is in full swing. If not, there is still time to get your group together and share your gardening knowledge with our young people. More to follow on that topic shortly! I want to take the opportunity to say how much I enjoyed meeting so many of our Youth Team Enthusiasts at several of the District Meetings I was able to attend. Many of your meetings shared a focus on youth and we are so appreciative! I have also talked and emailed with many of you and I am so excited for all you are accomplishing with our young people. Don’t forget to send me some photos so we can all share your joy and learn new ideas, too. December 1st is our big due date for YOUTH Gardener Awards. This includes contests, junior & intermediate award applications and high school awards. Your GCG Youth Team Chairmen are listed below and ready to help with any last minute questions. The majority of the Youth Award Applications no longer require a yearbook submitted with the application. Please review your youth club accomplishments and the awards available. Call me if you need ideas. I am sure there is a fit just for your club. We want to see you in the winner’s circle in May! Youth Sculpture is due Jan. 1st to Molly Kimler, 555 West Hightower Trail

Social Circle 30025 Ph. 770-464-3589. The Purpose as outlined in the GCG

GUIDE (on-line) is: To encourage youth to keep our planet green and to get

involved with saving the environment. This contest is open to children in grades 4

through 8. The sculpture is limited to a size that would fit onto an 8 ½ inch x 11

inch sheet of paper and must consist of recyclable, reused and reduced materials.

What a great youth club program for creating a Holiday Design and then

submitting a photo for the contest!

Youth Clubs Annual Registration is due to me Dec. 1st. The form is included in this newsletter and on-line. Don’t worry that you’re not listing a lot of detail on the form. If you are just getting started, you may not know everything you are planning to do and that’s OK! We just want to have you listed and provide assistance as needed. Again, if you have any questions you may call me personally, as well as your District or State Youth Team Chairmen. Contest and Youth Award information is again included in this issue! It is also available on our website at www.gardenclub.uga.edu Let’s keep it going as we gain momentum with new Youth Garden Clubs for our GCG Special Project “Districts Dig Youth!” After all, Youth Gardeners “Scatter Joy as They Bloom & Grow!”

Susan Turner

GCG 2nd

VP

Youth Team Coordinator/Youth Garden Clubs Chairman

Trillium Jr. Garden Club, sponsored by Trillium Garden Club, Camellia District, planted Caladiums at the Fulwood Garden Center. They even

have their own bed marker listing “Trillium Junior Garden Club”!

GCG Youth Team 2013-2015

Youth Coordinator, Youth Awards & Youth Garden Clubs Chairman: Wild & Wonderful Experience Camp Co-Chairman: Susan Turner – 3380 Glencree, NW Conyers 30012 Home/Office: 770-922-4411 Cell: 404-502-8147 glencree@bellsouth.net Wild & Wonderful Experience Camp & Youth Sculpture Contest Chairman: Molly Kimler – 555 West Hightower Trail, Social Circle 30025 Home: 770-464-3589 Office: 770-267-1388 Cell: 770-842-3182 High School Essay Contest and High School Awards State Chairman: Barbara Wheeler-Horner – P.O. Box 815 Evans, Georgia 30809-5360 Home: 706-860-0769 Cell: 706-955-6699 bawhorner@aol.com Youth Poetry Contest State Chairman: Jean O’Shields – 400 Valley View Drive, Fort Valley 31030-3443 Home: 478-825-3540 oshieldsjj@bellsouth.net Youth Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest State Chairman: Mary Ogden – 51 Horton Road, Odum 31555-7832 Home: 912-586-6125 Cell: 912-294-4144 mjogden@hotmail.com

In December 2012, The Bluebells Jr. Garden Club, sponsored by Conyers G.C. Redbud District, painted dried gourds to make Birdhouses for the winter.

The gourds were generously donated by Mary Byrd, Azalea District and fashioned for bird houses by Dan Turner.

DISTRICT’S DIG YOUTH!

Youth is a Special Project of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Those of you in attendance at the Laurel District Annual Meeting enjoyed a wonderful program shared by The Laurels of Light Youth Team Leader,

June Harrison. She has developed a method to help you form a Youth Garden Club from the ground up. We are so appreciative to June for her time and talents in this concept to help us in a new way to reach out to our young people in Georgia. Thank you, June for sharing this with us all!

