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National Garden Club Award Winners
#2 The Fisher Garden Center Award - Silver Snack Tray
Overall Winner: Camellia Garden Club, Clayton, District VII
#49 William C. Welch Award for Community Landscape Design
Ai Amaryllis Garden Club, Oneonta, District II
#62 Landscape Design - Silver Snack Tray
Overall Winner: Blossomwood Garden Club, Huntsville, District I
#65 Junior Garden Club Horticulture Award - $25 check
B: (4th - 6th Grades): Helping Hands Junior Garden Club, sponsored by Ider Garden Club, District II
#18A Council Standard Flower Show Award
North End Council, District III "Fashion in Bloom"
#57 B. Standard Flower Show Staged in a Public Building
Two or More Member Clubs
Federated Garden Clubs of Phenix City, District VII
NGC Poetry Contest for Kindergarten - 9th Grade
Georgiana Garden Club, District VI
Wayside Garden Club, Somerville, District I
NGC President's Project - Plantings for Public and Special Places - $300 check
"Edible Gardens"
First Place: Ider Garden Club, District II
NGC Scholarship - Ellen Griffin Scholarship
Adrienne Frances Boucher, Creola, AL, sponsored by The Garden Club of Alabama, Inc.
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Deep South Awards
5. Public Relations Award (Small Club) – HM
Cedars Garden Club, Huntsville, District I
7. Litter Control Award (Medium Club) – 3rd Place
Blossomwood Garden Club, Huntsville, District I
9. Tree Planting Award (Small Club) – 3rd Place
Arab Garden Club, Arab, District II
10. Special Achievement Award (Small Club) - 2nd Place
Rhododendron Garden Club, Mentone, District II
11. Horticulture Award (Medium Club) – 2nd Place
Redstone Garden Club, Huntsville, Dstrict I
12. Landscape Design Award (Medium Club) – 1st Place
Pell City Garden Club, Cropwell, District II
13. Historic Preserv./Restoration Award (Small Club) – HM
Rose Garden Club, Oneonta, District II
17. Junior Garden Club Award – 3rd Place
Snapdragon Jr. Garden Club, Prattville, District VI
20. Wildflower Award (Small Club) – 1st Place
Green Valley Garden Club, Huntsville, District I
25. Arbor Day Award (Small Club) – 3rd Place
Arab Garden Club, Arab, District II
31.(B-2) Publicity Press Book Award – 2nd Place
N.E. AL Federation of Garden Clubs , District II
31.(A-2) Yearbook Award – HM
Hampton Cove Garden Club, Hampton Cove, District I
31.(A-1) Yearbook Award – HM
Town & Country Garden Club, (no city given)
33.(B) Yearbook Award – 3rd Place
Fed. Of GC of Huntsville & Madison Co., Huntsville
Deep South Youth Award Winners
3rd Grade Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest – 2nd Place
Brandon Hughes, Hartsford, District VII
Youth Poetry Contest
4th Grade Bentley Horton 1st Place
Georgiana Garden Club District VI
6th Grade Elijah Presley 1st Place
Georgiana Garden Club District VI
9th Grade Carrington Cole 1st Place
Georgiana Garden Club District VI
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The Garden Club of Alabama, Inc.
District Awards 2011
Award #1A Marion W. Caldwell -- District reporting most new Life members.
District I
Award #1B Marion W. Caldwell --District with greatest % of its clubs 100% State Life Members
District I
Award #2 Eulette P. Francis -- District with largest % increase in new clubs
District VIII
Award #3 Edith Craddock – District with largest % of clubs participating in Garden Therapy
District II
Award #4 Mary C. Street – District with greatest % of clubs present at its Fall Meeting
District VI
Award #5 Helen W. Elliot – District with most special activity
District VIII
Award #6 Adele Attaway – District in which the Forestry Scholarship winner resides.
