How The Information Under This Tab Is Organized:
The information listed under this tab is organized to provide National Capital Area’s Districts and Garden Clubs with the needed information to be used by a district, by a garden club, or by an individual to prepare and to submit an application for an award to the appropriate awards chairman. National Capital Area Garden Clubs encourages our districts and their member garden clubs to submit an award application to receive recognition from the National Garden Clubs, Central Atlantic Region, or National Capital Area’s Districts for their outstanding achievement.
What To Expect To Find Under Each Topic:
The information listed under this tab is organized to provide National Capital Area’s Districts and Garden Clubs with the needed information to be used by a district, by a garden club, or by an individual to prepare and to submit an application for an award to the appropriate awards chairman. National Capital Area Garden Clubs encourages our districts and their member garden clubs to submit an award application to receive recognition from the National Garden Clubs, Central Atlantic Region, or National Capital Area’s Districts for their outstanding achievement.
What To Expect To Find Under Each Topic:
1. How It Works - Overview of the National Capital Area’s Awards Program
2. National Capital Area’s Award Listing - The List of National Capital Area’s
2. National Capital Area’s Award Listing -
Sponsored Awards
3. Book of Evidence Guidelines -
to the Awards Chairman.
4. State Submission Guidelines - Provides Specific Information on Deadlines, Eligibility, Procedure for Filing, Application Requirements, Flower Show Requirements, Composition of the Awards Committee.
5. Awards Scale of Points - Provides Weight of Award Criteria Used by the Awards
Committee.
6. Newsletter Guidelines -
& Weight of Award Criteria Used by the Award Committee.
7. Yearbook Preparation -
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Format - Provides Ideas for Structure, Arrangement of Content, Program Content,
Club Projects & Assigned Weight When Evaluated.
Definition of Terms -
and Lists the Categories of Membership Used by the Awards Committee.
Scale of Points -
8. Planning A Flower Show - Provides Overall Planning, Staging, and Photo Guidelines.
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Tips for Flower Shows
Discusses three overlooked areas that arise when judging the Books of Evidence
to determine if the show is worthy of a prestigious National Garden Club Award:
to determine if the show is worthy of a prestigious National Garden Club Award:
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Innovative Staging in all Divisions
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Carrying out the Theme Staging
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Providing Appropriate Photographs
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Standard Flower Show (SF) Evaluation
Lists the Scale of Points Used to Evaluate a Standard Flower Show Schedule by the Awards Committee.
Small Standard Flower Show (SF) Guidelines
Gives Guidelines for Submitting an Award Application to the National Capital Area’s Award Chairman for a Small Standard Flower Show Award.
Flower Show Book of Evidence (BOE) Guidelines
Explains How To Apply For, Determine if Flower Show is Eligible for an Award, What to Keep Record of During a Flower Show, and Completing a Book of Evidence to Submit
To the National Capital Area’s Award Chairman.
To the National Capital Area’s Award Chairman.
Flower Show Book of Evidence (BOE)Scale of Points
Lists the Book of Evidence Criteria Assigned Weight When Evaluated by the Awards Committee.
Standard Flower Show Scale of Points
Lists the weight assigned to A Standard Flower Show’s Horticulture, Design, and
Special Exhibits Divisions Evaluation.
Special Exhibits Divisions Evaluation.
9. Award of Honor -
Submission Requirements.
10. Youth Contests - National Garden Clubs Sponsored Youth Contests created to encourage
a youth’s awareness of the joy of gardening, the importance of recycling, and that conservation matters. The youth sponsored awards listed under this tab are:
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Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest
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Poetry Contest
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High School Essay Contest
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High School Distinguished Service Project
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Youth Sculpture Contest
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11. National Garden Clubs (NGC) Wildflower Project -
Clubs Civic Projects that encourage garden clubs to sponsor a project to raise public awareness of the benefits of using native plants in their gardens. The matching grant categories are as follows:
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OPERATION WILDFLOWER AWARDS
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WILDFLOWERS/NATIVE PLANTS
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WILDFLOWER/NATIVE PLANT SYMPOSIUM OR WORKSHOP
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OVERVIEW OF
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA GARDEN CLUBS
AWARDS WEBSITE PAGES