PROGRAMS AND SPEAKERS

PROGRAMS AND SPEAKERS

Position/Job Title: Programs and Speakers Description: This chair is responsible for providing a comprehensive listing of programs that are of current interest for the state garden clubs. It is also responsible for an up to date resource list for speakers that can be utilized throughout the state as well as a list by district of attractions for field trips. These lists to be made available at the FFGC website. In addition, to be accessible to all FFGC members for consultation and suggestions via telephone, text, or email. Duties and Responsibilities: Contacting District Directors to obtain information from their Garden Club’s presidents as to what programs and speakers they are utilizing each year. This information is then shared through our website to all the clubs throughout the state. Knowledge and Skills required: Must have a working knowledge of word processing/graphs and the web. Time requirement: Minimal Reports required and when: Annual and BOD meetings (September, January, April) Annual Convention requirements/attendance: Board meeting requirements/attendance: verbal, visual and written reports, publicity (tri-fold, brochure, flier) Records held: (Pass down, copies, disks, how to) : Information to be provided by the Program director of all the Garden Clubs Obligation to our members: Article for The Florida Gardener, workshops, presentations, responding to inquiries, etc) Updates posted to our website when applicable Budget or financial requirements: None Short term goal: to review last year’s garden club yearbooks and update the FFGC listings for program suggestions. Also obtain this year’s yearbooks and incorporate their information into the listing as soon as possible. Long term goal: research the internet for all possible organizations, societies, clubs, agencies, groups, etc. that could be a potential resource for speakers. Prepare a comprehensive and alphabetized listing for our website including contacts where possible. To provide information to clubs as to how and where on the FFGC website this information can be accessed. Plan of action: I plan on contacting all the District Directors to obtain program/speaker information from their Club’s presidents. In the past this information has been gleamed from yearbooks collected on the President’s tour in October and passed on from Chairman to Chairman; however, these yearbooks are no longer being collected.