“STepS TO STaRTInG YOUR JUnIOR GaRDen ClUb” by

June Harrison Laurel District Youth Chairman

Garden Club of Ellijay

So, the question is- WHY start a Junior Garden Club? It is vital that we teach our youth to protect and conserve our natural resources on this planet. They are the future caregivers of our air, water, forest, land and wildlife. In The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. we want to take that responsibility seriously. And this, as you know, is the mission/directive from Suzanne, our GCG President. Let’s go over a few steps to starting your club.

First step is to talk to your garden club at a regular meeting. Get on the AGENDA.

Then decide on whether you want to sponsor a Junior, Intermediate or High School Youth Club. Our club is composed of 8 & 9 year olds, so we are a Junior &/Intermediate category.

Decide the best school, church, scout troop, community center or other resource for finding those children for your club.

Then work with them to get permission for the selected children to become a garden club- sponsored Youth Club. Name your new club. Ours is called God’s Gardeners.

Arrange the location, dates and time for the Youth Club meetings.

Most importantly- get your Youth Committee formed at your garden club. I have a few MGs, a Master Naturalist, some retired teachers, and just regular members like myself who thought it would be fun to work with kids.

Every year we have an organizational meeting- a luncheon for our Youth Committee. Our President is in attendance.

We prepare the calendar of activities for the year. Our club is now doing 7 Youth meetings per year, but 5 are required.

I provide a sign-up sheet for my committee to decide which activities they want to co-teach with another team member on that date.

This does a couple of things: 1.) You want to give the team the experience of researching the info, gathering materials, and planning how the activity will be done. 2.) And you want to mentor new talent for a new Youth Chairman to follow you. Very important that you register your youth club with the GCG by completing the Youth Clubs Registration form you can access on line due annually Dec. 1st Keep regular communication with your Youth Committee. I use email. Communicate with the school or place where you conduct Youth meetings- email or call the teachers or the contact. Especially report your youth events to your garden club at the monthly meetings. If you need materials to make Christmas wreaths, or items for a Fairy Garden, or containers perhaps ---- Members really support our club because we keep them informed of our needs and let them know our appreciation after the success of the activity.

June Harrison 85 Blackberry Ridge Ellijay, GA 30536

Home: (706) 698-1248 Mobile: (404) 414-8610 Email: june.harrison2@bellsouth.net

We are all here to help each other to work with our young people. They are our future leaders and our future Garden Club members! Here are more tips once you have formed

your youth club. Youth Garden Clubs

Scatter Joy as children Bloom & Grow! Sponsoring a Youth Garden Club may be easier than you think! Here are a few ways to begin and program ideas to help you get

started.

~ Quick Steps to Get Going~

Work with an existing group such as a Scout Troop or Pack, school group, 4H Club, County Extension Coordinator or a class at your place of worship.

Meeting requirement minimum is only 5 times per year.

Be sure to apply for a GCG Youth Standard of Excellence Certificate.

A Youth Club Registration Form and all youth forms & information may be found in this issue and on the GCG website@ wwwgardenclub.uga.edu

~A Few Program Ideas May Include~

Flower designs; start simple with a line design.

Participate in a local Standard Flower Show or County Fair.

Environmental concerns such as air quality, conserving water, litter &

recycling. Have a discussion with artwork or a craft (rain sticks are fun!).

Sponsor a neighborhood or school clean-up.

Annual NGC Youth Poetry Contest 2013-14 Contest theme is: “Protecting & Conserving Our Natural Resources”.

NGC High School Essay Contest 2013-2014 Theme is:

“Today’s Choices Affect Tomorrow’s World”

Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest.

Create Holiday or Seasonal décor using fresh plant material found in the garden. Fresh, dried or a combination is easily obtained.

Herb Program ~Bird Program ~ Container Gardening A Garden Therapy activity within your community is so appreciated.

THeRe’S STIll TIMe!!!!

The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Here is a listing of YOUTH CONTESTS & AWARDS FOR

JUNIORS – INTERMEDIATES & HIGH SCHOOL GARDENERS

Most Due Dates are December 1st

Please refer to the NGC website at www.gardenclub.org or our

GCG website at www.gardenclub.uga.edu for complete

Contest Rules, descriptions and Scale of Points on all

Contests and Awards Applications.