District I
Award #7 Laura Dawson – District with largest % of clubs participating in Litter Control
District I
Award #8A Attendance – District having largest number of its clubs at GCA Convention
District I
Award #8B Ethel W. Gray – District with Most new subscriptions to The National Gardener and most 100% subscribing clubs. –
(Tie) District III, District VII
Award #9 Annie Flowers -- District with greatest increase in Junior Clubs.
No increase reported
Award #10 L. M. Ware – District with greatest Horticulture Scholarship activity for the year.
District VI
Award #11 Mildred E. Green – District Junior Chairman who submits the most complete report
District I
Award #12A Billy Kearney – District selling greatest amount of advertising for Hortensia.- District VII
Award #12B Edna Morris – District with largest % of clubs observing Arbor Day and planting trees.
District VI
The Garden Club of Alabama, Inc.
Club, Council and Individual Awards 2011
N/A means No Application
BIRDS
Award # 13 Pinellas Garden Club - Club reporting best club project or activity with Birds.
1st Place Edgewood Garden Club Homewood District III
2nd Place Yaupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
3rd Place Colony Garden Club Guntersville District II
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HOLIDAY HOUSES
Award #14A General Electric – Most outstanding Christmas Lighting
1st Place Hampton Cove Garden Club Hamton Cove District I
2nd Place Iris Garden Club Samson District VII
3rd Place Wedowee Garden Club Wedowee District V
Award #15A Louise K. Peters (small club) – Most outstanding Holiday House
1st Place Camellia Garden Club Clayton District VII
2nd Place Samson Garden Club Samson District VII
Award #16A Dorothy Speir Parrish (single club) – Most outstanding “Every Light a Prayer for Peace” ceremony
1st Place Fort Payne Garden Club Fort Payne District II
2nd Place Camellia Garden Club Clayton District VII
3rd Place Madison Garden Club Madison District I
Award #16B Dorothy Speir Parrish (groups of clubs, federations, councils) – Most outstanding “Every Light a Prayer for Peace” ceremony
1st Place Federated GC of Huntsville Madison County District I
CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
Award #17A Yaste (small club) – Most outstanding Civic Development
1st Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Camellia Garden Club Clayton District VII
Award #17A Yaste (medium club)
1st Place Trowelers Garden Club Decatur District I
2nd Place Redstone Garden Club Huntsville District I
3rd Place Pell City Garden Club Cropwell District I
HM Fairhope Garden Club Fairhope District VIII
Award #17B Willowbrook GC Yard of the Month (small club) – Most outstanding Yard of the Month program
1st Place Hampton Cove Garden Club Hampton Cove District I
2nd Place Willowbrook Garden Club Huntsville District I
Award #18A Marie E. Callahan – Council or Federation with most outstanding Civic Development – No Application
Award #18B Marie Callahan – Club sponsoring most outstanding School Grounds Improvement project
1st Place Camellia Garden Club Clayton District VII
CLUB PROGRAM PAPERS
Award #19 Garden Club of Alabama, Inc. Cash Award
1st Place Virginia Ellis, Ft. Payne GC Ft. Payne District II
2nd Place Gayle Bullock, Cedars GC Huntsville District I
3rd Place Cookie Kruvand, Green Valley GC Huntsville District I
ENVIRONMENT
Award #20A Jessie Vester – Club doing the most to preserve forests – N/A
Award #20B Mary Fay Crumly – Club with most outstanding work on planting trees in landscape and observing Arbor Day
1st Place Arab Garden Club Arab District II
LAND USE/LAND TRUST
Award #21 Keep Alabama Green – Club with outstanding Conservation Education
1st Place Rhododendron Garden Club Mentone District II
2nd Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
CONVENTION
Award #22 Montgomery Fair – Club having greatest % of members at the 2011 GCA Convention
1st Place Summerville Garden Club Phenix City District VII
STANDARD FLOWER SHOW ACHIEVEMENT
Award #23 – Silver Rosette – Standard Flower Show staged by 1 club
