FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.
"Garden Clubs ...A Growing Movement"
Charter Member: National Garden Clubs, Inc.
a non-profit educational organization. The membership of NGC is composed of 6,218 member garden clubs with 198,595 members in the fifty states. In addition, there are 447 international affiliates, making NGC the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world
Member: Central Atlantic Region
 104 F Covent Gardens,Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone and Fax: 518-869-6311
fgcnys@verizon.net
The office is open Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday of each week from 9 am to 4 pm
The Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc., was founded in 1924 and incorporated in 1930 for the purpose of supporting the Garden Clubs of New York State. The FGCNYS presently includes 300 garden clubs with 9,000 members across the state.
Membership in the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. offers garden club members the opportunity and privilege of participating with others in advancing and promoting the objectives and purposes for which the State Federation was formed:
BEAUTIFICATION PRESERVATION CONSERVATION
.!!NEW !! NGC Partnerships
Visit these businesses, by phone or online, and.
part of your purchase cost will be donated back to National Garden Clubs, Inc. or FGCNYS, Inc
Save 20% on gardening orders of
$100 or more with
Gardeners Supply Company
Call toll free (1-888-236-7126) or
order online at www.gardeners.com and use code 'Roses' to receive discount.
Visit Oasis
to order floral supplies. The company
will donate 5% of your purchase back to National Garden Clubs!
Follow these steps:
1. Go to www.directfloral.com
2. Click on the REGISTER button.
3. Be sure to fill in the company name
with NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS.
4. Start Shopping!
(For phone orders, 1-800-321-8286.)
BLOOMIN Bucks with Brent and Becks Bulbs
Go to www.bloominbucks.com
Click on the pull down menu and click on FGCNYS, Inc. and start shopping! A special group of bulbs has been created just for NGC.
On the site, type in National (in the search tab)
4 collections will be seen.
Mypatriotseeds.com Fabulous seed collection...alll100% GMO free. click on my patriot seeds on gardenclub.org for us to benefit
Shop now to support NGC and FGCNYS
Our Office Manager: Lora Morrow
She will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week
AWARDS PRESENTED CAR CONFERENCE IN DOVER,DE
Civic Development
2nd Place Small Club Briarcliff Manor GC
2nd Place Large Club Clematis GC
Violet Thoron Award Guilderland GC
Press Books
1st Place Small Club Greenport GC
1st Place Med. Club Newark GC
2nd Place X-Large Club Orchard Park GC
1st Place Group of Clubs Columbia County Garden Clubs
2nd Place Third District, FGCNYS, Inc.
Yearbooks
1 st Place 20-29 Members Butternut Valley GC
1st Place 30-44 Members Bayshore GC
2nd Place 70-99 Members Skaneateles GC
Flower Show Schedule
2nd Place SFS Small Club Lake Mahopac GC
3rd Place SFS Small Club Hopp Ground GC
2nd Place Large Club Three Villages GC
2nd Place Multiple Clubs District 7 Garden Clubs of Ontario and Wayne Co.
Youth Poetry
1st Place Third Grade Andrea Napoles
1st Place Fourth Grade Myla Dougherty
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl
3rd Place First Grade Mitchell Palmatier Richfield Springs GC
HM Second Grade Reese Taylor Athens GC
2nd Place Third Grade Katrina Rivera Richfield Springs GC
3rd Place Fourth Grade Isabella McBee Herkimer GC
HM Fifth Grade Anjelique Hernandez Richfield Springs GC
Click on gate below for a new feature on fgcnys.com. See garden tours/ upcoming events in New York State.
Follow NGC President Linda Nelson and invite bees to your garden!
The National Gardener is now available at no cost to all members on the NGC website:www.gardenclub.org
Member login, username: member,
password: world
Below are photos of recent CAR Conference in Dover, Delaware
On behalf of the membership, the Board accepted with deep regret the resignation of our President Gail McGee. Pat Wania is now President of FGCNYS, Inc. in accordance with the Bylaws Art XIV Sec 3. 1st VP is Monica Hansen, 2nd VP is Tony Antes and the Board voted to leave the position of 3rd VP vacant until elections in March.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECCOMENDATIONS FOR 2015-2017 TERM
There will be an election at the annual meeting for this slate. Ballots will be mailed six weeks prior to all clubs.
President: Pat Wania
First Vice President: Monica Hansen
2nd Vice President: Lucille Bauer
3rd Vice President: Vikki Bellias
Corresponding Secretary: Diane Schliphack
Recording Secretary: Joy Colletta
Treasurer: Carol Anderson
Assistant Treasurer: Joyce Lyle
Working on YEARBOOKS? Scroll down for all new officers
2015-2017 Officers for YEARBOOKS
Effective May 18, 2015
NGC President: Sandra H. Robinson
960 Maple Grove Rd
London, KY 40744
sandyr5342@gmail.com
606-878-7281 (c) 606-231-1122
CAR Director: Anne M. Bucher
P.O. Box 7187
Silver Spring, MD 20907
abucher487@aol.com
301-529-5930
Effective March 17, 2015
FGCNYS President: Pat Wania
19 Pine Orchard Rd. Hague, NY 12836
hagueheritagehouse@msn.com
518-543-8046
All District Directors are installed at Annual Meeting
The officers in place when your Yearbook goes to print should be used. Some clubs put both current and incoming names.
Go to CAR and click on January 2015 Review for latest CAR NEWS
Laying Blue Star wreaths by Ilion, Minnowbrook and Bayshore Garden Clubs
