Awards
ANNUAL AWARDS MEETING
The Annual Meeting is held in June. This is a luncheon meeting and takes place at a town venue. Menu choices are provided in advance and members must register and pay a luncheon fee to attend. See Calendar for date, time, and location.
In the years in which elections of officers are held (even years), the new officers are introduced by the outgoing officer in each position and installed by the President.
Club awards are presented to recipients in recognition of commendable achievement in the Club. See the Awards Point Scale below.
AWARDS POINT SCALE
Awards are presented at the Annual Awards Meeting in recognition of commendable achievement in the Club. The point scale for exhibiting in Horticulture and Design is:
| In-Club | Standard Show | |
|---|---|---|
| First | 5 | 8 |
| Second | 4 | 7 |
| Third | 3 | 6 |
| Honorable Mention | 2 | 5 |
| Special Arrangements* | 2 | |
| Participation** | 1 |
* Special Arrangements include the luncheon table at meetings.
** Members also gain one participation point by exhibiting either horticulture or design on the Education Table.
All National Garden Club Top Awards will be awarded 5 extra points: Tri-Color for Design, Award of Merit for Horticulture (see 2007 Handbook, Ch. 3, pp 41–55 for other top awards available in a Standard Flower Show).
CLUB AWARDS
Civic Award is presented to a representative of an organization in Madison that has made the greatest contribution that reflects the goals of the Club (see Article II, section 1 of the GCM bylaws)
Design Award is given to the member who has shown the greatest participation in design activities including: workshops, flower shows and monthly meetings.
Flower Show Award is presented to the member who shows remarkable achievement by earning the most points from awards for Design and/or Horticulture in Garden Club of Madison or standard flower shows.
Green Thumb Gardening Award is presented to the member who has shown the greatest participation in, but not limited to: volunteering in town gardens, planting bulbs, plants sale, garden gang, opening up personal garden. Sharing plants as well as knowledge of and enthusiasm for gardening. This award is made to individual member only once.
Horticulture Award is given to the member who has shown greatest participation in Horticulture activities including: the quarterly bulletin, flower shows, workshops and monthly meetings.
Civic Garden Award is given to the member who has made the biggest contribution to the care and maintenance of the Civic Gardens.
Joan Kemp Award is given to the member who is recognized as an outstanding novice in Design, as indicated by her willingness to exhibit in Design throughout the year.
Mary Hull Littell Award is presented to the member who has been an active and dedicated participant in all aspects of the Club for more than five years. This award is made to an individual member only once.
President’s Award is given to the member who has shown outstanding dedication to Club activities during the year. This award is made to an individual only once.
New Initiative Award is awarded to the member who has shown greatest initiative in implementing new projects, in line with the Club’s objectives.
Recipients will receive a gift certificate of $50 to the Madison Flower Shop.
2024 ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS
Civic Award | not awarded this year |
Design Award | Inger Connery |
Flower Show Award | Carolyn Bernard |
Green Thumb Award | Valerie Mason |
Horticulture Award | Denise Forrest |
Civic Garden Award | Becky Coffey |
Joan Kemp Award | not awarded this year |
Mary Hull Littell Award | Lauraine Ryan |
Presidents' Award | Nan Sutherland |
New Initiative Award | Kellie Brady, Margot Roane |
Sunshine Awards | Josefa Abdelnour and Brenda Wiley |
2023 ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS - A Celebration of the State's Historic, Public, and Private Gardens
Civic Award | Nell Okie, School of Rock |
Design Award | Nan Sutherland |
Green Thumb Gardening Award | Lindyl Arno |
Horticulture Award | not awarded this year |
Civic Garden Award | Lee Haines |
Joan Kemp Award | Dorothy Budnick |
Mary Hull Littell Award | Denise Rose |
Presidents' Award | Julie Elting and Ester Magee |
New Initiative Award | Elinor Griffith - Presention to Elinor of Federated Award Presentation |
Sunshine Awards | Peonies awarded to Heather Connolly and Colleen Cummings |
2022 ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS CONFERRED
Civic Award | Madison Land Conservation Trust - $100 donation |
Green Thumb Award | Inger Connery |
Horticulture Award | Denise Forrest |
Presidents' Award | Lauraine Ryan and Barbara Lynch |
Joan Kemp Award | Catherine Ferguson |
2022 CONNECTICUT GARDEN AND FLOWER SHOW
Horticulture & Design Awards (5 Horticulture Awards; 1 Design Award) – Lois Nichols
Educational Class Award – Carolyn Bernard
2022 FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF CONNECTICUT AWARDS
Award of Honor | Garden Club of Madison |
Certification of Individual Achievement | Philippa Mannino and Sue Kelley |
Club Certificates of Achievement - Conservation at Bauer Park | Garden Club of Madison |
Award of Excellence in Flower Show Achievement Flower Show Award Citation - Design Flower Show Award Citation - Schedule | Garden Club of Madison |
Historic, Memorial and Public Gardens, Award of Excellence | Veterans' Garden |
Club Certificates of Achievement | Madison's Going Daffodils! |
Luckner Club Citations - School Workshop at Madison Senior Center | Garden Club of Madison |
Club Certificate of Appreciation | Judith Tosiello |
2021 FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF CONNECTICUT AWARDS
Horticulture Awards of Excellence | Madison's Going Daffodils! |
Historic, Memorial & Public Gardens Award of Excellence | Deacon John Grave Perennial and Native Walk Gardens |
Horticulture Certificate of Individual Achievement | Horticulture Committee |
Environmental Concerns and Conservation Certificate of Individual Achievement | Hilary Barberie, Jane Ketterer |
Public Relations and Media Awards - Publications: Educational Publications Certificate of Merit | Horticulture Committee's Quarterly Horticulture Bulletins |
Environmental Concerns and Conservation - Conservation Award | Garden Club's Bauer Park Apple Orchard Project |
Civic Development - Club Certificate of Achievement | Garden Club of Madison |
Special Certificate - Chairman of Bauer Park Apple Orchard Project | Debbie Hernandez |