Garden Club of Cape Coral
Committees
| Committee | Description | Chaired By |
|---|---|---|
| Arts & Crafts Committee | Members work together to make items to sell at events | Donna Schmidt |
| Blue Star Memorial | Maintain garden at the Blue Star Memorial Marker | Paula Plum |
| Butterfly Garden at Library and Sands Park | Teams maintain butterfly gardens at the Cape Coral Library and Sands Park - meets weekly except for Holidays | 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 | Peggy Cruz and Linda Spadaccini |
| Directory | Annual compilation of the directory containing information about the Club and members’ contact details | Sylvia Swartz |
| 50/50 Draw | Assembling prizes for raffles, selling tickets, doing the draw and counting proceeds to give to Treasurer | Beverly Nugent, Joanne Kishfy, Cheryl Buckley |
| Floral Design | Organize and prepare members for competitive flower shows. | Kathy Woodlock |
| 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 |
| Historian / Scrapbook | Scrapbook preparation | Cheryl Shaw |
| History Museum 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 |
| Holiday Party | Arranging the Club’s annual holiday party, registering members, recording payments, booking caterer, planning, games, etc. | Terry Fisher, Patty Lyon, Sylvia Schwartz |
| Hospitality | Organizing roster for hosts and greeters at meetings. and organization of social get togethers | Kay Davis, Diane Henning |
| Horticulture | 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 | Cathy Dunn |
| Inspirational Message | Provides an inspirational message at the monthly meetings | Cynthia Mahoney |
| March in the Park | Annual plant sale and festival fundraiser | Ways & Means Committee |
| Marty Ward Merit Awards | Canvassing and selecting worthy recipients from local High Schools for annual Marty Ward and Donna Conway monetary awards | Cheryl Byrd, Bonnie Manual |
| Membership | Collecting dues, maintaining roster, providing info, membership table at each meeting | Terry Fisher |
| New Member Orientation | Nurturing of new members | Sally Stevens |
| Newsletter | Preparing monthly club newsletter | Donna Schmidt |
| Penny Pines | Intermittent collections at club meetings to benefit the NGC Penny Pines program | Marti Howard |
| Photo Contest | Annual photography contest by and for Garden Club members. | Joanne Kishfy |
| Photography | Photographer for club meetings, events & trips. | Carmen Sprague |
| Programs | Planning the program and obtaining speakers for our monthly meetings | Cathy Dunn, Sylvia Schwartz |
| Publicity | Preparing and distributing info to local press | |
| Special Events | Arranging our monthly trips – 5 per year and annual Garden Walk/New Members’ Tea | Terry Fisher, Gail Miller |
| Social Media | Maintain social media presence | Ann Block |
| The Breeze Articles | Chair coordinates weekly columnists for the Cape Coral Breeze. | Chair - Ann Block |
| Ways & Means | Organization of March in the Park event, our annual fundraiser, and fundraising generally |