Committees
| Committee | Description | Chaired By |
|---|---|---|
| Bylaws/Procedures | Only sits when reviews are necessary and is appointed by the Board | Sylvia Swartz |
| Chaplain | Leads the prayer at the monthly meetings | Rachele Eppe |
| Civic Beautification | Teams of members maintain: Butterfly Garden at Cape Coral Library – meets weekly except Holidays Rose Garden at the Historical Society on Cultural Park Blvd. (Two teams, one team every Tuesday and one every Friday except Holidays | Sherie Bleiler (Butterfly Garden) Cathy Atcheson & Cynthia Mahoney (Rose Garden) |
| Civic Projects | 1. Habitat - annual installation of landscape at the Habitat Women’s Build home 2. Habitat – as needed attending Habitat homes to present plant to the new owner | Sherie Bleiler |
| Club Service Award | Recognizes a member who has performed outstanding service to the Club over an extended period of years | Jean Shields |
| Communication | Preparing monthly Newsletter and emailing info to membership and posting newsletter to website | Sylvia Swartz |
| Community Outreach | Setting up info and manning tables at local events, e.g., Farmers Market, Sunset Celebration, Burrowing Owls Festival, to encourage interest/membership in the club | Ginny Huffer |
| Cups of Cheer | Monthly visits to Coral Trace Senior living facility, making small flower arrangements with residents in coffee mugs/tea cups | Sue Lawson |
| Directory/Yearbook Preparation | Compilation of the Yearbook containing information about the Club and members’ contact details | Sylvia Swartz |
| Flower Shows | Kathy Woodlock & Sylvia Swartz | |
| Fun With Flowers | 4 times a year workshops for the public making a holiday themed arrangement (Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving) | Sue Lawson |
| Garden Angels | Gardening assistance to members who are temporarily incapacitated | Midge & Max Breckenridge |
| Holiday Party | Arranging the Club’s annual holiday party, registering members, recording payments, booking caterer, planning, games, etc. | Debbie Cooper & Connie Posl |
| Hospitality | Organizing roster for hosts and greeters at meetings. and organization of social get togethers | Nancy Finnegan with help from Debbie Cooper |
| Historian | Scrapbook preparation | Judy Lindhorst |
| Horticultural | 1. Growing plants at home for various club needs. Participating in planting parties, bromeliad prep. parties and staghorn fern mounting parties. 2. Helping with planting, labeling etc., for our annual fund raiser, March in the Park | Dona Baliotis |
| March in the Park | Annual plant sale fundraiser | Susan Lawson & Mona Hawes |
| Marty Ward Merit Awards | Canvassing and selecting worthy recipients from local High Schools for annual monetary awards | Cheryl Byrd & Bonnie Manuel |
| Membership | Collecting dues, maintaining roster, providing info, membership table at each meeting | Susan Noble |
| New Member Orientation | Nurturing of new members | Lynne Viacava |
| Penny for Pines | Intermittent collections at club meetings to benefit the NGC Penny for Pines program | Charlene Anderson |
| Photography | Members take turns photographing meetings/trips | Carmen Sprague |
| Photography Contest | Annual photography contest by and for Garden Club members. | Nora Hoover |
| Press | Chair coordinates weekly Columnists for the Daily Breeze news. | Chair - Ann Block Columnists - Cathy Dunn, Janetta Fox, Deborah Haggett |
| Programs | Planning the program and obtaining speakers for our monthly meetings | Elsa Schutzman & Nora Hoover |
| Publicity | Preparing and distributing info to local press | Pat Foote |
| Raffle | Assembling prizes for raffle, selling tickets, doing the draw and counting proceeds to give to Treasurer | Kim White & Colleen McCarty |
| Special Events | Arranging our monthly trips – 5 per year and annual Garden Walk/New Members’ Tea | Donna Schneider, Christina Prestella, and Lois Luber |
| Thrift Table | Organize the thrift table donations for spring plant sale. | Valerie Breen, Pam Dawson, Debbie Cooper & Connie Posul. |
| Ways and Means | Organization of March in the Park event, our annual fundraiser, and fundraising generally | Sue Lawson & Mona Hawes |
| Website, Facebook & Social Media | Maintain Website, Facebook and Social Media presence | Lillian Peterson |