1st Place Yaupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
Award #23A – Purple Rosette – Club Standard Flower Show – N/A
Award #23B – Small Yellow Rosette – Petite Standard Flower Show – N/A
Award #24A-1 Gold Rosette –Council Standard Flower Show
1st Place Federated GC of Phenix City Phenix City
2nd Place The North End Council of GC Gardendale District III
3rd Place Montgomery Federation of GC Montgomery District VI
Award # 24B – Blue and White Rosette -Near Club Std. Flower Show – N/A
Award # 25A - Red Rosette – Youth Flower Show or Youth Section
1st Place Johnny Jump-Ups Jr. GC Fort Payne District II
Helping Hands Jr. GC Ider District II
Award #26A Red and Green Rosette – Holiday Standard Flower Show – N/A
Award #26B Red, White & Blue Rosette – Patriotic Std. Flower Show – N/A
Award #27A Burgundy and Pink Rosette – Standard Flower Show held in Public building
1st Place Federated GC of District III Birmingham District III
2nd Place NE AL Federation of GC Fort Payne District II
Award #27B Green Rosette – District Standard Flower Show – N/A
Award #28A Blue Rosette – Home Standard Flower Show – N/A
Award #29A Inez Kendrick – Std. Flower Show scoring highest points
1st Place North End Council of GC Gardendale District III
2nd Place NE AL Federation of GC Fort Payne District II
3rd Place Federated GC of District III Birmingham District III
Award #29B Myrtle G. Palmer – Best Flower Show schedule
1st Place North End Council of GC Gardendale District III
2nd Place Yaupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
3rd Place Montgomery Federation of GC Montgomery District VI
HM NE AL Federation of GC Fort Payne District II
GARDEN THERAPY
Award # 30 Albert P. Bush – Outstanding work with confined children
No application
Award #31 Addie T. Vann – Outstanding work with confined adults
1st Place Ider Garden Club Flat Rock District II
Award #32 Garden Therapy Certificate of Merit – Outstanding work with handicapped children in public schools – No application
Award #33 Vida Collier – Outstanding progress with handicapped children in public schools. – No application
HIGH SCHOOL GARDENERS
Award #34 Thelma C. Allison – Club with outstanding project. – N/A
Award #35 Betty Fitz-gerald – Club with best year’s report. – N/A
Award #36 Medora Cole Todd – Club with best gardening program. – N/A
HORTICULTURE
Award #37 Azalea Garden Club – Club with Horticulture a specific plant. – No application
Award #38 Vesta Nichols – Most outstanding Horticulture activity
1st Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Redstone Garden Club Huntsville District I
Award #39 Goldstein Award – Most artistic Horticulture Reference Record Book – No application
Award #40 Henry Orr – Club participating most in Horticulture
1st Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Flowering Dogwood GC Henagar District II
JUNIOR GARDENERS
Award #41 Almon – Adult club doing outstanding work with Juniors.
1st Place Snapdragon Jr. Garden Club
Sponsored by Yaupon GC Prattville District VI
Award #42 Grefenkamp – Junior member or club submitting best Alabama trees scrapbook. – No application
Award #43 Myrtle G. Palmer – Best school project by Junior club.- N/A
Award #44 Jessie Dilworth – Junior club with best bird study.- N/A
Award #45 Garden Club of Alabama, Inc. Cash Award – Junior Club submitting best Bird scrapbook. – No application
Award #46 Margaret Baskerville – Junior Club submitting best yearbook.
1st Place Hatton Elem. Sch. Junior Gardeners District I
Spons. By Town & Country GC Muscle Shoals
Award #47 Hollinger’s Island – Intermediate Club doing outstanding work. – No application
Award #48 Vivian Irwin –Best report on participation by Juniors in a Standard Flower Show – No application
Award #49 Green Thumb Garden Club of Troy - Best scrapbook by children’s Special Education Class – No application
LANDSCAPE DESIGNS
Award #50A Mrs. E.N. Merriwether – Member with best landscape or re-landscape plan. – No application
Award #50Bi Carolyn Wynn Landscape Design – Member with best completed small project.