GCG Adult Youth Related Awards – Adult work with Youth. Contact Susan Turner, Youth Awards Chairman for questions on applying for these Youth Related Awards at 770-922-4411 email: glencree@bellsouth.net Awards are due December 1st to Susan Turner, unless otherwise noted.

GCG Award #57 – Junior and /or Intermediate Activities (See NGC Award #8)

GCG Award #58 - Junior Club Leadership Award (See NGC Award #60)

GCG Award #59 – High School Gardeners Activities Award (See NGC

Award #8)

GCG Youth Awards Listing: Details of Award requirements may be found on the GCG website @ www.gardenclub.uga.edu and the NGC website @ www.gardenclub.org Review listing below.

GCG Junior &/or Intermediate Awards: Contact Susan Turner, Youth Awards Chairman for questions on applying for Youth Awards at 770-922-4411 Email: glencree@bellsouth.net All Awards are due December 1st to Susan Turner, unless otherwise noted. J-1 Junior and/or Intermediate Activities Award (Now reference GCG Award # 57 and NGC Award #8) J-2 Yearbook Award J-3 Civic Beautification Award J-4 Horticulture Program Award (See NGC Award #14) J-5 Conservation Award (See NGC Award #32 and DSR #22A) J-6 Certificate of Merit for Jr. and/or Intermediate Garden Club (See NGC Award #10) J-7 Junior Club Leadership Award (Now reference GCG Award #58 & NGC Award #60)

J-8 Environmental Concern Award (see NGC Award #55 & DSR #22A) J-9 Flower Show Achievement Award for Jr. and/or Intermediate Gardeners (See NGC Award #47 A&B and GCG #H-6) Refer to HB for Flower Shows, 2007. Apply to Marge Willis 19258 GA. Hwy. 3 Thomasville 31792-8940 J-10 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest – Apply to your District Chairman by Dec. 1st. District Chairmen sends to State Chairman Mary Ogden by January 20th. J-11 Jr. and/or Intermediate NGC Youth Poetry Contest – 2013-2014 theme is: “Protecting & Conserving Our Natural Resources”.

Apply to your District Chairman by Dec. 1st District Chairmen sends to State Chairman Jean O’Shields by December 10th.

NGC Youth Sculpture Contest: Apply to Molly Kimler, GCG Sculpture Contest Chairman by Jan. 1st. Mail photos and complete form to Molly at 555 West Hightower Trail Social Circle 30025-3903 Additional info: mkimler@uga.edu ph. 770-464-3589

GCG High School Gardener Awards: Contact Barbara Horner, High School Awards Chairman for questions on applying for H.S. Awards at 706-860-0769 cell: 706-955-6699

Email: bawhorner@aol.com All H.S. Gardener Awards are due December 1st to Barbara Horner, unless otherwise noted. H-1 Scrapbook Award H-2 Yearbook Award H-3 Outstanding HIGH SCHOOL Gardeners Club Award (See NGC Award #33) H-4 HIGH SCHOOL Gardeners Activities Award – Now reference GCG Award #59 (See NGC Award #8) H-5 HIGH SCHOOL Gardener Conservation Award H-6 Flower Show Achievement Award for High School Gardeners (See NGC Award #47 A, B and State Award J-9) H-8 HIGH SCHOOL Gardeners Essay Award - NGC High School Essay

Contest 2013-2014 Theme is: “Today’s Choices Affect Tomorrow’s World”

NGC YOUTH AWARD #76

The High School Distinguished Service Project Award along with $100 for first

place and $50 for second place may be awarded to a high school student, grade 9-

12, for an outstanding civic project making a significant improvement for public

benefit, e.g. environment, conservation, landscape, horticulture, recycling,

horticulture therapy, etc. A single member club, group of member clubs, districts

or a state garden club must sponsor the contest.

Please refer to the NGC website at www.gardenclub.org for complete Contest Rules, descriptions and Scale of Points on the NGC High School Essay Contest & H.S. Distinguished Service Project Award #76 and other NGC Awards, as noted.

