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NGC OBJECTIVES

NGC BYLAWS, ARTICLE II

To be organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

To coordinate and further the interests and activities of State Federations of Garden Clubs, State Garden Clubs, State Associations of Garden Clubs and the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, together with similar organizations in the territories and possessions of the United States and foreign countries.

To aid in the protection and conservation of natural resources, to protect civic beauty and encourage the improvement of roadsides and parks.

To encourage and assist in establishing and maintaining botanical gardens and horticultural centers for the advancement of science and for the enjoyment and education of the public.

To study and advance the fine arts of gardening, landscape designs, floral design, and horticulture.

To cooperate with other organizations in the furtherance of the foregoing objectives and in such activities as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

To further horticultural education, conservation, and landscape design through gift scholarships.

To establish and maintain permanent headquarters and to construct and furnish buildings and improvements to house the same in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri and in such other place or places as might be lawfully selected and determined by the Board of Directors

PROGRAM: A program is a planned schedule for the procedure and conduct of a club meeting, including business agenda, speaker or entertainment, etc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The table of contents is a list of subject headings in the order of their appearance in the book, disregarding alphabetical order of page titles.

Example: Title page, p.1; Table of Contents, p.2; President's Message, p.3, etc.

THEME: The theme is a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc.

Use of theme does not require that all speakers, decorations, demonstrations, etc., be on a single subject throughout.

Example: Theme, "The Good Earth" can be reflected in "Down to Earth" title for the speaker on soil conditioning; "Earthenware" for a ways and means pottery sale; "Heaven and Earth" for a flower show title, etc.

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