1st Place Cookie Kruvand, Green Valley GC Huntsville District I
Award #50Bii Carolyn Wynn Landscape Design – No application
Award #50Ci Landscape Design (small club) - planning and planting public property
1st Place Amaryllis Garden Club Oneonta District II
2nd Place Rose Garden Club Oneonta District II
3rd Place Wedowee Garden Club Wedowee District VI
Award #50Cii Landscape Design (medium club)
1st Place Pell City Garden Club Pell City District II
2nd Place Blossomwood Garden Club Huntsville District I
LITTER CONTROL
Award #51 Bee Tidy – Most effective Litter Control program in public schools – No application
Award #52A War on Litter – Most effective Litter Control involving the whole community
1st Place Yupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
Award #52B Keep Alabama Clean – Most effective Roadside litter control
1st Place Yaupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
Award #53 Recycling and Reclamation
1st Place Blossomwood Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
PUBLICATIONS
Award #54 Kate Kennedy – selling most items from NGC
1st Place Fairhope Garden Club Fairhope District VIII
Award #55 Lena Mauldin – selling most NGC Floral Design calendars
1st Place Fairhope Garden Club Fairhope District VIII
2nd Place Yaupon Garden Club Prattville District VI
RADIO-TV
Award #56 Nell M. Bragg –
1st Place Montgomery Federation of GC Montgomery District VI
ROADSIDES
Award #57 Mary Louise Merriwether – most outstanding Roadside Development project – No application
SCHOLARSHIPS
Award #58 The Garden Club of Alabama Scholarship
Hannah Pettus sponsored by
Better Homes Garden Club Florence District I
Award #59A Mary Hall Ware Horticulture Scholarship
Dillon W. Turk sponsored by
Forest Hill Garden Club Mobile District VIII
Award #59B L. M. Ware Memorial Scholarship
Nettie E. Eakes sponsored by
Perry Garden Club Auburn District VI
Award #59C Verna Ruffin Welchel Scholarship
Jeremy M. Comer sponsored by
Blossomwood Garden Club Huntsville District I
Award #60A Forestry Conservation Scholarship
James R. Dearman sponsored by
Madison Garden Club Madison District I
Award #60B The GCA Landscape Design Scholarship
Jayne Funderburk sponsored by
Montgomery Federation of Garden Clubs District VI
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Award #61A Luta Taylor – Individual doing most outstanding garden club work – No application
Award #61B Luta Taylor – Club doing most outstanding garden club work.
1st Place Redstone Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Arab Garden Club Union Grove District II
3rd Place Pell City Garden Club Cropwell District II
HM Rose Garden Club Oneonta District II
YEARBOOK
Award #63A1 Julia C. Woods (club under 20 members)
1st Place Goodwater Garden Club Goodwater District V
2nd Place Rivermont Garden Club Sheffield District I
3rd Place Forever Green Mountain GC Huntsville District I
HM Pride of Greenville GC Greenville District VI
Award #63A2 Julia C. Woods (club 20-29 members)
1st Place Town & Country Garden Club Leighton District I
2nd Place Amaryllis Garden Club Oneonta District II
3rd Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
HM Daffodil Garden Club Enterprise District VII
Award #63A3 Julia C. Woods (30-44 members)
1st Place Blossomwood Garden Club Huntsville District I
2nd Place Fairhope Garden Club Fairhope District VIII
Award #63A4 Julia C. Woods (45-79 members)
1st Place Hampton Cove Garden Club Huntsville District I
Award #63A5 Julia C. Woods (clubs 70+ members) – No application
Award #63B Julia C. Woods (groups of clubs, federation, councils)
1st Place Fed. GC of Huntsville & Madison County District I
WILDFLOWERS
Award #64 Rene H. Miller – Club with best Wildflower Study.
