General Information for Organizing a Youth Club
The sponsoring Garden Club selects a Club member to sponsor a Youth Group.
Members of the sponsoring club provide the Youth Club with support by furnishing
materials, instructions and, if needed, financial aid.
Different age groups for Youth Clubs are: Ecotots - Preschool -K
Junior Gardeners - Grade 1-6
Intermediate Gardeners - Grade 7-8
High School Gardeners - Grade 9-12
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be sponsored by a Garden Club that is a member of the National Council of
State Garden Clubs, Inc. in good standing.

2. Must have a minimum of three members for Ecotot Clubs and four (4) members for
Junior, Intermediate and High School Clubs.

3. Must meet at least five times during the club or school year. The meetings may
include trips, service projects, flower shows, gardening environmental projects, etc.

4 Must register the club or unit, EACH YEAR, with the LGCF YOUTH ACTIVITIES
CHAIRMAN. The registration fonn should be completed and mailed to the current Chairman
as soon as club meets for the current year or by the deadline of December1
of the current club year. This is necessary in order to have your club apply for an
Achievement Award.

If a YearBook is complied this is the time to send it to the State Chairman for judging. A $25.00 award is given for the winning year book.

5. Dues of One Dollar ($1.00) is paid by the sponsoring club and may be included with the
registration form or mailed to the LGCF Treasurer

6. Leaders of Youth Clubs should subscribe to the National Gardener and to the LGCF
NEWSLETTER. Vital information concerning Youth Clubs are included in both
publications.

7. Be aware of state and national deadlines to insure award and scholarship eligibility.
Watch for the July-August and the September-October issues of The National Gardener
for rules of the various contests and scholarships available.
(Revised: 09/09/04)

WHERE TO FIND YOUTH GROUPS
Perhaps the largest group of young people can be found in the local school classrooms. Contact a school principal and request permission to talk with a teacher who might like to help you start a youth Club. Science teachers are already do most of the work that a Youth Garden Club would be interested in. Find a good one and you have the beginning of a whole new experience. Presenting butterfly gardening or Louisiana native plant programs are both interesting and easy ways to work within a school system.
1.
Consult a church concerning the use of their facilities as a source of membership and a meeting place.  
2.
Neighborhood children love to form clubs. Try a Sum~ Club or a Saturday Club. Why not a -Grandchildren Club- - remember only four members are needed. Think what Fun! 
3.
Work with already established groups such as 4-H, Scouts, and community recreation centers. They can also be a Garden Club.  
 
LGCF YOUTH ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN
Barbara Coates
99 Nursery Road
Epps, Louisiana 71237-9118 318-878-9231
e-mail: [email protected]
 

 

 
 
NGC POSTER CONTEST - 2004
"Let the Bees and Birds Help Your Future Gardens "
 
  
Encourage children to observe the bees and birds in their gardens. The plants need the bees and birds so they will have more blooms.  

Eligibility: Pre-school (3-5years) and K-6th grades; each grade will have a winner.

 
Special Education, Pre-school (3-5 years) and K-6th grades; each grade will have a winner.  
Deadlines: club entries must be sent to State Chairman by December 1, 2004.  
Contest Rules:  
 
1.

All entries must be presented on paper 12" X 18".

2.

No three-dimensional poster will be accepted.

3.

The title may be on the front or the back, but MUST be included.

4.

List names of plant material/animals and why this was a good choice. This may be listed on back, but DO NOT use black markers because they may bleed through

5.*

Include name, address, age, school grade, sponsoring Garden Club,District and State, neatly typed on a 3 x S index card and attached to back of entry.

  *Sample:
    Jerry Hobbs, 10, 6th Grade
      2302 Jerico Rd.  
      Small Town, LA 23720  
      (222)387-2436  
      Small Town Ele. School, Mrs. Rawls Class  
      Small Town Garden Club, District II  
     
   
Scale of Points
 
  
 Originality and Artwork 30 Points          
 Design 25 Points         
 Title 25 Points          
 Listing of plant material and reason20 Points         
 
Total 1
00 Points         
Judging is to be made by sponsoring Garden Club, and then by District. Only the District 1st place winners of each grade are to be sent to LGCF Youth Chairman by Dec. 1, 2004.
 

Barbara Coates, Chairman
99 Nursery Rd.
Epps, LA 71237-9118
(318)-878-9231
e-mail: [email protected]

Revised: 09/10/04

 
 
Club Competition 2003/2004
"VOLUNTEERS WITH 20/20 VISION"
Youth Club - Class I
 
Youth Clubs, this project's goal is to encourage, teach and motivate you by inspiring you to beautify, respect, conserve and enjoy nature. The key work in this Division is to achieve all of these goals with programs that are FUN for you.

A certificate of $100.00 from Deep South will be offered to the Youth Club with the most comprehensive participation in the "VOLUNSTEERS WITH 20/20 VISION," a Book of Evidence outlining the club's programs and projects will be necessary.

 
Requirements:
1.

81/2" x 11" pages, bound in amphile type folder.

 
2.

Maximum pages twelve (12) front and back.

 
3.
May include photos, publications, etc. Anything that will document your work will help.
 
4.
* Must include name, address, age/grade, sponsoring Garden Club, and district on a 3x5 index card affixed to inside back cover.
  
Sample:
Busy Bees Youth Club. 5th Grade
Common Place Ele. School
34 Service Rd.
Common Place, LA
Sponsor: Common Place Garden Club
District V
 
5.
Book of evidence Must be sent by June 1, 2004 to:
   Barbara Coates, Ch.
LGCF YOUTH ACTIVITIES
99 Nursery Rd.
Epps, LA 71237-9118
318-878-9231
e-mail: [email protected]
    
 
 
 
2003/04 POSTER CONTEST
"SHADY CHARACTERS"
ECOTOTS (age 2-5)
Class II-A
 
Attention: Parents, Grandparents, Preschool and Kindergarten teachers. Here is a contest even the youngest can enter, have fun with leaves, glue, paint, etc. and be a winner. Let them use their imagination and enter this contest. They do not have to be in a Garden Club, but must be sponsored by a LGCF Garden Club. A winner will be chosen from each age group as 2 yr. old, 3 yr. old, etc. 
   
Requirement:
1.

Use 12" X 18" paper (poster or other papers).

 
2.
Use crayons, paints, markers, or pens.
 
3.
Leaves (real or colored and cut out) may be glued, taped, or stapled to the paper.
 
4.
MUST include title on poster, and MAY name some leaf character
 
*Sample: 
   Mary Hogan, age 4, PreSchool
Tiny Tot preschool
1020 Tiny Town
Gena, LA 71277
234-688-9331
Tiny Town Garden Club, Dist V
  
   
Scale of Points:Title15
 Art Work25
 Design60
 
Total-----------1
00

 

 
5.

Posters should be graded by grade, school, Garden Club,
District. District winners in each age group (2 - 5) should be mailed by
June 1. 2004 to:

   
 
Barbara Coates, Chairman
LGCF YOUTH ACTIVITIES
99 Nursery Rd.
Epps, LA 71237-9118
318-878-9231
e-mail: [email protected]