Auditor of Club Books

The duties of the financial review committee include the following: review financial statements for reasonableness and unusual items, review bank statements and verify ending account balances, review underlying support for major income and expense items.

Calendar Vision of Beauty 

Each fall the National Gardens Clubs, Inc. publishes a date calendar book. The club orders them and sells to members who are interested.  The Calendar includes flower design arrangements made by members of garden clubs across the country.  These designs are an inspiration to those aspiring to learn design.

Club Program Book

The book is published in December and distributed to members at the Holiday luncheon. This book contains general information about the club as well as the following year’s programs and a membership directory.

The Second Vice President is the Club Program Director and she/he is responsible for arranging meeting places and assigning hostesses for the year. The director works with other members of the Board and Committee Chairpersons on establishing programs for the monthly meetings.

Contributions and Special Projects 

The purpose of the Contributions Committee is to review requests for special needs and make recommendations to the membership on which projects to support. The Committee meet once or twice a year, after CAGC budgetary needs have been met and they know how much money the club has available to be distributed for special needs. The Committee decides how money is to be divided for these various projects and other community organizations.

Historian

This person collects, assembles and preserves photographs, newspaper articles, minutes, newsletters, year-end committee reports and other memorabilia. The collection is organized by year for eventual donation to the Charlevoix Historical Society for their permanent collection.

Membership

The membership chairperson works with sponsors of new members in completing the application in accordance with the club by-laws. The Chair welcomes new members with a flower bouquet and a directory. The Chair is responsible for the membership packets, applications and for keeping attendance at monthly meetings.  The Chair also keeps track of yearly dues.

Life Members

Each December the Club honors a member(s) with a life membership in the Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc.  Life members are those who consistently support our Club’s ideals and purposes. The interest from the cost of the membership ($100 per person) goes toward scholarships in our Michigan Colleges. The scholarship fund helps students in horticulture, landscaping and conservation fields.

Newsletter

Each month the Club prepares a newsletter to provide information regarding the clubs current activities, upcoming meetings, membership changes and information, state and national garden club projects, and garden tips. The newsletter is intended to provide important information for members without taking unnecessary time during meetings to cover each item.

Members are encouraged to submit ideas, articles, and information for inclusion and to read the newsletter to keep informed. Newsletters are distributed at the monthly meeting and mailed to those not in attendance.

Publicity

This committee was established to promote, showcase, and publicize activities of the Club. Responsibilities include writing articles and submitting them to local newspapers, and/or magazines and journals designed to enhance the community’s knowledge, awareness and support of the Club’s pursuits.