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Awards are ordered below by number. Be sure to read the award description carefully to gain understanding of the submission requirements, due date, any particular circumstances related to the award, and who is the donor for the award. This information is not listed elsewhere and not all requirements are the same.
Awards Year: January 1 to December 31 annually unless otherwise stated. All awards may be presented annually, if merited. Any exceptions will be noted.
FFGC Enterable Awards Application Form Click Here to Download New Award Application 2021-2023 will be be posted by June 1st
FFGC Award Procedure may be downloaded and placed in your Awards Notebook Click Here to Download
Eligibility:
1. Only Florida Federation of Garden Clubs members are eligible to apply for FFGC awards unless otherwise stated in the award description. Members are: member garden clubs/circles, groups of member clubs, and individual members of garden clubs. Junior, Intermediate, High School Garden Clubs, Individual Youth must be sponsored by a member garden club to be eligible for specific FFGC and NGC awards.
2. No club/s, circle/s, or individual/s may win the same award two years in succession; however, when it is an award for a individual project, a different individual in the same club or circle may win in successive years.
3. When the same project is eligible for various awards, submitting exact duplication of the application is not acceptable. A significant change must be evident in the summary regarding the projects.
SUBMISSION:
PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING AND DEADLINES:
Flower Show Related Awards use the FFGC Award Application and send to: FFSJ President.
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest use the information needed for this contest and Mail to the Chair by the due date.
FFGC NGC Poetry Contest, FFGC NGC Sculpture Contest, FFGC NGC Essay Contest please follow directions and mail directly to chair. The Mailing information will be with the Award description.
Garden Club/Circle award applications shall be judged according to size determined by number of members on whom FFGC dues are paid. Use the FFGC webpage’s Directory, Book of information (BOI), or your Yearbook for Membership totals. To determine the category for each award, consult the description of categories under each specific award.
The category sizes may be different for different awards.
Return of MaterialsMaterials submitted on the three page entry forms will not be returned. Make a copy of your application for your records, give a copy to your Club President and District Awards Chair. Publications and Books of Evidence will not be returned. Make a copy for your records.
All Awards should have a GOAL of promoting the Aims and Goals of FFGC and NGC.
Keep in mind the Aims and Goals of FFGC and NGC in all of your Award Writing
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Mission Statement
“Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. promotes the love of gardening, floral and landscape design, and civic and environmental responsibility by providing education, resources and networking opportunities for our members, youth and the community.”
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Mission Statement
“National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources, and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility.”
BASIC SCALE OF POINTS
Unless another Scale of Points is indicated under a specific award, the Basic Scale of Points will be used to judge all FFGC Awards Applications. Be sure to study the requirements for each award and understand which Scale of Points will be used for judging that award.
Basic Scale of Points
Presentation .................................................................................. 5
Neat, concise, all information included on the FFGC Awards Application Form (3 sheets allowed) or in the Book of Evidence (if required).
Achievement...................................................................................65
Size and scope of project, need and fulfillment, benefit, accomplishment, comprehensiveness of work, activities to attain goals, evaluation of goals reached, educational value, prior planning, very brief history if continuing project, financial report, other. Reflects the Aims and Goals of FFGC and NGC.
Participation ...................................................................................15
Size of club, involvement of members (this can be suited to project scope), youth, community, professionals, residents in facilities, others.
Not all of these have to be involved.
Record or Documentation.............................................................15
Supporting data (as applicable) clear and well-labeled, clear before and after photographs (if applicable), landscape plan (does not have to be professionally drawn), financial report (even if the project did not cost anything to initiate, state the financial plan of the event or project anticipated and where the money came from) letters of appreciation, community awards, newspaper/magazine articles, Facebook Screenshots, (if possible), radio or TV script (if possible), etc. Photocopies are permitted.
Total: 100
BOOKS OF EVIDENCE (BOE) FFGC Book of Evidence Handbook.pdf
Because of the importance of some FFGC Awards and the extent of accomplishment that they represent, or because some simply will not fit on the 3 page awards form, a Book of Evidence (BOE) is required. The following FFGC awards require a Book of Evidence. Two (2) copies The Book of Evidence will be sent by Postal Mail . Refer to information about each award for guidelines in preparing specific Books of Evidence.