THE GARDEN CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC.

ANNUAL YOUTH CLUB REGISTRATION

Due annually by December 1st

Name of Youth Club ________________________________________ Date ________________

Number of Member’s in Youth Club _______ Est. No. of Mtg’s Planned (5+preferred) ______

Type of Group: Junior: K to 6th grade __________ Intermediate: 7

th & 8

th _________________

High School: 9th-12th____ #Boys______ #Girls______ Average Age________________

Clubs may be a combination of ages/group designation. Choose the most appropriate for your group & purpose.

Sponsoring Club______________________________ District ____________________________

President____________________________________ Email______________________________

Address ___________________________________ Phone Number (s) _____________________

Leader’s Name _ __________________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number (s) ____________________________ Email ______________________________

Programs and projects planned or accomplished. Add any additional ideas or comments. Where do you

meet?

(Describe briefly; use reverse or additional page if space is needed).

Plans for participation in Flower Show ___Arbor Day Earth Day ____ Nat’l Garden Week____

Garden Week in Georgia ____________ Other ____________________________________________

Civic/School Improvement ______ National or State Programs/Competitions _________________

If your group has a garden, please describe where & what type.

If your group has a nature trail, please explain where, how funded, etc.

* Please include check made payable to The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

* Annual Dues are $3.00 for Junior & Intermediate Youth Clubs or $5.00 for High School Youth Clubs.

* Youth Forms & Standard of Excellence forms also available on www.gardenclub.uga.edu.

* Mail with completed form to your State Youth Garden Clubs Chairman.

Susan Turner 3380 Glencree, NW Conyers, GA 30012-8102 glencree@bellsouth.net

Note: Dues are for each club registering, not per member. Form Rev. 4/13

Send your form today for the 2012-2013 last term of your Youth Club! The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Youth Garden Clubs Application for Standard of Excellence

Name of Youth Club ____________________ District ______________ Junior _____ Intermediate _____ Jr./Inter. _____ High School ______

(Indicate type of club and give number of members.)

Sponsoring Club ________________________________________ Advisor/Leader’s Name _________________ Phone No. __________ Address ____________________________ Email _____________ Return completed form to designation GCG State Youth Chairman by August 1st. Must achieve a minimum of eight (8) of the eleven (11) numbered items. Additional consideration may be given for any special activities listed.

1. Sponsoring club is a member of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. ______ 2. Have met requirement for a minimum number of members. _________ 3. Have met requirement for a minimum number of meetings. _________ 4. Registration form sent ______ & dues paid _______ 5. Has balanced program of instruction in Horticulture, Conservation &

Environmental Education, Nature Study, Endangered Species, Flower Arranging, Flower Show Procedure, etc. List program subjects. ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

6. Participation in Flower Arranging Workshop in Flower Show. ________ 7. Describe Litter Control or Clean-up Activity. ____________________

8. Describe Garden Therapy Activity. __________________________ 9. Describe Arbor Day or other Tree Planting Activity. _______________ 10. Describe Other Special Activities. ___________________________

__________________________________________________

11. Has applied for State Award (List Name & Number). ______________

Use separate sheet or reverse, as necessary.* Youth Forms & Standard of Excellence forms also

available on www.gardenclub.uga.edu.* Mail with completed form to your State Youth Clubs Chairman.

Susan Turner 3380 Glencree, NW Conyers, GA 30012-8102 glencree@bellsouth.net

Youth Garden Clubs

Winter Activities ~~~Youth Garden Club Programs for Consideration~~~

December ~

Using their original copy from the Youth Poetry Contest entry, I copied each of their poems onto decorated paper and glued into folded 11x17 red, green, blue or white construction paper. If the group is small, they can glue themselves (we had 24!). I brought in fresh greenery from the garden and they either glued decorative greenery creations onto their card or made a Tussy Mussy and decorated with markers. This project makes a lovely Christmas or Holiday card for Mom & Dad!

Another fun holiday project is to decorate a grapevine wreath with fresh cut greenery. This can be more labor intensive and a bit messy as you have to carry in many buckets of Holly, Cedar, Pine, Nandina, etc. but the children sure enjoy making their own unique wreaths. I make the bows in advance but you could teach that, as well.

