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Organized April 14, 1924 Federated April 15, 1925FFGC

Objectives:

The general nature and object of this non profit Corporation shall be: To organize themselves into a non profit association for the purpose of engaging in activities which are charitable, educational and scientific within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Specifically, the purposes of the association are as follows:
(a)    To further the education of the members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, botany, floral design, landscape design, environmental awareness through the conservation of natural resources, civic beautification, nature studies, and to instill in our youth the love of gardening and the respect for and protection of the environment.

(b)    To encourage the erection of memorials to veterans of the United States armed forces;

(c)    To co ordinate the interests of the several Garden Clubs in the State of Florida to the extent such co-ordination represents a furtherance of the activities specified in (a) and (b) above provided always that such purposes shall be effectuated by activities which are within the scope of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

(d)    To do and perform all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Corporation as a Corporation not for profit in accordance with the law in such cases made and provided.

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