2011-2013 President Projects

The theme for current NGC President Shirley Nicolai and her administration focuses on service to members and providing support to local garden clubs in meeting specific needs in their communities.  In keeping with this focus, Nicolai has launched a broad umbrella of initiatives related to plantings for public places,and protecting aquatic ecosystems.  Specific project areas within the first category are gardens with edibles, container gardens, and trees and shrubs.

"The plantings for public spaces initiative is adaptable to current and future local needs and encompasses many of our most successful ongoing projects," Nicolai says. "With the aquatic ecosystem push, we hope to encourage our members to develop and implement strategies to safeguard at least one threatened ecosystem in their respective areas.  We know from experience that together, NGC members can create a powerful, synergistic voice that has a significant impact on advancing civic and environmental responsibility and related causes, so critical in today's world."

Another ongoing president's project is photo archiving of accomplishments via a public Flickr site at www.flickr.com/nationalgardenclubs.   The site is designed to create and maintain a photo archive and sharing project for garden club members everywhere.