President’s Report 2025

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Garden Club President’s Name* This field is required.

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Your Email Address* This field is required.

example@example.com

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Phone Number

ex: (706)227-5369

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Choose your Club's District, then your Club's Name on the drop-down lists.* This field is required.Use the search bar to type your club's name instead of scrolling.

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Enter your Club's Code, then click 'AUTO FILL BUTTON'. (Click the 'Previous' button below to see your code, example: 01-005.)The Auto Fill Button fills in the following questions based on GCG's records: Fields: District, Club Code and Name, City, Council or Federation Club belongs to, Number of Members, Grand Gardener Questions: A1., A7., A9., (A9.1), A10., A12., X1.X2., X9., X10., X11. *You can still edit these answers after clicking the Auto Fill Button.

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District* This field is required.

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Club Code and Name* This field is required.

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City* This field is required.

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Council or Federation Club belongs to* This field is required.

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Number of Members* This field is required.

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Grand Gardener

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This report may be used as a guide for planning club programs and projects. The State President and District Director use this information in preparing their reports to GCG, DSGC, and NGC. Check all that apply.

To qualify for a Club Standard of Excellence Award, questions A1. and A2. must be checked Yes, and a minimum of 30 points total.

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A1. Club paid GCG membership dues and renewed with the Member365 portal. *All clubs receive this point.* This field is required.

Yes

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A2. Submitted this Report by February 15, 2026.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A3. Clubs added new members in the past year and paid State dues when they joined.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(A3.1) How many club members were added?

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(A3.2) If yes to A3, List 2 ways your club attracted new members.

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A4. Club was represented at the 2025 GCG Annual Convention.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A5. Club was represented at GCG Fall Board Meeting or your District's Jan/Feb/Aug Board Meeting.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A6. Club was represented at the 2025 Fall Annual District Meeting in October.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A7. Club supported the scholarship program with a Patron of Scholarship ($200 minimum donation).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A8. Club contributed to the January 2025 "Dollars Educate Scholars" special scholarship fundraiser by donating at least one dollar per member to the General Scholarship Fund.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A9. Club made a minimum $25 donation to any of the following Projects & Programs during 2025. (list on the Next page)* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A10. Club made a donation to at least 6 of the above listed in #A9.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A11. Club applied for GCG awards.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(A11.1) List the Award numbers:

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A12. Club members sponsored at least 3 SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS ($25 membership fee per person).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A13. Club sponsored a plant sale, garden tour, or activity to support GCG scholarships or donations.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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A14. Club applied for NGC or GCG grant(s).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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B1. Club established and/or actively participated in a club, council, or district project such as: •a school grounds improvement project, civic improvement project, or a Habitat House Landscape project. •landscaping public and government buildings, churches, etc. •planting or maintaining a butterfly garden, a bird sanctuary, a garden therapy project, or a garden-related project (flower shows excluded).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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B2. Club sponsored Yard of the Month or a Business Landscape.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(B2.1) Mark all that the club sponsored :

Yard of the Month

Business Landscape

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B3. Club participated in one of the following: Members served as hosts/docents in a Holiday House or Decorator’s Show House, community holiday decorations, Home/Garden Tour.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(B3.1) Club participated in one of the following. Mark all that apply:

Members served as hosts/docents in a Holiday House or Decorator’s Show House.

Participated in community Christmas decorations or other holiday decorations.

Participated in or organized a Home/Garden Tour.

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C1. Club members participated in the Community Wildlife Project’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification, Co-sponsored by GCG and GA Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) (member's backyards certified by DNR).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C2. Club actively participated in a Conservation of Natural Resources project (air, energy, litter reclamation, recycling, endangered species, water, wetlands, or trees).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C3. Club participated in a Parks and Public Lands Project planting at a State Park or Dept of Transportation Project.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C4. Club landscaped, maintained, or renovated the landscaping for a Blue or Gold Star Memorial Marker.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C5. Club members planted or have existing native plants in their gardens or landscapes.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C6. Club Members promoted and supported pollinators by doing one or more of the following: participated in The Great Southeast Pollinator Census, had a pollinator program, or planted and maintained new pollinator garden in their community.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(C6.1) Club Members promoted and supported pollinators by doing one or more of the following. Mark all that apply.

Participated in The Great Southeast Pollinator Census, August 22-23, 2025.

Club had a pollinator program, or members educated others on their importance.

Club members planted and maintained a new pollinator garden in their community.

