Fortieth Annual New England Regional Symposium
Symposium Accredited by National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont-Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island
Presented by Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, Inc. Susan Robinson, President
Sonia Cianchette, Director, New England Region
Barbara May, President, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Killington Grand Hotel, 288 East Mountain Road, Killington,VT 05751
Tel: 1-800-282-9955
Registration – NEW Symposium 2007 – September 9, 10, 11, 2007
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- Return this portion with your check payable to FBCVT-NER Symposium 2007
- Mail to Registrar: Thera Hindmarsh, 79 Westminster Road, Putney, VT 05346-8891 – Tel: 802-387-5403. E-Mail:TheraBob@sover.net
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Symposium Registration includes reception and two lunches:
Check One:
Full Course Audit ( ) or Exam ( )-------------------$l00
( ) Without Audit or Exam-----------------------------$ 95
( ) Sunday Allied Topic ONLY-----------------------$ 25
( ) Monday ONLY – includes lunch-----------------$ 50
( ) Tuesday ONLY – includes lunch-----------------$ 50
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DEADLINE AUGUST 30, 2007. NO REFUNDS AFTER THAT DATE.
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Please make Hotel reservations directly with the Killington Grand Hotel by telelphone at: 1-800-282-9955.
Room Rate is $109 + 9% VT Tax +4% Service Charge. When reserving room, please mention New England Regional Symposium to receive special rate.
IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT YOU MAKE SUNDAY EVENING DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE HOTEL ‘OVATIONS’ WHEN YOU RESERVE YOUR ROOM IF YOU PLAN TO EAT AT THE HOTELSUNDAY NIGHT.
Symposium Instructions: Upon payment of stated fees, lectures are open to all garden club members and to the public.
All judges taking the NER Symposium for credit must inform their State Flower Show Schools Chairman to verity eligibility. The State FSS Ch. Will then notify the Symnpsoium Chairman of your eligibility: Frankie Gibson, 69Lexington Ave., Brattleboro, VT 05301, 802-254-4265, e-mail:frankiegibson@hotmail.com
JUDGES MUST HAVE THEIR COPY OF THE HANDBOOK, 2007 REVISED EDITION, TO OBTAIN CREDIT. JUDGES TAKING THE EXAMS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN CLIPBOARD
New England Region Symposium ’07 Committee:
FGCF, Inc. President Susan Robinson
Symposium Chairman Frankie Gibson
“ Co-Chairman Betty Barnes
Registrar Thera Hindmarsh
Treasurer Libby Lafland
Symposium Design Virginia Allen
Symposium Horticulture Gwen Swertfager
Symposium Staging Valerie Cleary & Pam Hebert
Proctors Betty Barnes
Clerks Betty Barnes
Plus all members of the VT Judges Council. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to members of the NH Judges Council for their designs, assistance and support!
AGENDA – New England Regional Symposium – 2007
Sunday: September 9, 2007
2 – 4PM Registration – Foyer
4:15PM Welcome: Frankie Gibson & Betty Barnes
Susan Robinson: President,FGCV,Inc.
Sonia Cianchette, Director, N E Region
4:30PM Allied Subject “Art in the Garden” Sarah Milek, Cider Hill Gardens
6:00PM Welcome Reception. Hostess: Susan Robinson, President, FGCV,Inc.
YOUR EVENING IS FREE
Monday: September 10, 2007
7:30AM Registration
8:00AM Announcements
8:15AM Horticulture –Sandra Joyce “Patterned Folliage”
10:45AM - BREAK
11:00AM Allied Topic, Lynn Fronk “Fiberworks”
12:00 Noon – LUNCH
1:00 – 3:00PM – Horticulture – Aroids
3:00PM – BREAK – Audits excused
3:15 – 5:15PM – Horticulture – Point Scoring Exam
YOUR EVENING IS FREE
Tuesday: September 11, 2007
7:30AM Registration
8:00AM Announcements
8:15AM – Design, Lynn Fronk, “Advanced Abstract Design”
10:15AM – BREAK
10:30AM – Design Continued
11:30AM – LUNCH
12:45 – 1:45PM – Design Continued
1:45PM – BREAK – Audits excused
2:00 – 4:00PM – Design Point Scoring Exam
SAFE TRIP HOME! THANK YOU FOR COMING!
Sarah Mason Milek – Sarah is a grower, a gardener and an herbalist – Sarah and her artist husband, Gary, have united their visions of art to design and construct their home, diverse gardens, greenhouses and art gallery in an abandoned apple orchard – now called Cider Hill. Sarah is a graduate of the Putney School, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the New School for Social Research of NYC and has studied dance for 15 years. Sarah’s affinity for color, form, texture and movement is reflected in Cider Hill Gardens. Sarah is nationally known for her dried flower arrangements and wreaths. She has been featured in Horticulture Magazine and is the first person to appear on their cover! Cider Hill has been featured in “Victoria”, “Bises” and Family Circle’s Easy Gardening. Sarah has been a featured guest on VT PBS “Across the Fence” to teach about growing herbs. Cider Hill is illustrative of Sarah’s and Gary’s life long commitment to Gardening and Art.
Sandra Joyce – Sandi hails from Hudson, MA. She is a NGC Master Judge, an Accredited NGC Flower Show Procedure, Horticulture and Symposia Instructor. She is a past GCFMA State President (1999-2001) and has served on NGC FS Schools Committee as Chairman of Accrediting for Rocky Mountain and South Central Region. She currently serves on the NGC Flower Show Schools Committee as Horticulture and Flower Show Procedure Instructors’ Chairman and on the Prospective Instructors’ Committee. Sandi has an AA from Lasell College and a BA from Framingham State College. She is a Landscape Design Master Consultant and a Gardening Study Consultant. Sandi has chaired numerous flower shows, including the GCFMA Section NE Spring Flower Show (MA Hort Soc.) and the Holiday Shows at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens (Worcester Hort Soc.) For over 30 years Sandi has owned and operated a floral business and has lectured many groups on design and horticulture.
Lynn Fronk – Lynn is a NGC Master Judge, a Flower Show School Design Instructor, and a Symposium Instructor. She is NGC Design Instructors’ Chairman and Instructors’ Credentials Chairman. Lynn serves as the Central Atlantic Region Chairman for NGC and Design Study Lectures and Garden Study Lessons. She is immediate past President of GC of Ohio Judges Council, Chairman of GCO Bylaws and Policy Committee. In 2006 Lynn received the Mildred Heter Buckingham Award for outstanding service to Garden Clubs of Ohio, Inc. She is a member of the Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society. Lynn and her husband have three grown children. They are avid campers and square dancers. A recently retired Pediatric Registered Nurse, Lynn has completed six Operation Smile Missions and six interplast Missions. Lynn has given programs and taught in 28 states, Acapulco, Mexico City, Guatemala and Guantanamo Bay. She has made presentations at the National Instructors’ Symposia and the National Symposium.
