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Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

Nancy Voyles
AFGC
1720 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204

What's the News......: FREE CONTAINER GARDEN PLANTS FOR

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMEOWNERS

NGC partners with HFH in "Perfectly Simple Giving" (PSG) ...

Starting March 25 and running through April 25, 2008, clubs participating in this year's project will be asked to REGISTER for their free container garden plants on line at: www.perfectlysimplegiving.com

Be prepared to provide the following: Full name of club, city, state, and club Pres. name and e-mail address. Club contact person's name, address and e-mail (for shipping purposes). Name and address of HFH Affiliate and name and e-mail address of HFH Affiliate contact person working with club representative. Garden clubs are asked to provide the containers for planting PSG plants. During National Garden Week, PSG will make free container garden plants available to clubs wishing to participate.

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A.F.G.C. Mid-Year Board Meeting

August 4-5, 2008

(hosted by N.W. District)

Winthrop Rockefeller Institute,

near Petit Jean State Park

Watch for more information in the Arkansas Gardener.

Flower Show , Feb. 22-24, 2008 The Arkansas Flower & Garden Show was held at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. The title for the AFGC Flower Show was "Travel Unlimited". Phyllis Byrum, chairman, and Shirley Sawyer, co-chair have announced the winners. Click "more".
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A.F.G.C. Convention, March 30-31, 2008 A.F.G.C., Inc. convention, held March 30 - 31, 2008, at the Arlington Hotel, in Hot Springs. Click on "more" to find out about the AWARD WINNING CLUBS!!! You may print a registration form for the 2008 AFGC convention by going to "Club Home" and clicking on "AFGC Convention". You will find an SCR convention registration form by going to www.gardencentral.org/scr
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SCR Convention, Hot Springs, AR, 3/28-29/08 The South Central Region's Annual Convention will be held at the Arlington Hotel, in Hot Springs,...
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NGC Convention, April 25-28, 2008, Memphis, Tennessee The National Garden Clubs Annual Convention will be held April 25-28, 2008, at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis,...
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Flower Show School I, May 13-15, 2008, Flower Show School II, Oct. 28-30, 2008 Flower Show School I will be conducted May 13-15, 2008, at Hillcrest Hall in Little Rock, AR....
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Youth Contests -- titles for Essay, poetry, etc. Click on "more". Essay Contest - Titles: 2007 - "Sustain the Earth - Enlighten Our Youth" (Emphasis on environmental concerns - atmosphere, rain forests, rivers, oceans ...). 2008 - "Nurture the Earth - Foster Our Environment" (Emphasis on taking care of our planet - preservation, caretaker, steward, custodian). Poetry Contest: 2007 - "Nature and Me" (K - 9th grade) 2008 - "Nature's Song" (K - 9th grade) SCR Speech Contest : 2007 - "Why Be Green" (9th - 12th grades) 2008 - "Living With a Green Environment" (9th -12th gr.)
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National Garden Week-June 1-7, 2008
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