2025-2027 GCKY President’s Special Projects

GCKY PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL PROJECT AWARDS

SPECIAL PROJECT AWARD #1 – MAKE YOUR HOMETOWN BEAUTIFUL

Certificate and cash award to the club that creates magic in their hometown by finding a worthy location and transforming it into a beautiful space. Use your imagination and dream big. This creation should follow along with NGC guidelines by making conscious choices when choosing plants for your project. Look for plants and trees that are native and keep away from invasive species. Use this opportunity to showcase your garden club to everyone in your hometown and to all those that drive by your project. Create beauty on every corner!

Deadline: Please submit your entry by paper with pictures and not electronically. Submissions should be postmarked no later than January 15th, 2026, for a project completed in 2025 and January 15th, 2027, for a project completed in 2026. Please send your entries to Sharon Burcham, P. O. Box 20, Burlington, KY

SPECIAL PROJECT AWARD #2 – RECRUIT, RETAIN & REVITALIZE

Certificate and cash award to the club that is the most creative in recruiting new members, becoming inventive in retaining new members and showcasing the most exciting ways to revitalize your club meetings to encourage growth and sustain your membership. Tell President Burcham a story about all the ways you have energized your club and include pictures that show what fun you are having.

Deadline: Please submit your entry by paper with pictures and not electronically. Submissions should be postmarked no later than January 15th, 2026, for a project completed in 2025 and January 15th, 2027, for a project completed in 2026. Please send your entries to Sharon Burcham, P. O. Box 20, Burlington, KY 41005-0020.

General Scale of Points for the Presidents Special Projects Awards are as follows:

PRESENTATION (5 points): Well-presented all required information with pictures and text, not to exceed three (3) pages.

ACHIEVEMENTS (65 points): scope of project, fulfillment of purpose, benefit to your community and/or club, comprehensiveness of work, activities as to how you attain your goals, evaluation of goals reached, planning stages, budgeting and financial report, any other information that helped you accomplish your goals.

PARTICIPATION (15 points): size of your club, involvement of members, community, government agencies, professionals, youth, residents, all involved. Not all of these must participate.

RECORD OR DOCUMENTATION (15 points): any supporting data of your project or actions, clear pictures, well labeled and neatly attached. Before and after pictures if applicable. A landscape plan, if necessary, does not have to be professionally drawn. Letters of support or community involvement. Social media posts may be included as pictures.

Deadline: Please submit your entry by paper with pictures and not electronically. Submissions should be postmarked no later than January 15th, 2026, for a project completed in 2025 and January 15th, 2027, for a project completed in 2026. Please send your entries to Sharon Burcham, P. O. Box 20, Burlington, KY