Welcome to the SE District
Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri |
This page has been designed to help any garden club member in Southeast District keep in touch with what is going on in the District, State, Region, and Nation concerning garden club. Hopefully this will help with communication between clubs and their Director. If you would like to have any news or information included on this website, please contact me, Nancy Segall (website Chairman-at {miendo@yahoo.com}
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The Poplar Bluff Garden Club took a field trip to the Charleston Dogwood and Azalea Festival in April.
Sherry Wilson, Fannie Fuqua (Poplar Bluff GC), Nadine Davis (Ramblewood GC), & Judy Duncan (PBGC) on lawn of Governor's Mansion, Jefferson City, MO. May 2008
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Dates to Remember for 2008 |
| May 2-4 |
Azalea Festival, Fredericktown |
| May 6-8 |
75th Anniversary FGCM Convention, Capitol Plaza, Jefferson City (Alice
Hansen) |
| May 29 |
ECD Garden Tour, 9am-4pm (Rain date May 30) (Jean Kavorik) |
| June 1-7 |
National Garden Week (First full week in June) |
| June 3-5 |
Garden Study Course I, Series 9, NGC Hdqtrs, St. Louis, (Chris Alexander) |
| July 1 |
Deadline: Sanctuary & Blue Bird Trails application to DIST. Bird Chrmn. |
| August 7-17 |
Missouri State Fair, Sedalia |
| August 13 |
FGCM Federation Day at MO State Fair (Wed. of full week of St. Fair) |
| August 22-24 |
Flower Show School II (Kathy Faver) |
| September 16 |
Fall District Meeting NWD St. Joseph |
| September 18 |
Fall District Meeting SWD Branson |
| September 19 |
Fall District Meeting SCD Marshfield |
| September 20 |
Fall District Meeting WCD Clinton (75th Anniversary) |
| Sept 26-28 |
Master Gardeners' Convention, Branson |
| October 1-5 |
NGC Fall Board Meeting, Providence, RI |
| October 9 |
Fall District Meeting CD Boonville |
| October 11 |
Fall District Meeting NCD Princeton |
| October 14-16 |
Landscape Design School IV (Marlene Whiteman) |
| October 20 |
Fall District Meeting NED LaGrange |
| October 21 |
Fall District Meeting MCD St. Charles |
| October 22 |
Fall District Meeting SED Bonne Terre |
| October 23 |
Fall District Meeting ECD Sunset Hills |
| October 26-28 |
Central Region Meeting Cedar Rapids Iowa |
| November 1 |
Deadline: Dist & State dues to DIST & STATE Treasurers |
| November 1 |
Deadline: all youth contests to DIST Chairman or DIST. Director (except Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl contest) |
| November 9-11 |
FGCM Fall Board Meeting (Place TBA) |
| November 15 |
Deadline: Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest to DIST Chrmn. |
| December 1 |
Deadline: All youth contests to their respective STATE Chairman
(except Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl)
Essay: Judy Green
National High School Distinguished Award: Melissa Mallisnon
Poetry: Pat Schnarr |
| December 1 |
Deadline: Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl entries to DISTRICT Chairman or DIST Dir. |
| December 1 |
Deadline: All Books of Evidence to STATE Awards Chrmn. Joan Hood |
| December 20 |
Deadline: All Holiday Flower Show Books of Evidence to STATE Awards Chrmn. Joan Hood |
| December 20 |
Deadline: Award of Honor nominations to
Chrmn,
Jean Kovarik |
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Dates to Remember for 2009 |
| April 20-23 |
FGCM State Convention, Best Western Hotel, Sedalia (WCD) |
| May 13-18 |
NGC Convention Houston, TX |
| May 29-31 |
Flower Show School III (Kathy Faver) |
| October 16-18 |
Flower Show School IV (Kathy Faver) |