1st Place Green Valley Garden Club Huntsville District I
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Award #65 Dorothy J. Mapes – Preservation of an historic site.
1st Place Rose Garden Club Oneonta District II
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Award #65A Hammie B. Stamps – No application
ENERGY AWARENESS
Award #65B Hammie B. Stamps – No application
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
Award #66 Chess Ezell McKinney – No application
PUBLICITY PRESS BOOK
Award #67Ai Publicity Press Book (small club)
1st Place The Flowering Dogwood GC Henagar District II
2nd Place Madison Garden Club Madison District I
3rd Place Fort Payne Garden Club Fort Payne District II
HM The Chunnenuggee Public GC Union Springs Dist. VII
Award #67Aii Publicity Press Book (medium club) – No application
Award #67B Publicity Press Book (group of clubs, fed., councils)
1st Place NE AL Federation of Garden Clubs District II
THE BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY/BYWAY MARKER
Award #68 Certificate of Merit – Blue Star Memorial – N/A
HIGH SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Award #76 High School Distinguished Service Award – N/A
THE NATIONAL GARDENER AWARD
100% subscribers, The National Gardener – No application
GCA Member Award of Honor
Carlene Elrod Blossomwood GC District I
National Garden Club High School Essay Contest
State Winners
1st Place Carrington Cole, 9th Grade
Sponsored by Georgiana GC Georgiana District VI
2nd Place Justin Cantrell, 10th Grade
Sponsored by Georgian GC Georgiana District VI
National Garden Club Youth Poetry Contest
State Winners – Kindergarten through 9th grade
3RD GRADE: 1st Place: Sara Watford
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
4TH GRADE: 1st Place: Bentley S. Horton
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
5th Grade: 1st Place: Sierro Gray
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
6th Grade: 1st Place: Elijah Presley
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
7th Grade: 1st Place: Jessica Ross
Sponsored by Wayside GC Somerville District I
2nd Place: Ashley Lynch
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
8th Grade: 1st Place: Nikkia Tolbert
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
2nd Place: Marti Linderman
Sponsored by Wayside GC Somerville District I
9th Grade: 1st Place: Carrington Cole
Sponsored by Georgiana GC., Georgiana District VI
2010 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest State Winners
1st Grade
1st Place Smokey Bear: Emory Ellis
Sparta Academy Evergreen GC District VIII
2nd Grade
1st Place Smokey Bear: Summer Waters
Luverne Elem. School Luverne GC District VI
2nd Place Woodsy Owl: Dalton Wayne Coleman
Lyeffion Jr. High School Evergreen GC District VIII
3rd Place Smokey Bear: Brooklyn Robinson
Wayside GC District I
HM Smokey Bear: Skylynn Thomley
Beauregard Tulip GC District V
3rd Grade
1st Place Smokey Bear: Brandon Hughes
Geneval Co. Elem. School Lily GC District VII
2nd Place Smokey Bear: Anna Lyle
Goodwater GC District V
3rd Place Smokey Bear: Layton Adams
The Chunnenugee Public GC District VII
