MORE GCG EVENTS INFO Convention Information Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage State Flower Show

Workshops for New Club Officers
Over the summer, each of the seven Districts is sponsoring a workshop for incoming Club/Council officers.

Fall District Annual Meetings
Districts will host their Fall Annual Meeting. See October 2009 below for dates and locations.

Southeastern Flower Show
The Southeastern Flower Show will be held at the Cobb Galleria, February 4-6, 2010.

National Convention
GCG will host the annual National Convention in Atlanta, May 14-16, 2010.

MAY 2009
13‑18		Wed‑Mon		National Garden Clubs' Convention		Houston, Tex.
15		Fri		Basic Design Class		Athens
15		Fri		East Ga. Judges Council
28		Thu		South Ga. Judges Council
28		Thu		Azalea Awards/Guide Workshop		HQ, Athens
JUNE 2009
7‑13		Sun‑Sat		National Garden Week
23		Tue		Azalea District Club/Council Officers Workshop		Augusta
28‑30		Sun‑Tue		Flower Show Judges Symposium		Athens, UGA
JULY 2009
12‑14		Sun‑Tue		Wild & Wonderful Youth Camp		Charlie-Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield
16		Thu		DOT Highway Beautification Awards Presentation		Atlanta
21		Tue		Oleander Club/Council Officers Workshop		Reidsville
AUGUST 2009
3		Mon		Redbud District Board Meeting		Moreland
4		Tue		Oleander District Board Meeting		Brunswick
5		Wed		Laurel District Club/Council Officers Workshop		Hiawassee
6		Thu		Dogwood District Club/Council Officers Workshop		Hastings, Atlanta
7		Fri		Redbud District Club/Council Officers Workshop		Callanwolde, Atlanta
11		Tue		Laurel District Board Meeting		Ellijay
18		Tue		Trustees Meeting		HQ, Athens
20		Thu		Magnolia District Board Meeting		Ft. Gaines
20		Thu		Azalea District Board Meeting		Milledgeville
24		Mon		Laurel District Awards Workshop		Canton
25		Tue		Dogwood District Board Meeting		Hastings, Atlanta
25		Tue		Oleander District Awards Workshop		Hinesville
27		Thu		Camellia District Board Meeting		Rochelle
SEPTEMBER 2009
1		Tue		Investment Committee Meeting		Macon
3		Thu		CWP Meeting		Forsythe
4		Fri		Redbud District Awards Workshop		Callanwolde, Atlanta
8‑9		Tue‑Wed		Garden Therapy Orientation		Central State Hosp., Milledgeville
10		Thu		Camellia District Club Officers Workshop		Fitzgerald
11‑13		Fri‑Sun		Redbud District's Yellow Daisy Flower Show		Stone Mountain
14		Mon		Finance and Executive Committee Meeting		Lake Blackshear
15‑16		Tue‑Wed		GCG State Board Meeting		Lake Blackshear
18		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
18		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Augusta
21‑22		Mon‑Tue		Garden Study Course IV		Hastings, Atlanta
24		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Moultrie
30		Mon‑Wed		NGC Fall Board Meeting		St. Louis, Mo.
OCTOBER 2009
1‑3		Thu‑Sat		NGC Fall Board Meeting (continued)		St. Louis, Mo.
2‑3		Fri‑Sat		Landscape Design School, Course I		LaGrange
6		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
8‑10		Thu‑Sat		Perry Flower Show (Camellia District)		Perry
13		Tue		Magnolia District Annual Fall Meeting		Ft. Valley
14		Wed		Camellia District Annual Fall Meeting		Adel
15		Thu		Oleander District Annual Fall Meeting		Jesup
15		Thu		Yearbooks deadline
16		Fri		Azalea District Annual Fall Meeting		Thomson
20		Tue		Redbud District Annual Fall Meeting		Atlanta
21		Wed		Dogwood District Annual Fall Meeting		Alpharetta
22		Thu		Laurel District Annual Fall Meeting		Hiawassee
NOVEMBER 2009
3‑4		Tue‑Wed		Tri-Refresher		Statesboro
20		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
20		Fri		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
20		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
DECEMBER 2009
1		Tue		Deadline for NGC, DSR & some GCG Awards
1		Tue		Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Posters due to District Chairman
1		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
14‑15		Mon‑Tue		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
JANUARY 2010
15		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
19		Tue		Dogwood District Board Meeting		Hastings, Atlanta
20		Wed		Native Plant Symposium		Athens
27‑28		Wed‑Thu		2011 Calendar Photoshoot		Bellmere, Duluth
28		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Perry
FEBRUARY 2010
1		Mon		Deadline for all other GCG Awards not submitted December 1
2		Tue		Oleander District Board Meeting		Glennville
2		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
4		Thu		Magnolia District Board Meeting		Albany
4‑6		Thu‑Sat		Southeastern Flower Show		Cobb Galleria Center, Atlanta
9		Tue		Redbud District Board Meeting		Callanwolde, Atlanta
11		Thu		Azalea District Board Meeting		Eatonton
16		Tue		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
18		Thu		Camellia District Board Meeting		Douglas
19		Fri		Arbor Day in Georgia
19		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
23		Tue		Laurel District Board Meeting		Rome
23‑25		Tue‑Thu		Flower Show School, Course I		Millen
24		Wed		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
