National Garden Clubs, Inc. History and Mission

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2. › History Dates Back to 1891
› The first garden club in America was founded in January
1891 by The Ladies Garden Club of Athens, Georgia
› NGC Comprises 5,000 member garden clubs, 175,000
members and nearly 330 international affiliated
organizations with locations ranging around the globe
including: Canada, Mexico, South America, Bermuda,
South Africa, Australia and Japan.
› National Garden Clubs, Inc., (NGC) is a not-for-profit
educational organization
HISTORY
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3. NGC Mission Statement
National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education,
resources, and national networking opportunities
for its members to promote
• the love of gardening,
• floral design,
• and civic and environmental
responsibility.
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4. "I pledge to protect and conserve
the natural resources of the planet
earth and promise to promote
education so we may become
caretakers of our air, water, forest,
land, and wildlife.
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5. Healing with
Gardens and
Horticultural Therapy
Replanting Disaster-
Struck Areas
Helping Habitat for
Humanity Homeowners
Working with
Children and
Schools
Beautifying
and
"Greening"
the
Community
Conducting Flower Shows
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