Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc
AWARD # 1 - GARDEN CLUB ACHIEVEMENT
Award Application - Send to LGCF Awards Chairman
(See General and Specific Rules, Newsletter Directory Issue)
Award year: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31 DUE DECEMBER 1

Separate, identical copy is to be sent to your District Director by December 1
as your Club President's Annual Report

I. CLUB DATA
1. Name and location of club____________________________________________________
Number of Members_______________________ District____________________________
2. Number of members attending: Fall District Meeting ________ LGCF Convention _______
LGCF Summer Board Meeting _______ Deep South Regional Meeting ________
N G C Convention _______ Flower Show Schools _______ Symposiums ________
Gardening Study Courses ________ Landscape Design Schools _______
Other LGCF sponsored meetings ____________ (1 pt. each)
______
3. Contributions: LGCF Endowment Fund; World Gardening/Natural Diasters; Land Trust; other LGCF or NCC project (state dollar amount)____________________________ (1 pt. each dollar)
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(Numbers 4-8, 1 pt. each) 
4. Life Members (number): LGCF________ DEEP SOUTH REGION _______ N G C _____________
5. Accredited Flower Show Judges: __________ Student Judges: ______________ ______
6. Landscape Design Consultants: ___________ Student Consultants: ________________
7. Gardening Study Consultants: __________ Student Consultants: ___________________
8. Subscriptions: Newsletter __________ National Gardener __________ (1 pt ea)______
9. Number of members presenting programs or workshop to other clubs or groups, including youth groups: Floral Design______ Horticulture ______ Other ______ (5 pts each per program)
______
10. Members having Bird Baths _____ Feeders ______ Planted areas for birds _____ ( 2 pts ea. per item) ______
11. Members growing at least one plant on the Native Plant List _____ ( 2 pts per member, NOT per plant) ______
II. PROJECTS
1. City or town having Bird Sanctuary under ordinance dated:_______________________ ( 15 pts.)
Public Signs so stating: ________________ ( additional 15pts, Maximum 30 points)
______
2. Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker(s), date(s) of dedication: ____________________________
Location(s): ________________________________________________________________ ( 10 pts.) Site(s) planted and maintained: ______________________ ( 15 pts, Maximum 25 points each marker)
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3. Garden Center: Club____(25 pts) Public____ (25 pts) Garden Books Donated, current year (1pt each)  
(Numbers 4-18, 25 pts each project.) A particular project (4-18) may be counted only one time._____
4. Civic Development and Civic Concern, project and location ____________________________________  
5. Garden of Month: Member only:___________ Community ___________ Commercial ___________
Other ___________ (25 pts each type of contest, NOT each month)
______
6. Sponsorship, LGCF Cleanest City Contest, name of city or town ________________________
________________________________________________________________ (25 pts each town)
______
7. School Grounds, Improvement,location___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ (25 pts each separate school)
______
8. Conservation: project and location ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
9. Energy Awareness: project and location ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______
10. Environmental Education: ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
______
11. Landscape Design: project and location __________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______

12. Roadside Improvement: project and location _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

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Revised July 2004 
13. Butterfly Conservation: project and location ________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______
14. Historic Restoration: project and location __________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______
15. Club sponsored Junior, Intermediate and/or High School Garden Club. Name of club(s) and location. ______________________________________________________________________ (50 pts each club)______
16. Gardening Therapy INVOLVING patients. Name and location: _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ (25 pts each institution)
______
17. Arbor Day Planting. What and where: ____________________________________________ ____________________________(25 pts each different location) With program: addt'l 15 pts per program):______
18. ADOPT A PARK: location and date of adoption ____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ (50 pts each)
______
 
III. CLUB ACTIVITIES 
1. Standard Flower Show(s): Sponsored _________ Co-Sponsored __________ (25pts each per show, max. 50 pts)
______
Educational Exhibits in above Shows: Horticulture: __________ Conservation: __________
Environmental: ___________________ Other: _________________ ( 5 pts each)
______
2. Club Meetings - one program or workshop 5 pts. each meeting; addt'l 5 pts. for one exhibit per meeting. ( Important: Maximum 10 pts. for any one club meeting.)
Horticulture, Program or Workshop: _______________Exhibit: __________
______

Floral Design, Program or Workshop: ____________ Exhibit: __________

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Conservation, Program or Workshop: ______________Exhibit: __________ ______
Landscape Design, Program or Workshop: _________Exhibit: ________________
Other LGCF or NGC recommended subjects: ______________________________________ ______
  
IV. COMMUNICATIONS (10 pts each Radio or TV program)
1. Radio Programs: Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Other _______________________________ ______
2. TV Programs: Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Other _________________________________ ______
3. Publicity: (5 pts each release, 40 pts. maximum)
Local Newspaper _______ Radio _______ Other _______
______
  
V. LGCF AWARDS Total Numberapplied for ________ List number of each award applied for _________
___________________________________________________________________________ (2 pts each)
______
  

VI. On ONE side of typewritten page, give brief summary of ONE special club project, activity or program on any ONE of LGCF or NGC objectives, such as Birds, Garden Therapy (working with patients), ADOPT A PARK, Cleanest CIty, etc. (10 pts)

 
  
SUB-TOTAL POINTS
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To complete Award No. 1 application, there must be TWO pages or ONE page front and back for evidence of objective accomplished - dated newspaper clipping, or dated letter, picture, etc. NO YEARBOOK! All pages fastened securely in binder. Read all General Rules and Special Rules for Award No. 1 in Newsletter, DIRECTORY ISSUE.
Date ________________
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Garden Club President's Signature
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Address
 
   
BONUS POINTS (For Award Chairman Only) (General Rules 5 pts)_______ (Award Rules 5 pts) ________ ______
   
 
Total Points
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Revised July 2004