January~ In winter months it’s great to teach about our birds with “Feeding our

Feathered Friends”. Bring out the crock pot and hit the dollar priced store for a box of instant oatmeal, bird seed, lard and even cranberries to make suet. There are all sorts of recipes on-line. Bring books or do a display board on birds (you’ll use it again!) and ask them “What is your favorite bird?” Remind them of birds that may not be native or often seen in our area; you will be amazed at the responses! “Oh, I didn’t think about a SWAN!” “Miss Susan, is a Penguin a BIRD?”

In addition to the crock pot & “fixin’s”, you will need something to put the suet mixture in to set and be transported home. Pinecones are often used but we have used cookie cutters with great success. I found a tub load of 50 at Michael’s Craft Store for @$10.00 (bring your coupon!). Tie string or twine thru the cutter and tie at the end for the “Hanger”. A small paper plate will serve to place the cookie cutter on to fill it with the suet mixture from the crock pot. The kids love this part! I have found wooden spoons work well. I have a cookie sheet with wax paper ready to catch spills & set the spoon on as the children take turns. A sheet of wax paper around the finished product (after your group photo!) will allow the suet feeder to set up and ride home safely for travel. I suggest they put it in the freezer when they get home and after school the next day, they will all be ready to “feed the birds!”

February~ Valentine’s Day is a great time for either “Valentine’s for the Birds”, as

above, or “Valentine’s for Veterans”. The latter project is done annually in Redbud District by The DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and adult clubs as well as youth clubs participate in this project. Valentines are made and decorated for veterans and taken to the VA Hospital in Decatur. Perhaps there is a VA Hospital in your area or certainly assisted living centers, hospitals and VFW’s who are all appreciative of being remembered on February 14th. I bring construction paper, markers, doilies, stickers, small dried flowers and leaves, etc. The message is clearly giving back to those who have done so much for our Country. Ask questions like “Do you know what it means to be a Veteran?” “Do you know any Veterans?” I have also shared our Blue Star Marker project with the children and they now know where ours is in Conyers and its significance.

Flower Show Designs are also a great idea to use for a program. Perhaps you

have visited a GCG Standard Flower Show that had a great youth theme. Maybe your club sponsored youth at a flower show but now you have new youngsters that can learn from the same idea. Our 2010 NGC Convention project “Chic Cachepots GO Green” was a big hit! You might incorporate one meeting of creating the recycled materials decorated “cachepot” (large tin can) and another to plant a container garden in it! You can even make it into a design form or character…Did I hear something about a Youth Sculpture Contest?

February~ March Horticulture studies of flowering trees and shrubs. If you are unable to get

outside with your group, cut specimens and bring them inside to your meeting. Blooming branches of Dogwood, Redbud, Forsythia, Loropetalum and the like are a fun exercise in teaching plant identification. “Do you ever see these trees when you ride down the road and wonder what they are?” You can teach about genus & species as well as propagation.

This ‘n That ~ School groups may naturally benefit and enjoy any of the foregoing projects. If you are fortunate to have the help and resources to start a School Garden Project, you will not be disappointed. All ages can participate in this and share different duties. From soil preparation, designing and planning plant material for the amount of light & water are incredible learning opportunities. Planting, water & care produce the beautifully desired effects we all love to see as the feeling of a job well done is shared by all. A question arose recently about club involvement at a school where teachers are so hands on with their school garden project. The question is “Can we still have a youth garden club if the teacher is doing the work? GCG’s response is yes, if they school is willing to work together. I do not know many schools who do not favor extra help! If your youth team can commit to helping by bringing your own knowledge and talents to help this school project along, then it is a win-win for everyone! Vegetable gardens are great and of course you can incorporate some flowers and herbs in this as well. One club planted a “Pizza Garden” and at harvest time they brought in their tomatoes, peppers and such and made homemade pizzas together! The P.O.W.E.R (Protecting Our World’s Environment & Resources) BEE Book is still available for junior age youth clubs. This environmental education booklet is a great tool for teaching and reinforcing good habits in everyday life. The NGC Youth Clubs Handbook is also wonderful for program ideas. It is available through NGC by calling the order desk at 1-314-776-7574. The cost is $5.00 per copy. Craft books are another great resource for fun. I always say, think of what you and your club members like to learn about and I bet the kids will love it, too! You might change it up a bit, such as the Herbs Program, but I do not think the concept will be too far off. Member’s interests are a great resource for programs. Do you have a butterfly aficionado or an entomologist? Truly, what you love and have knowledge of, the children will love, as well.

