Garden Club of Cape Coral
Committees
| Committee | Description | Chaired By |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Memorial | Maintain garden at the Blue Star Memorial Marker | Paula Plum |
| Butterfly Garden | Teams maintain butterfly garden at the Cape Coral Library - meets weekly except for Holidays | Sherie Bleiler |
| Breeze Articles | Chair coordinates weekly columnists for the Cape Coral Breeze. | Chair - Ann Block Columnists - Cathy Dunn, Janetta Fox, Sherie Bleiler |
| Bylaws/Procedures | Only sits when reviews are necessary and is appointed by the Board | Sylvia Swartz |
| Club Service Award | Recognizes a member who has performed outstanding service to the Club over an extended period of years | Sherie Bleiler |
| 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 | Ways & Means Committee |
| 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 | Annual compilation of the directory containing information about the Club and members’ contact details | Sylvia Swartz |
| Flower Shows | Organize and prepare members for competitive 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 | |
| Habitat For Humanity | 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 | |
| Holiday Party | Arranging the Club’s annual holiday party, registering members, recording payments, booking caterer, planning, games, etc. | |
| Hospitality | Organizing roster for hosts and greeters at meetings. and organization of social get togethers | |
| Historian | Scrapbook preparation | Midge Breckenridge |
| Horticulturalist | 1. Growing plants at home for various club needs. Participating in planting, bromeliad prep, and staghorn fern mounting parties. 2. Helping with planting, labeling etc., for our annual March in the Park fundraiser | |
| Inspirational Leader | Provides an inspirational message at the monthly meetings | Jane Anderson |
| March in the Park | Annual plant sale and festival fundraiser | Ways & Means Committee |
| Membership | Collecting dues, maintaining roster, providing info, membership table at each meeting | Terry Fisher |
| Merit Awards | Canvassing and selecting worthy recipients from local High Schools for annual Marty Ward and Donna Conway monetary awards | Cheryl Byrd |
| New Member Orientation | Nurturing of new members | Lynne Viacava |
| Newsletter | Preparing monthly club newsletter | Sylvia Swartz |
| Penny for Pines | Intermittent collections at club meetings to benefit the NGC Penny for Pines program | Charlene Anderson |
| Photography | Photographer for club meetings, events & trips. | Carmen Sprague |
| Photography Contest | Annual photography contest by and for Garden Club members. | Joanne Kishfy |
| Programs | Planning the program and obtaining speakers for our monthly meetings | Cathy Dunn |
| Publicity | Preparing and distributing info to local press | |
| Raffle | Assembling prizes for raffle, selling tickets, doing the draw and counting proceeds to give to Treasurer | Beverly Nugent, Joanne Kishfy, Cheryl Buckley |
| Rose Garden | Teams maintain the Rose Garden at the Cape Coral Historical Society - Two teams, one team every Tuesday and one every Friday except Holidays | Cynthia Mahoney |
| Special Events | Arranging our monthly trips – 5 per year and annual Garden Walk/New Members’ Tea | |
| Thrift Table | Organize the thrift table donations for spring plant sale. | Ways & Means Committee |
| Ways & Means | Organization of March in the Park event, our annual fundraiser, and fundraising generally | |
| Website & Social Media | Maintain website and social media presence | Lillian Peterson, Ann Block |