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C7. Club members established or maintained a Community Garden.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C8. Club members planted vegetable/herb gardens either in the ground or in containers.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C9. Club members reported installing birdhouses/nesting boxes or putting up & maintaining bird feeders and bird baths to attract wildlife to their backyards.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C10. Club had a club program, or members educated other organizations on the importance of using native plants in their gardens and landscapes.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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C11. Club participated in activities that promoted the Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. theme of "Plant the Deep South with Flowers and Trees, for the Birds and Bees."* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E1. Club was represented at NGC/GCG sponsored and/or sanctioned school, course, or symposium in 2025, either in person or virtually.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E2. Club sponsored, co-sponsored, or participated in a Flower Show and/or conducted a tour or flower show event online or by video conference.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E2.1) Mark all that apply:

Club/Council Small Standard Flower Show

Club/Council/District Standard Flower Show

Non-GCG Flower Show

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E3. Club had a 5-minute horticulture report at each meeting. If your clubs include a horticulture tip in your monthly newsletter or club yearbook, that also counts.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E4. Club had two best programs of the year.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E4.1) List your club's 2 best programs of the year:

Title of Program

Speaker's Name

Speaker's Email

Speaker's Phone

Brief Description

Program 1

Program 2

Program 1

Program 2

Title of Program

Speaker's Name

Speaker's Email

Speaker's Phone

Brief Description

Title of Program

Speaker's Name

Speaker's Email

Speaker's Phone

Brief Description

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E5. Club sponsored a Youth Garden Club (Junior, Intermediate, or High School) and registered it with the State Youth Garden Club Chairman.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E6. Club sponsored one of the following: Smokey/Bear Woodsy Owl Poster Contest, Junior Gardener Poetry Contest, Youth Sculpture Contest* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E6.1) Mark all that apply:

Smokey Bear/ Woodsy Owl Poster Contest

Junior Gardener Poetry Contest

Youth Sculpture Contest

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E7. Club participated in a Garden Therapy project.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E7.1) Mark all that apply:

Garden Therapy Activity with a Senior Citizen Group

Garden Therapy Activity with Special Needs Individuals

Participated in a Veteran-type project

Garden Therapy with Youth Groups or others

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E8. Club provides a newsletter for members at least three times a year.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E8.1) Attach 1 sample newsletter here. (Word doc, PDF, PowerPoint, JPGs, etc.)

Drag and drop files here

Select files to upload

Max. file size: 10.6MB

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E9. Club shared District Newsletter and Board Briefs with club members.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E10. Club participated in the NCG Project, Plant America-Feed America.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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E11. Club participated or celebrated in Garden Week in Georgia and/or National Garden Week.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(E11.1) Mark all that apply:

Garden Week in Georgia

National Garden Week

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E12. Club was involved in legislation, either by visiting your local representative at the Capitol, phoning, or contacting by email.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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S1. Club sponsored a community service type project such as decorated stockings, decorated felt project, provided clothing or toiletries for assisted living or any other local group of people, needy family project, school backpack buddies, or another comparable project.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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S2. Club collected tabs supporting the Ronald McDonald Pull A Tab Program.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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S3. S4. If the club participated in or financially supported a worthy National, Regional, or local project that deserves recognition but is NOT COVERED in the report. (worth 2 points)* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(S3.1 S4.1) Briefly describe the project here:

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Extra Credit for activities or donations that are particularly large, which most clubs cannot do each year.

These projects are worth 2 points each.

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X1. X2. Club or member of your club supported the scholarship program by establishing/continuing a Named Scholarship (minimum of $1000 donation in 2025).* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X3. X4. Club erected or refurbished a new Blue Star Memorial Marker or Gold Star Family Marker in their area to show appreciation and honor for our Veterans and their families.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X5. X6. Club helped form a new club and/or mentored a new club.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(X5.1 X6.1) Enter new club's name:

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These activities are worth 1 point each.

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X7. Club was represented by 4 or more members at the 2025 GCG Annual Convention.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X8. Club members attended Leadership & Awards Workshops in 2025.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X9. One or more of your Club Members serve your Council, District, or GCG State Board.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X10. Club donated to at least 12 of the Projects/Programs listed in question A9.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X11. Club donated to all 15 of the Projects/Programs listed in question A9.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X12. Club or club members contributed to the Century Club in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the Garden Club of Georgia, Celebrating a Century of Beautification, Conservation and Education.* This field is required.

Yes

No

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X13. Did your club have a best project of the year?* This field is required.

Yes

No

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(X13.1) Briefly Describe your club's best project of the year below:

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30 points = minimum to receive a Club Standard of Excellence.

Points are automatically tallied.

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Administration Total

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Beautification Total

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Conservation Total

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Education Total

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Sponsorship Total

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Extra Credit Total

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CHECKS IN ALL CATEGORIES

93

Date Form Completed

Date