HM Smokey Bear: Karlie Ricks
Goodwater GC District V
4th Grade
1st Place Woodsy Owl: Stratton Orr
Decatur Heritage Christian Acad. Trowelers GC District I
2nd Place Woodsy Owl: Elizabeth Ann Webb
Sparta Academy Evergreen GC District VIII
3rd Place Smokey Bear: Kaleigh Holley
Crenshaw Christian Acad. Luvern GC District VI
5th Grade
1st Place Woodsy Owl: Brianna Stokely
Hamilton Middle School Hamilton GC District I
2nd Place Smokey Bear: Avie Etheridge
Sparta Academy Evergreen GC District VIII
3rd Place Smokey Bear: Alli Reno
Evans Elementary School Greenlawn GC District I
Blue Ribbon Junior Garden Clubs
District I
The Natures Care Junior Garden Club
Sponsored by: Town & Country GC Muscle ShoalsBoys and Girls Junior Garden Club
Sponsored by: Town & Country GC Muscle ShoalsMrs. Hargett’s 3rd Grade Junior Club
Sponsored by: Lakeside Garden Club Florence
District III
Blue Star Darlins Garden Club
Sponsored by: Blue Star Garden Club Gardendale
District VI
Snapdragons Junior Garden Club
Sponsored by: Yaupon Garden Club Prattville
CLUB OF DISTINCTION
* Gold Seal
District I
Better Gardens GC *
Blossomwood GC*
Cedars GC *
Cultura GC
Florence GC*
Hampton Cove GC *
Helen Keller GC
Hillside GC *
Lakeside GC*
Madison GC
Red Bay GC *
Redstone GC*
Trowelers GC*
Wayside GC
Willowbrook GC*
District II
Amaryllis GC*
Arab GC
Cherokee Rose GC
Colony GC
Flowering Dogwood*
Fort Payne GC *
Ider GC *
Jacksonville GC*
Rainsville GC
Rose GC
Scottsboro GC
District II
Amaryllis GC*
Arab GC
Cherokee Rose GC
Colony GC
Flowering Dogwood*
Fort Payne GC *
Ider GC *
Jacksonville GC*
Rainsville GC
Rose GC
Scottsboro GC
District III
Floradora GC
Garden Dale GC*
Heatherwood GC
The Gardens of Inverness GC*
Magnolia GC*
Roebuck Springs GC District IV
Ceres GC*
Coker GC&
Dogwood GC*
Marion GC*
Southside GC*
Tuscaloosa GC*District V
Cherokee GC
Coosa GC*
Garden Lovers GC*
Goodwater GC
Horseshoe Bend GC*
Perry GC*
Pinecrest GC
Town & Country GC*
Tulip GC*
Twilight GC*
Wedowee GC* District VI
Camellia GC*
Down to Earth GC*
Empress GC *
Fleur de Lis GC (Camden)*
Fleur de Lis GC (Clanton)
Georgiana GC*
Luverne GC*
Normandale GC*
St. Fiacre GC
Sasanqua GC*
Scattered Seeds GC*
Sprig & Twig GC*
Yaupon GC*
District IV
Ceres GC*
Coker GC&
Dogwood GC*
Marion GC*
Southside GC*
Tuscaloosa GC*District VCherokee GC
Coosa GC*
Garden Lovers GC*
Goodwater GC
Horseshoe Bend GC*
Perry GC*
Pinecrest GC
Town & Country GC*
Tulip GC*
Twilight GC*
Wedowee GC*
District V
Cherokee GC
Coosa GC*
Garden Lovers GC*
Goodwater GC
Horseshoe Bend GC*
Perry GC*
Pinecrest GC
Town & Country GC*
Tulip GC*
Twilight GC*
Wedowee GC*
District VI
Camellia GC*
Down to Earth GC*
Empress GC *
Fleur de Lis GC (Camden)*
Fleur de Lis GC (Clanton)
Georgiana GC*
Luverne GC*
Normandale GC*
St. Fiacre GC
Sasanqua GC*
Scattered Seeds GC*
Sprig & Twig GC*
Yaupon GC*
District VII
Abbeville GC
Azalea GC, Eufaula
Camellia GC, Clayton*
Camellia GC, Eufaula*
The Chunnenuggee Public GC
Daffodil GC*
Flower Lovers GC*
Garden Club by the Lake
Lily GC
Magnolia GC*
Summerville GC*
Tulip GC*
District VIII
Atmore GC
The GC of Brewton
Evergreen GC
Fairhope GC
Gulf Shores GC