Clermont Garden Club, Inc.
By-Laws
By-Laws as Amended May 18, 2022 v3
Standing Rules
CGC StanRules Approved March 17, 2021
Clermont Garden Club was organized in 1948, admitted to Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. in 1949 and incorporated July 23, 1953.
Clermont Garden Club is proud to be a Member of:
The National Garden Club, Inc.
President – Brenda Moore
Theme: “Go Green- Plant America”
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
Director – Debby Cooper
Theme: “Decorate the DeepSouth with Floral Accents”
The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Inc.
President – Tina Tuttle
Theme: ” Celebrating 100 Years “
District VII Director – Gwen Carter
Theme: “Celebrating a Century, Cultivating the Future”
About the Clermont Garden Club:
Theme: “Cultivating Community Growth”
CGC Officers 2023-2025:
GwenCarter, President
Cindy Simon, First Vice President
Kathy Orlowski, Second Vice President
Julie Milburn, Treasurer
Grace Rabano , Assistant Treasurer
Carol Warner, Recording Secretary
Linda Lauletta, Corresponding Secretary
Marilyn Paone , Parliamentarian
Club Flower
Red Hibiscus |
Club ColorsRed and Green |
Objectives
These objectives are established to meet our goals:
- To stimulate a knowledge and love of gardening and the artistic use of plant material through FREE educational programs
- To aid in the protection of natural resources.
- To foster, encourage, promote and develop civic beautification in the City of Clermont and on public highways and roads entering the City of Clermont
- To develop and maintain CGC’s garden as a demonstration garden
- To sponsor a variety of youth programs and scholarships
Clermont Garden Club meets 9 times a year. The General Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from September through May (except for scheduled field trips, Holiday Luncheon, and End of the Year Luncheon) at 849 West Avenue, Clermont, Florida 34711. Meetings start at 10:00 A.M. (Social time 9:30 A.M.) Meetings normally conclude by noon.
Clermont Garden Club became a 501 c 3 in 2015.
Clermont Garden Club’s Activities
5th Annual Spring Garden Festival May 6, 2023
Clermont Garden Club’s Garden Walk April 15, 2023
Clermont Garden Club’s Flower Show March 17-18, 2023
Clermont Garden Club Supports:
Wekiva Youth Camp, a residential nature camp for 3rd to 8th grade sponsored by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
Above, South Lake student sponsored by Clermont Garden Club to attend SEEK.
SEEK (Save the Earth’s Environment through Knowledge), a conference for students entering 10th, 11th, & 12th grades, sponsored by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) is a global Christian organization that equips people with agricultural resources and skills to reduce hunger and improve the lives of the poor.
CGC member, Tina Worrell, checks out vegetables grown by East Ridge H.S. Agricultural students in their 30,000 sq ft garden located behind the school. East Ridge H.S. Agricultural Program donates food to local food banks.
Youth Gardening to encourage our youth to be involved in gardening and protecting the environment through various projects.
Partnership with East Ridge High School to plant an organic edible garden on school grounds (30,000 sq ft) & establish a high school garden club sponsored by Clermont Garden Club.
$1000 Donated to East Ridge H.S Agricultural Program. Left to right are Debra Smidt ( CGC President 2017 – 2019), Gwen Carter (District VII Director 2019 – 2021), and Mr. Tony Boudreau
( Agriculture Teacher, Tony Boudreau
Club Activities Include:
Lucky’s Impact Day Recipient, April 23, 2019, Debra Smidt (back) and Gwen Carter share information about Clermont Garden Club at Lucky’s Market.
Spring Garden Festival, 2019 (above)
Garden Tour of spectacular gardens in the community.
2019 Garden Tour Lake Front Home
Chickie Broman (above), CGC member, presented a free Saturday Educational Program on “Leaf Manipulation. “
Conducting educational programs, related to gardening, for the public on specific Saturdays of the month. Educational programs are FREE to public.
Vicky Hearst, Windermere GC President, (below), presented easy ways to grow herbs at a general meeting.
Speakers, at our general meetings every 3rd Wednesday of the month, discuss such topics as water conservation, growing native plants, the art of bonsai,growing herbs, flower arrangement, attracting birds and butterflies to your garden to name a few.
CGC members visit Agri Starts. Inc. Culture Plant, 2019
Going on field trips to plant nurseries and other appropriate places
Installing and decorating Holiday Tree in Clermont Planning Office (below), Lori Toth and Jim Lobb, CGC members.
Monthly plant sharing at Cooper Memorial Library, (below). CGC member, Teresa Alvarez (on right) presents October’s plant for display, Chlorophytum comosum also known as the spider plant.
Yard of the Month, (above), a celebration of a local residential garden each month.
Fund Raisers to support Wekiva Youth Camp, SEEK, ECHO, Youth Gardening & Community projects.
Contact
For Rental Information, please, contact Debra Smidt, by phone or text: 352-250-0213. Rental application is on our website.
For Membership Information, please contact Alice Barrows, clermontgardenclub.com.
| Our Location 849 West Avenue Clermont, Florida 34711 |
