Boothbay Region Garden Club

The Boothbay Region Garden Club has fourteen committees, some of which help the Officers to organize and run the Club and some of which focus on community involvement and service. Members are invited to join any of these committees, depending on their interest and experience. 

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These committees serve the BRGC directly: 
 

Communications Group

        Public Relations

David Applegate

Our Public Relations committee works with our Social Media and Website committees to ensure that information about our community activities are shared with the greater community throughout the year. Our public relations
activities include our monthly meetings/programs, our Home and Garden Tour and our Holiday Festival fundraisers.
 

        Social Media

Gloria Wakefield

We maintain a Facebook page and starting 2023, an Instragram account. It can be reached directly at
www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org and mainegardenclubs.org.

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        Website 

Melissa Thornton

QUARTERLY ‘TRUMPET’ NEWSLETTER BECOMES EXPANDED WEBSITE

The Boothbay Region Garden Club newsletter, the “Trumpet” was published for decades on a quarterly basis, Jan, April, July and October. It was a compendium of information about the club, including Presidential and Committee updates, contact information for club leaders, important dates, articles and photographs about Garden Club projects and events, as well as items of interest to Club members.

In early 2023, the Boothbay Region Garden Club's Board unanimously ratified the proposal presented by Newsletter Editor, Melissa Thornton, to transition from the newsletter and the current, small informational website to an expanded and upgraded website which would serve as a full marketing and informational tool.
The two major goals of the expanded website are: 1) to incorporate all that the newsletter provided and all that the earlier website provided, as well as past, present and future Club information, in a much more frequent/ ‘real time’ format for members to access with ease, and: 2) to function as a marketing tool to raise awareness for all readers about the club’s mission, community projects, past and present goals and achievements, as well as to encourage prospective members to join and enjoy all the benefits of club membership. 

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       Yearbook

Kevin Bowler and Gloria Wakefield

Our annual yearbook is a comprehensive source of information about how our club functions and about our many ongoing activities for our club year, July through June. Our yearbook is a resource for:

     -current and historical information about our club

     -information about our club affiliates, NGC, NEGC, GCFM and our Medomak District Clubs

     -Club awards and individual honors

     -Elected Officers, Directors, Appointed Officers and their duties and responsibilities

     -Standing Committees and Chairs

     -Fundraising Event Committees and chairs

     -schedules for monthly meetings and events

     -horticultural tips and botanical quotes

     -list of invasive and endangered plant species in Maine

     -Boothbay Region Garden Club By-Laws

     -Directory of Club Members

Many thanks to our committee photographers: Laura Blake, Judy Burgess, Linda Redman, Melissa Thornton and 
Gloria Wakefield 

Horticulture/Flower Design

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Horticulture resources for club members include:
     -Garden Federation of Maine newsletter, prepared by Maine gardeners
     -the University of Maine Extension service monthly newsletter

     -frequent program presentations relating to horticulture

Our Club members have frequent opportunities to showcase their flower design skills throughout the year: Flower arrangements are provided by members at our monthly meetings; members prepare arrangements for the homes in our Home and Garden Tours; members provide holiday table arrangements, wreaths and holiday decorations for our Holiday Festival. 

We often have flower arranging workshops and programs where our highly skilled flower arrangers educate the membership.

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Hospitality

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Abbie Shaw and Judy Milinowski

For our monthly meetings, the committee coordinates afternoon tea to be served before our program. Club members area assigned to serve as Tea Chairs to help create and hostess. The Chair coordinates the team’s responsibilities to include setup and clean up. An additional member is assigned to provide flower arrangement for the serving table. All members are assigned one month to serve on the Tea Committee.

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Membership 

Sandra Abernathy

Our membership Chair welcomes new members to our meetings and maintains our membership roster.
Our club consists of three memberships categories:
A) Active members are those who are expected to participate in club activities by serving on a committee of their choice and attending a minimum of two club activities (outside membership meetings) every year. Active members hold concurrent membership in five organizations:

(1) the Boothbay Region Garden Club (2) the Medomak District in which our Club is situated; (3) the Garden Club Federation of Maine, (4) the New England Region; and (5) National Garden Clubs, Inc. 
The Medomak District organization consists of the following clubs: Boothbay Region, Wiscasset, Camden, Topsham, and Bath. Active members are welcome to attend any of the activities of these clubs and are encouraged to attend the District’s annual
meeting.
B) Associate members have been active members for fifteen years or more. They are entitled to all club privileges, pay associate member dues, and are not required to serve on committees.
C) Honorary members are those who the Club chooses to honor in recognition of his/her many years of contributions to our club. Honorary members do not pay dues.

Membership dues are paid at our annual meeting in June. To be considered an Active member, dues must be received before September 30th. Our members may also become GCFM Life Members and National Garden Club Life members.

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Nominating Committee
 

Susan Stapleton

The committee nominates and presents a slate of officers and directors at October meeting.
The committee requires two (2) board members and two (2) non-board members

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Program/Field Trips
 

Irene Fowle

Our club provides education, resources, and national networking opportunities for our members. The Program committee works with the President to secure speakers that relate to our annual theme and that promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and
environmental responsibility. In addition, the Program committee schedules field trips to advance members' knowledge of gardening and conservation techniques throughout the area. 

***This committee is listed under both categories, as Programs are offered to the Club members,
as well as to the public.