26		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Swainsboro
MARCH 2010
7‑9		Sun‑Tue		Deep South Convention		Natchez, Mississippi
18		Thu		Scholarship Meeting		HQ, Athens
19‑20		Fri‑Sat		Landscape Design School, Course II		LaGrange
24		Wed		South Ga. Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium		Tifton
APRIL 2010
8		Thu		Trustees Meeting		HQ, Athens
MAY 2010
4		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
11‑13		Tue‑Thu		NGC Pre-Convention Committee Meetings		Omni Hotel, Atlanta
14		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Atlanta
14‑16		Fri‑Sun		NGC Convention (hosted by GCG)		Omni Hotel, Atlanta
25		Tue		GCG Finance & Executive Meeting; GCG Full Board Dinner		Macon
26		Wed		GCG One-Day Convention		Macon
27		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Richland
JUNE 2010
3		Thu		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
6‑12		Sun‑Sat		National Garden Week
27‑29		Sun‑Tue		Flower Show Judges Symposium		Athens, UGA
JULY 2010
11‑13		Sun‑Tue		Wild & Wonderful Youth Camp		Charlie-Elliot Park
AUGUST 2010
3		Tue		Oleander District Board Meeting		Mount Vernon
5		Thu		Trustees Meeting		HQ, Athens
10		Tue		Redbud District Board Meeting		TBA
10		Tue		Laurel District Board Meeting		Hiawassee
19		Wed		Magnolia District Board Meeting		Perry
19		Wed		Azalea District Board Meeting		Hartwell
24		Tue		Dogwood District Board Meeting		Hastings, Atlanta
24‑26		Tue‑Thu		Flower Show School, Course II		Millen
TBA				Camellia District Board Meeting		Macon
SEPTEMBER 2010
10‑12		Fri‑Sun		Yellow Daisy Flower Show (Redbud District)		Stone Mountain
13		Monday		Finance & Executive Meeting		Callaway Gardens
14‑15		Tue‑Wed		GCG State Board Meeting		Callaway Gardens
17		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
17		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Brunswick
23		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Tifton
23‑26		Thu‑Sun		NGC Board Meeting		Great Falls, Mont.
OCTOBER 2010
1‑2		Fri‑Sat		Landscape Design School, Course III		LaGrange
1‑4		Fri‑Mon		Perry Flower Show (Magnolia District)		Perry
5		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
12		Tue		Oleander District Annual Fall Meeting		Savannah
13		Wed		Camellia District Annual Fall Meeting		Dublin
14		Thu		Redbud District Annual Fall Meeting		TBA
15		Fri		Azalea District Annual Fall Meeting		Hartwell
15		Fri		Yearbooks deadline
19		Tue		Magnolia District Annual Fall Meeting		Ft. Gaines
20		Wed		Dogwood District Annual Fall Meeting		Carrollton
21		Thu		Laurel District Annual Fall Meeting		Marietta
NOVEMBER 2010
11‑12		Thu‑Fri		Conservation Workshop
18		Thu		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
18		Thu		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
18		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Warner Robbins
DECEMBER 2010
1		Wed		Deadline for NGC, DSR & some GCG Awards
7		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
14‑15		Tue‑Wed		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
JANUARY 2011
18		Tue		Dogwood District Board Meeting		Hastings, Atlanta
19		Wed		Native Plant Symposium		Athens
21		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
27		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Camilla
FEBRUARY 2011
1		Tue		Oleander District Board Meeting		Midway
1		Tue		North Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Bellmere, Duluth
3		Thu		Magnolia District Board Meeting		Columbus
10		Thu		Azalea District Board Meeting		Augusta
14		Mon		Redbud District Board Meeting		Callanwolde, Atlanta
17		Thu		Awards Committee Meeting		HQ, Athens
18		Fri		Arbor Day in Georgia
22		Tue		Laurel District Board Meeting		Rome
22‑24		Tue‑Thu		Flower Show School Course III		Millen
25		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Savannah
TBA				Camellia District Board Meeting		Valdosta
MARCH 2011
11‑12		Fri‑Sat		Landscape Design School, Course IV		LaGrange
14‑15		Mon‑Tue		Deep South Convention		Lafayette, La.
17		Thu		Scholarship Meeting		HQ, Athens
18		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
23		Wed		South Ga. Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium		Tifton
24		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Tallahassee
APRIL 2011
24		Sun		GCG Finance & Executive Meeting		UGA Georgia Center, Athens
25		Mon		Trustees Meeting		UGA Georgia Center, Athens
25‑27		Mon‑Wed		GCG Full Convention		UGA Georgia Center, Athens
MAY 2011
20		Fri		Middle Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Macon
20		Fri		East Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Millen
24‑26		Tue‑Thu		NGC Pre-Convention Meetings		Washington, D.C.
26		Thu		South Georgia Judges Council Meeting		Phenix City, Ala.
27‑30		Fri‑Mon		NGC Convention		Washington, D.C.
JUNE 2011
5‑11		Sun‑Sat		National Garden Week
26‑28		Sun‑Tue		Flower Show Judges Symposium		Athens, UGA
JULY 2011
10‑12		Sun‑Tue		Wild & Wonderful Youth Camp		Charlie-Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield