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The Garden Club of Alabama, Inc.
2012 Convention


Doing the Stroll at the GCA Sock Hop		"Parade of Stars" contestants anxiously await the judges' decisions.		Reception honoring GCA President Jo Ann Wade and NGC President Shirley Nicolai		Parade of Stars contestants

"Starry, starry night" table decor


Sybil Ingram, Shirley Nicolai, Trece Chancellor, Ann Findlater wait for the Awards banquet		Mary Lynda Crockett's lost in the 50's		Jo Ann Wade as "Doris Day" and her "Guardian Angel" Trece Chancellor		Members enjoyed the Sweet Star-studded Suite Party in their PJs


Some of our members who are now stars in Heaven - from the Memorial Service		Judy Manning rocked her inner "Tina Turner" for her District report		Dr. Dale Dickens stands in for Dr. Sibley at Dot Mapes' traditional "Auburn/Alabama" teasing!		District 8 and his parents are very proud of their scholarship winner - Dillon Turk


Evergreen Garden Club members are honored for being a GCA Charter Club		Member Award of Honor Carlene Elrod and her husband George.

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Summer 2012 Board of Directors Meeting, Arrowhead Country Club, Montgomery


Historian Ann Findlater and District Directors Elizabeth Kent, Mary Lynda Crockett, Tricia Mitchell, Katie Lucas, (acting director) Suzy Shepherd and Ann Houston await the opening of the Executive Committee meeting.		Board of Director members gather in the Arrowhead Country Club ballroom.


District I Director Tricia Mitchell accepts the silver tray for Blossomwood Garden Club's NGC - winning Landscape Design project from President Jo Ann Wade and Awards Chairman Carolyn Gray.		Our most hospitable and able hostesses - Marge Anderson - Registration, Linda Davis -Hospitality, JoAnna Middlebrooks- Decorations, Mary Long - Luncheon Chairman and pianist extraordinaire, and Janet Lewis Meeting Chairman.

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At the 2012 Deep South Region Convention, Murfreesboro, TN

Front row: Dot Mapes, Trece Chancellor, Dorothy Boehm, Susan Robbins, Mary SummervilleBack row: Ann Houston, Mimi Potthoff, Dianne Salls, Tricia Mitchell, Rhea Brightwell, Carlene Elrod, Nancy Wilson, Carolyn Wynn

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At the 2012 NGC Convention, Buffalo


Jo Ann Wade and NGC President Shirley Nicolai display the awards won by GCA members at the Awards Banquet		Trece Chancellor won the Table Artistry Award at the National Flower Show


Jo Ann Wade won a blue ribbon for her Tablescape in the National Flower Show		Jo Ann Wade proudly displays her "No Dump" t-shirt following her GCA President's Report to the NGC Convention, Buffalo

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GCA Awards Committee at work - January 5, 2012 Prattville		GCA President Jo Ann Wade at work with the Awards Committee


President Jo Ann Wade awards Former President Dot Mapes the houndstooth scarf in honor of the University of Alabama's National Football title, January 10, 2012		District Directors show off their star clapper necklaces given them by President Jo Ann Wade to initiate enthusiasm for award winners when they go to the GCA Convention

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Every Light a Prayer for Peace ceremony in Montgomery, December 6, 2011


L-R: GCA Chairman of Finance Dot Mapes, GCA Treasurer Rhea Brightwell, GCA Recording Secretary Betty Chesak, GCA President Jo Ann Wade, and Every Light a Prayer for Peace Chairman Suzy Shepherd at the reception held prior to the ELPP ceremony at the Alabama Capitol, December 6, 2011	The delicious Christmas treats provided by the Georgiana Garden Club for the reception in the Archives Room at the Alabama Capitol prior to Every Light a Prayer for Peace.	GCA President Jo Ann Wade addresses the crowd prior to the lighting of the State Christmas Tree on the Capitol steps.


Every Light a Prayer for Peace chairman Suzy Shepherd with Governor Robert Bentley (4th from left) and members of the Chunnenuggee Public Garden Club of Union Springs.	Every Light a Prayer for Peace chairman Suzy Shepherd, GCA President Jo Ann Wade with Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley and Governor Robert Bentley in front of the State Christmas Tree on the Capitol steps.