G-4 THE BLUE RIBBON CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED, submit by January 1 to your District Director. The District Director sends names of eligible clubs to CGCI Awards Certificate Chairman by January 10. Clubs earning 100 points of a possible 200 points shall be awarded a Blue Ribbon Certificate of Achievement and be classified as a Blue Ribbon Club. Partial participation in any category will receive a partial point score. No proof of achievement is required. Return completed score sheet to your district director.
Points
Active participation in district project ......................................................................................................... 5 Financial support of district project ..................................................................................................... 5 President’s report(s) to director .......................................................................................................... 3
Representation on district board of directors: officers (2), chairman (3) .................................................... 5 Representation at district meetings ..................................................................................................... 5
Representation at CGCI annual meeting ............................................................................................... 4
Annual dues paid to CGCI by October 1 ..................................................................................................... 5
Attendance at flower show schools (1), environmental study (1), gardening study (1)
landscape design courses (1), state sponsored symposium (1) ................................................................ 5
Blue Star Memorial Marker installation ....................................................................................................... 5
Blue Star Memorial project (contribution) ................................................................................................... 3
Civic development project ........................................................................................................................ 4
Club scholarship given ............................................................................................................................. 5
Conservation programs (minimum of 2) ..................................................................................................... 5
Bird/Butterfly conservation program or project ...................................................................................... 5 Conservation project ............................................................................................................................... 4 Contributions: Penny Pines, Gold Honor Book, Reforestation Project Fund, etc ................................................. 5
CGCI President’s Project .................................................................................................................... 3 5% The National Gardener ................................................................................................................ 5 100% Golden Gardens ...................................................................................................................... 5 Financial support of Golden Gardens (angels, season's greetings, etc.) ........................................................... 5 Flower show judges (1) landscape design consultants (1) gardening consultants (1)
environmental consultants (1) ............................................................................................................ 4 Standard Flower Show............................................................................................................................ 5
Garden therapy project........................................................................................................................... 5 Historic preservation program or contribution ............................................................................................. 5
Horticulture (plant exchange/sale, education exhibit, etc., other than at Standard Flower Show) ....................... 8
Horticulture program .......................................................................................................................... 5
Tree planting ................................................................................................................................... 5
Increase in club membership (from January 1 to December 31) .................................................................... 5
Landscape design program at club meeting ................................................................................................ 3
Landscape design or roadside development project................................................................................ 5
Litter control project ............................................................................................................................... 5
Life members, NGC: standing (1) new (2) .................................................................................................. 3
Life members, CGCI: standing (1) new (2) ........................................................................................... 3
Newsletter (minimum of 4) ...................................................................................................................... 5
Participation in community affairs ............................................................................................................. 5
Participation in Pacific Region Unified Project .............................................................................................. 5
Publicity (brochures, posters, newspaper, radio, TV etc.) ............................................................................. 5
Qualified entry for NGC award .................................................................................................................. 5
Qualified entry for CGCI award ................................................................................................................. 5
Sponsor of youth garden club ................................................................................................................... 5 Tours ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Workshop ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Yearbook .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Total Possible Points..............................................200 Club Score________
CLUB NAME ____________________________________________________________

California Garden Clubs, Inc.
Deadline: Clubs to District Director - January 1
District Director to CGCI Certificate Chairman – January 10
Submit completed form to your District Director
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