Capitol Hill Garden Club 2013-2014
Membership
Form & Questionnaire
Please carefully read
and complete this form (both sides) and mail it with your check, payable
to Capitol Hill Garden Club, to Donna
Brauth, CHGC Treasurer, 1100 Constitution Ave., NE, Washington
DC 20002
– or bring your form and check/cash to a meeting. Membership
renewals for 2013-2014 are due by October
31, 2013.
All contributions over and above the dues are tax
deductible.
Membership dues: $25 person ____ $45 couple ____ New Member____
Additional Tax
Deductible gift _______________
Total enclosed: _______________
PLEASE PRINT:
Name(s)
__________________________________________
Street
Address _____________________________________
City,
State, Zip _____________________________________
Tel preferred
(home/work/cell?)________________________
Tel alternate
(home/work/cell?) ________________________
Email
(PRINT) ______________________________________
Fall
Bulb Sale
The club’s primary source
of income is selling spring-flowering bulbs from Holland every autumn at Eastern Market. All Capitol Hill
Garden Club members are encouraged
to help sell bulbs for one 2-hour stint. Sales begin Saturday and Sunday, September
28 and 29 and run for two-day weekends through October or until all bulbs are
sold. There will be a sign-up sheet for
bulb sellers at meetings. Also for the
following essential tasks, please check where else you can help:
_______ Help once or more to transport bulbs to the market at
6:00-7:30 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday.
_______ Help once or more to transport bulbs back to storage from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on a Sat. or Sunday.
SUVs and station wagons are
especially welcome.
Committees
The Capitol Hill Garden Club only succeeds through
active member participation. In addition
to the annual bulb sale, club by-laws strongly encourage members to serve on at
least one committee or event of their choice.
Please sign up below for as many
as you wish.
___ Communications. Help with writing, editing and/or
publishing the bi-monthly newsletter. ___
Help to maintain the web site by answering inquires or posting periodic updates to web content.
___
Community Projects. Help organize special projects to serve
the community.
___ Membership.
Welcome new members by email, phone
and at meetings; help raise awareness among underrepresented populations; with
the treasurer, update and maintain membership records.
___ 2014-2015
Programs. Help plan meeting programs
for next year. (Committee meets once, in the Spring of 2014.)
___ Hospitality
Committee. Help obtain, serve and manage clean-up of refreshments for a
meeting or
an event. This includes providing a
plate of savory or sweet items from time to time.
___ Nominations Committee. Help indentify a
slate of officer candidates for the
April 2014 election.
___ Watering
Co-op. Be part of a co-operative
group who water one another’s gardens during absences.
___ By-laws
Review. Help review club by-laws and recommend revisions. (Meets once
bi-annually.)
Garden Design Consultation Committee. Experienced gardeners offer suggestions on garden makeovers and
garden designs for Club members requesting this free service.
___
Yes, I am an experienced gardener who would like to help.
___
Yes, I would like design assistance or advice for a garden makeover.
Events
Please
check any or all of the following events with which you could help:
Annual Greens Workshop, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013 Please circle any or all below:
I will
help: 1) bag greens, 2) set up before workshop, 3) clean up afterwards.
Annual Garden Party, May 29, 2014
___
I will help to plan and stage our annual garden party.
PLEASE TELL US:
1. Do you have special knowledge or skill on
any aspect of gardening? If so, please
tell us about it so that we all can benefit from our in-house expertise, as the
need may arise.
2. Do you have enough space in your house and
garden that you would be willing to allow the club to hold a small event? — such as our annual fall party, or
our gathering after the spring garden walk. _______________
3. Can
you recommend any large garden or space nearby suitable for our 2014 Garden
Party
4.
Would you be willing to help organize an outing or field trip? ___________ If “Yes” -- where to in the DC area:
5. How do you get information about the Capitol
Hill Garden Club?
____________________________________
6. I am ______ (yes or no) aware of
events/classes offered through the National
Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc.
I plan
to attend or participate in
8. General Comments about, and Suggestions for,
the Capitol Hill Garden
Club