This was printed from National Garden Clubs, Inc. Website at www.gardenclubs.org

Youth Gardening MAKING LEAF PRINTS Did you know that there are only 10 basic leaf shapes? The leaves on our many kinds of trees, although subtly different from each other, derive from these basic shapes. Plan to find out how leaves work for the tree and our environment. While you are learning about the workings of leaves, you might want to have fun doing so. Gather leaves that are green and pliant such as a magnolia leaf. Try to gather different sizes and shapes. Select the surface on which you want to print your leaf shape. It can be paper, cardboard, fabric, etc. Using leftover grocery bags you can make your own special book cover or wrapping paper for someone special; you might even be able to produce some note cards to give as a holiday gift. Use fabric paint, which comes in many different colors and is readily available at craft stores. Using a foam sponge paint brush, paint the underside of a leaf very thinly. Turn over the leaf over and place it on the surface of what you want to print. Cover leaf with a paper towel and roll over it several times with a rubber brayer or a rolling pin. Lift the paper towel and leaf very carefully. Let paint dry. Heat set print following the paint manufacturer's instructions.

Attention Girl Scout Youth Clubs!

Native Plants Patch for Girl Scouts

NURTURE THE EARTH - PLANT

NATIVES

Discover, Connect and Take Action by earning the

National Garden Clubs Native Plants Patch for

Girl Scouts.

This program encourages partnerships between Girl Scouts and local National Garden Clubs to

teach Girl Scouts about native plants in their area. Girl Scouts of all age levels are eligible to

earn this patch. Learn more about this program at www.gardenclub.org and click on Youth. You

may also contact Jo Sellers, Girl Scout Liaison for the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Download the Native Plants Patch information sheet - WORD or PDF

The purpose of the Native Plants Patch is to encourage Girl Scouts and the National

Garden Clubs to work collaboratively by:

Promoting girl-to-girl, adult-to-adult, and girl-to-adult discussion about the National

Garden Club initiative and partnership.

Encouraging Girl Scouts to go to experts when they have questions while earning related

badges, Try-Its, Interest Projects, or STUDIO 2B® charms.

Showing girls a way to focus their earned awards when working toward the Girl Scout

Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.

To earn the Native Plants Patch girls can:

Discover native plants. Girls will learn what plants are native to their area and how to preserve

and protect those native plants as well as what invasive species are in their area. Girls will learn

about resources and partnerships offered by their local National Garden Clubs.

Connect by working with their local National Garden Club members who will serve as project

sponsor. In addition, girls are encouraged to make contact with native plant societies,

horticultural professionals, and county extension services to help in completing project

requirements.

Take action by doing the following:

*Interviewing someone about native plants in their area.

*Establishing a native beauty spot in a public garden, school, church, park, town or

community.

*Spreading the word about native plants by sharing information learned with other

troops and community groups, newspaper articles, radio and TV spots, or posters,

fliers, and booklets. Click here to order patches from the NGC Official Online Store, or call the National Garden Clubs Headquarters at 1-800-550-6007 (orders only, please). Patches are $1.75 each, this includes shipping and handling.

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how your youth clubs are involved and

what projects they enjoy. Please send a photo release if

using children’s photos (copy available in this issue).

Join the Youth Team, share ideas, promote youth

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YOU

DIG YOUTH!

For additional information contact Susan Turner

GCG Youth Coordinator 770-922-4411 glencree@bellsouth.net

The Crabapple Seedlings, sponsored by

Crabapple Garden Club, Laurel District,

created decorative containers for the

“Chic Cachepots Go Green” project.

Potted geraniums filled the containers

for a breakfast centerpiece at the 2010

NGC Convention hosted by The Garden

Club of Georgia, Inc. Many youth clubs

participated in this project and all were

sold that morning. Does your youth

club need a fund raiser project?