# 1 – Blanche Capel Covington
# 8 – Garden Club of the Year
# 9 - SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVE offered every other year due in even year of administration
#10 – Mentoring Award
#28 – Horticulture Leadership Award
#62 – Mary S. Compton Awards for Publicity (Publicity Press Book)
#67 – Pressed Wildflower Collection Award
Flower Show Achievement Awards
and Some Flower Show Related Awards
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING A BOOK OF EVIDENCE (Proof of Accomplishment)
1. Use a lightweight, solid color, theme type binder, size not to exceed 8.5” X 11”. NO RING BINDERS ALLOWED.
2. A plain label (no embellishments) with the following information should be placed on the cover:
Award # - Name - Class or Category
District #
Name of Club, Circle, or group of clubs or District and City name
3. On top of the first page, include Award # - Name - Class; District #; name of club, circle, or group of clubs and City; percentage of members participating (when required by particular award rules). No Table of Contents is required.
4. Firmly paperclip two copies of the completed FFGC Awards Application Form to the inside front cover of the binder.5. The summary should be written on the lower part of the FFGC Award Application Form. Summary should be brief and require no more than the space on the lower part of the application form. No additional pages allowed on the FFGC Award Application Form.
7. Presentation:
10. Return of Materials – BOEs will not be returned. Make a copy for your records.
Click on an Award Area (Subject) grouping listed below to be taken directly to the Award Listing on this page.
Discover if your Club Project has an Award your can write.
Flower Show Achievement Awards
A garden club leader is one who accepts responsibility, provides a cooperative spirit and shares honor where honor is due in all phases of garden club work. Each Garden Club and each Federation or Council of garden clubs may nominate one member each year for Awards 1, 2, and 3. Circles may also nominate one member for Award #3.
#1 BLANCHE CAPEL COVINGTON LEADERSHIP FFGC Book of Evidence Handbook.pdf
Donor: Heirs of Blanche Capel Covington
Description/Purpose: This award was established in 1943 by Mrs. Covington, a former FFGC President. It is perpetuated through a trust fund by her heirs. To obtain from clubs reports of outstanding personal contributions and/or outstanding club accomplishments achieved through sustaining strong leadership by nominee in one or more of the following areas: Civic development, horticulture therapy, youth activities, conservation, landscape design, horticulture, floral design, or all-around excellence. A list of prior award winners can be viewed here.
Proof of accomplishment: A Book of Evidence (BOE) is required. It should be no more than six (6) pages, front and back, for a maximum of twelve (12) surfaces. It should include publicity, photographs, copies of citations, letters from officials and other pertinent evidence. Guidelines for preparing BOE are found under Awards General Rules.
Eligibility: Any member who currently serves or has ever served on the NGC Board of Directors is not eligible for NGC Member Award of Honor.
Award: A gift silver pin/pendant with a value of $300 each be awarded to the winner. The winning nominee will be forwarded to Deep South Region for consideration for the Member Award of Honor if eligible. (If the winner is ineligible, winners of Awards 2 or 3 may be considered as Florida’s entries for the Deep South and National Member Award of Honor.
No Category or ClassSubmission: Send 2 copies of Awards Application and BOE to FFGC President, Al Latina 7002 Doreen St.; Tampa, FL, by November 24, 2020, &
Email Award Application pg.1 To: ffgcawards@gmail.com
#2 OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Donor: Ribault Garden Club
Description/Purpose: To recognize an individual who has, over the period of not less than two years, continuously sustained and developed any one or more phases of garden club work, with particular emphasis being given to work undertaken and promoted at the club or federation level.
Proof of accomplishment: Use the FFGC Awards Application to make a full report of personal contribution or accomplishment.
Award: $50 is offered annually for outstanding service in garden club work.
Submission: Email Award to ffgcawards@gmail.com by November 24, 2020.
No Category or Class
#3 LEADERSHIP
Donor: Marianne Burbach, Freeport
Description/Purpose: To recognize the potentialities of leadership displayed by younger (from point of affiliation) members of FFGC new to garden club work, to encourage further development of such qualities and to give clubs the opportunity to report on outstanding personal contributions, activities, and progress of such members.
Proof of Accomplishment: Use the FFGC Awards Application to report. Nominee should: display an awareness of the goals of National Garden Clubs; contribute to his/her club’s or circle’s progress, and serve in various posts (chairmanships, club officer, etc.); be cooperative and congenial; be willing to serve; have broad interests and shares knowledge gained with others, including non-garden club members.
Award: $50 is offered annually to recognize leadership in worthy individuals who have been members of clubs or circles in FFGC during a period of 5 years but not more than 7 years.
No Category or ClassSubmission: Email Award to ffgcawards@gmail.com by November 24, 2020.
Award Area: Special Achievement and Excellence
The FFGC Excellence awards are based on accomplishments during the garden club year promoting Federation aims and objectives. An Anonymous Committee of three judges appointed by the president will consider all entries.
