AWARDS – NGC & DSGC

Show, Youth and High School, Junior Gardening, Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl, Tree Reforestation, Paths of Sunshine and Roadside Beautification. Update the FFGC Award Pages for the group mentioned. The chairman prints all the certificates for FFGC Adult Awards, embosses seals, and separates all awards by District and Clubs and places checks with the awards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The chairman will ensure that award rules and requirements are followed. Given the breadth of work involved, this chairmanship may be shared.

Knowledge and Skills required:

The chairman should be well acquainted with the various projects and their criteria for eligibility. Awards are categorized as follows: FFGC Awards, Junior Gardener Awards, Flower Show and Related Awards. Also the FFGC Awards Chair must know about the NGC Awards and Deep South Awards, to be able to offer all of the Clubs the information and where to look for it. Some FFGC Awards match up with NGC and Deep South some do not, so I members need to know the opportunity is available.

Time requirement:

Host annual Judgement Day (usually December) FFGC President chooses menu for lunch proved. FFGC and NGC/DS Chairs gather volunteers, set up with hotel for members coming the night before to start early in the morning, has the room set up with tables and chairs, hospitality and lunch. The chairs take spreadsheet the secretary has entered all award entries on and gathers all the awards in their envelopes and double checks each entry attaches a score sheet and award description in each award folder This take 18 hours, Preparation for the Judging of Awards includes gathering volunteers, set up, President sets the menu, order food, getting approval from H&E to have room set up is about 10 hours. If everything on the way of forms is prepared in advanced.

Documenting the winning awards on a spreadsheet and a listed program, typing up certificates, embossing seals, placing seals, putting awards in folder with checks, organizing them by Club and District is approximately 140 hours.

Updating FFGC Award Page with new names, new dates, changing applications for new administration, updating awards to make them easier to understand. 65 hours Creating educational documents, emails from members and chairs, phone calls from the same, convention programs. 100 hours easy.

AWARDS – NGC & DSGC

Position/Job Title: Awards, National Garden Club and Deep South Region

Description: Organize and oversee Judgement Day to facilitate all FFGC award winners. Take all award winners and send on to Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs after interpreting the award it qualifies for most accurately. Assist FFGC Awards Chair in any capacity. Edit and revise award documents/applications and website award descriptions.

Duties and Responsibilities: Chairman will work with the district awards chairpersons for FFGC, DSGC, and NGC. Read all the award descriptions for FFGC, Deep South, and National awards. Come up with a system so you are familiar with each award (copy and paste or type up your own notes). Responsible for adult awards only (not flower show or junior gardeners). Be aware that award descriptions change with each administration and on an as needed basis, so stay current by reviewing their websites periodically.