How to become a Member of the FHGC
Our garden club is open to all members of the com
munity; not just residents of Fairfield Harbour. If you would like to join the Fairfield Harbour Garden Club, please send an email to [email protected] requesting a membership form OR click on the COPY, PASTE, & PRINT tab and download the membership form OR come to a Garden Club meeting and join there. The membership year is July through June.
Meetings are held monthly, the second Monday of the month, at 9:30 a.m. at the Community Center
EXCEPTIONS:
no meetings in July & August
December - ?????
The annual dues (June through May) are $10.00 a year per household
President CHERYL McASKILL
1st Vice President PAT WILLIAMS
2nd Vice President DONNA ROSS
Secretary - KIMBERLY FAHRINGER
Corresponding Secretary -- VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Treasurer TERESA MARQUETTE
Asst. Treasurer LUCILLE DURST
Audit
Bonnie Smith
Lucille Durst
Third Person- TBD (in May)
Beacon Articles
Cheryl McAskill (sending blurbs to Pam Gaskill, for now)
Bus Trip
Janet Witherup and Diane Imhof
Set Up/ Break down for all
FHGC Meetings - TBA
Community Center Flower Pots
Corrine and Steve Burton
Door Prizes
Chair: Lucille Durst
Co-Chair: Jane Haeussler
FHGC Arts & Craft (Raffle Basket) - Craft Fair October 17, 2020
Craft Fair will be held in October this year, and outside in the CC Parking lot
(usually held in November)
Chair- Need to Fill (Cheryl McAskill for now)
Co-Chair-Mary Ellen Purhamus
Flyer/Website
Cheryl McAskill sending blurbs to Jean Huebner
Garden Maids
Jean Paladini
Historian/ Librarian
Lila Gillespie
Holiday Event
Pine Cone Bird Feeders: Kathy Fuller
Parade (December 6): Sandy Riggs and Patricia Lepera-Manfredi
Christmas Tree Decoration: Jane Hauessler and Dianne Imhof
Horiculture
Audrey Von Dolln
Master Gardener Liaison
Jean Paladini
Membership
Jane Moore / Margaret Heberlein / Mary Elizabeth Deckert / Carolyn Curtis
Merchandise/ Cottonseed Meal
Jane Haeussler and Lucille Durst
Photographer-
NEED VOLUNTEER
Programs
Pat Williams
Scholarship-
Hazel Alcock / Bonnie Smith / Marilyn Smith
Social Events- Fall Pot Luck, Pres. Luncheon & End of year Brunch
Sandy Riggs / Kathy Fuller / Mary Harouni (when in town)
Yard of the Month
Paula Phipps and Paula Saihaiti
Yearbook
Jane Moore and Lynn Stateham
FHGC – Committee Descriptions
Audit
· Annually in July
· Reviews Treasurer’s records
· Send audit report to President
Beacon Articles
· Monthly – All Year Long
· Write Garden Club Article for Beacon which includes
upcoming events and prior month’s activities
Bus Trip
· January – April
· Chooses Gardens to Visit
· Arranges for bus & any activities
· Collects money for trip
· Purchases refreshments for trip
· Organizes games for trip ride
Door Prizes
· September thru June
· Purchases Door Prize for monthly meetings
· Hands out raffle tickets at meetings
Fall Bulb Sale
· October – November
· Provide sign-up sheets at meeting
· Distribute bulbs & collects money
· Sell bulbs at FH Craft Fair
FH Arts & Crafts Sale Raffle Baskets
· September – November
· Provide sign-up sheets at meeting for donation items for baskets
· Purchase any other items for baskets
· Solicit gift cards for baskets
· Make up baskets for raffle
· Sell raffle tickets at November meeting and crafts fair
Flyers/Website
· September thru June
· Attend monthly board meeting
· Provide chairman with information for monthly flyers to members
Garden Maids
· All Year Long
· Twice a month for one hour each – Consulation with Master Gardener & Work Party
Historian/Librarian
· All Year Long
· Maintains binders of all club activities
including Beacon Articles, Photos & Flyers
· Maintain Garden Club Library
Holiday Events
· November & December
· Make pine cones to pass out at the
FH Christmas Parade
Membership & Yearbook
· All Year Long
· Maintain list of all active members
· Collect Annual Dues
· Hand Out Membership Applications at
monthly meetings
· Pass out name tags at all monthly
Meetings
· Send welcome letter to new residents
· Create and distribute annual yearbook
Programs
· All Year Long
· Work with VP to establish educational
Programs for the monthly meetings
· Arrange a local garden related trip
Scholarship
· March – May
· Contact local HS counselors to solicit Applicants for scholarship
· Review applications and select recipient
· Present scholarship at President’s Luncheon
Social
· October, May & June
· Organize Fall Harvest Luncheon, President’s Luncheon, & End of Year
Breakfast Social
· Set-up and decorate for each event
Spring Home Tour
· February – April
· Work with New Bern Historical Society
· Provide docents for Home for tour
Spring Home Tour Flowers
· March & April
· Provide flower arrangements for home that we provide docents -
Includes purchasing flowers & making flower arrangements
Spring Plant Sale
· March & April
· Three sub-committees: Purchasing Plants, Plant Divisions & Raffle
· Purchase annuals & perennials
· Re-pot plants into larger pots for sale
· Collect bulbs & plant divisions from FH residents and re-pot
· Solicit plants, trees, garden items for raffle
· Set-up and work plant sale & raffle
Ways & Means
· September thru June
· Sell aprons, hats, garden gloves, Kneel pads & Cottonseed Meal
at monthly meetings, Fall Craft Fair & Spring Plant Sale
· Order new items as required
Yard of the Month
· April thru December
· Drive through FH monthly to select Yard of the Month winner
· Recognize winner at monthly meeting
· Provide photo & article for Beacon
Horticulture/Master Gardener Liaison
· September thru June
· Botanical resource for gardens in the FH community