President's Message 2009-20010
Welcome to the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club Web site. I hope you will browse all the events and
programs for the 2009-2010 year, besides the on-going programs offered by the
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC.org) the Deep South Region of Garden Clubs
(FL, GA, AL, MS, LA and TN), and the National Garden Club (NGC.org) based in
St. Louis. We are a huge organization and we all share our love of plants, the
environment and conserving/protecting our planet.
Many courses are offered to further our knowledge of gardening and the environment, such as F
loral Design Study, Flower Show Judges School, “Diggin’ It”, “Fun with Flowers”, etc. FLGC is
completing Course IV of Flower Show Judges School this fall, November 11-13, 2009, and hope
to offer the Floral Design Course during the next year.
“Fun With Flowers” is an on-going program offered twice a year and teaches people the beginning
aspects of floral design. Our first one will be November 24, 2009 and will feature a Thanksgiving
Arrangement, and February 13th, 2010 will be a Valentines Arrangement for your significant other.
Each year we also hold an Adult Standard Flower Show to be held April 17-18, 2010, and
encourage everyone to participate.
The Youth Program is one of our biggest accomplishments and is extremely valuable to instruct our
youngsters with the love and fun of gardening, floral design, and conservation of our environment.
We work with 14 organizations, elementary and secondary schools, 4-H Clubs, Boys & Girls Club,
and independent Intermediate Groups. Last year we had over 900 entries in our
Youth Standard Flower Show, with 500+ students involved. Next year our
Youth Standard Flower Show “Olympic Games” will be held on March 17-18, 2010.
Camp Wekiva is our summer camp, sponsored by FFGC, and please check out their web site for
further information. They also have Leadership-in-Training and Counselor-in-Training
programs for the older students.
FLGC holds monthly meetings from October thru May on the second Friday of each month,
and is Open to the Public. Everyone is invited to hear our interesting programs and share in
refreshments/social hours following the meetings.
I hope everyone can attend and participate in our many activities, and, of course, volunteer in all
aspects of gardening throughout the year. We are a “not for profit” organization, and welcome
everyone to our beautiful Garden Center, located in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park,
Sunrise Blvd. and A1A.
Thank you and looking forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Becky Schuberth, President Fort Lauderdale Garden Club
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