#4 FFGC AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR A CLUB
Donor: District 1 of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Special Submission Requirements & Early Due Date
Proof of Accomplishment: Use the FFGC Awards Application and report in narrative style. Proofs of accomplishment, newspaper clippings and/or pictures, must be included. Award is judged using the Scale of Points below:
Service to the community:................................................................................................. 30Civic & roadside development, city public planting, garden therapy projects,litter control programsEducational projects:.......................................................................................................... 40Examples: Conservation, horticulture, landscape design, Standard Flower Shows,organization of youth units.Involvement in Federation Projects................................................................................. 10Examples: Attendance at FFGC Convention, District Meetings, Short Courses,Flower Show Symposiums, NGC SchoolsParticipation......................................................................................................................... 10Examples: FFGC State Flower Show, Blue Star Marker, Arbor Day,Establishment of bird/butterfly/bee sanctuaries, submission for FFGC, Deep South,& NGC awards, Goal of 100% of members receiving National GardenerContributions....................................................................................................................... 10Monetary contributions for Garden Therapy projects, Headquarters & Endowment,Wekiva Youth Camp, SEEK, World Gardening, others.TOTAL................................................................................................................................... 100
Submission: Email Entry to District Director by November 1. District Director will Email Award to ffgcawards@gmail.com Due 11/24, by November 24, 2020. No Category or Class
Award: $50 may be awarded
#5 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Donors: A) Carolyn Stevens B) Mary Beth Wilson C) Janice Hamlin
Description/Purpose: To recognize and award especially outstanding garden club work during the year in the three classes listed below. The application should demonstrate promotion of FFGC objectives in civic development, beautification, garden therapy, and other related areas. Youth involvement is encouraged. The uniqueness of a single project and the scope of benefit to the Club and/or District will be considered by the judges.
Proof of Accomplishment: Use the FFGC Awards Application and report in narrative style. Proofs of accomplishment, newspaper clippings, Facebook Screenshots, and/or pictures, must be included.
Class Only A, B, or C
Award: $25 may be awarded in each Class listed below.
Classes:
Class C - District
Submission: Email Award to ffgcawards@gmail.com, by November 24, 2020
#6 MEDAL FOR INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN HORTICULTURE
Donor: Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
A committee will be appointed by the FFGC President to seek and nominate candidates for this award. Letters of recommendation stating achievements may also be sent to the FFGC President. Use the FFGC Awards Application.
Award: If merited, an appropriate medal will be awarded each year to an individual, whether a garden club member or not, for outstanding horticultural achievement. This medal may be awarded in recognition of a lifetime of dedicated service in the field of horticulture or for a unique contribution of permanent scientific or technical importance, such as hybridization, genetics and propagation.
Submission: Email Award to ffgcawards@gmail.com by November 24, 2020.
#7 CERTIFICATE OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO A STATE PRESIDENT
Donor: Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs owes much of its program and development to wise leadership. In grateful appreciation of outstanding achievement and guidance to a state president, a Certificate of Distinguished Service will be awarded upon completion of the president’s term of office.
#8 GARDEN CLUB OF THE YEAR FFGC Book of Evidence Handbook.pdf
Donor: Lois Shuster
Description/Purpose To recognize a garden club in Florida which excels in all aspects of garden club activities. The winning entry will automatically be submitted for the Deep South Garden Club of the Year Award.
Proof of Accomplishment: A Book of Evidence (BOE) is required. It should be no more than six (6) pages, front and back, for a maximum of twelve (12) surfaces. Guidelines for preparing BOE are found under Awards General Rules. The award is judged using the Scale of Points below and BOE should include information requested in Scale of Points.
# of members on 1/1- ________ and # of members on 12/31- ________Membership Increase (for one year)................................................................................. 20
If membership is limited, to what number? ________
Continuing service provided by club membersService................................................................................................................................... 10
Communications (describe briefly)Club Programs...................................................................................................................... 20Other (describe briefly)
Horticulture, Design, Environmental Concerns, and/or Regional Project.
Member participation in presenting either programs or workshops.
Describe briefly and include yearbook page copy showing programs.
Club Representation............................................................................................................ 20
Average # of members attending club meetings. # of members attending Spring/Fall
District Meetings.
The following numbers are not required, but will be used in case
of a tie: # of members attending FFGC Convention, DS Region Convention,& NGC Convention
Club Project(s)...................................................................................................................... 20
Describe briefly and two photos may be included.
Club Finances...................................................................................................................... 10
Are dues the only source of income?
Fundraisers – describe briefly and give amount of money raisedTOTAL................................................................................................................................... 100
Award: A cash award of $50 may be awarded to a garden club which excels in all of the qualities stated in above Scale of Points.
No Category or ClassSubmission: Send 2 copies Mail to: FFGC President, Al Latina 7002 Doreen St.; Tampa, FL 33617 by November 24, 2020
Email Award Application pg.1 To: ffgcawards@gmail.com