Dues
...must be paid by November 1
CGCI member clubs and associate plant societies pay combined CGCI and NGC dues of $1.25 per capita (NOTE: Dues will rise to $2.25 in 2008) . Each dues paying member of CGCI is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) with headquarters and a permanent home at 4401 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 631103492. Youth garden clubs pay no dues but must be sponsored by a senior club or district. Annual fees for affiliates are $50. All dues are payable July 1 and become delinquent November 1. Make checks payable to CGCI and remit to the Membership Chairman. Membership applications for new clubs may be obtained from the district director or the Membership Chairman. Return completed applications to the director or the Membership Chairman, with checks made payable to CGCI. Life memberships are honorary and require a onetime fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). It does not relieve a club from paying state dues for state life members. (Bylaws Article IV, Sec. 3f).
All dues are payable on July
1 and delinquent on November 1.
Dues shall be payable to CGCI and mailed to the membership chairman who
shall transfer the funds promptly to the treasurer.
Click here for Procedures
for Club Treasurers
To download the Dues Bill, click
here.
To download the form to pay dues for additional members gained throughout
the year, click
here.
The membership of CGCI consists of 5 classes:
Garden Clubs:
Garden clubs shall pay annual
CGCI dues of one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25) per capita, which shall
include dues to NGC (fifty cents.) This is a voting membership.
District dues are separate and payable directly to the district at the
amount set by the district.
Associate Plant Societies:
Associate plant societies shall
pay annual CGCI dues of one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25) per capita,
which shall include dues to NGC (fifty cents.) This is
a voting membership. District dues are separate and payable directly to
the district at the amount set by the district. Click
here for more info
A club or associate plant society shall pay state dues for all members, including life members.
If dues (both CGCI and district) are not paid by November 1, clubs and associate plant societies become ineligible to purchase insurance and may not participate in the awards program.
Affiliates:
Annual dues for
affiliates are fifty dollars ($50.00) regardless of size. Affiliates are
not eligible to participate in the insurance program.
Life memberships are honorary, non-voting memberships. They require a one-time fee. The proceeds from Life Memberships supports the scholarship program. A "Life Membership "does not relieve a club from paying state dues for state life members.
New clubs, associate plant
societies and affiliates joining CGCI between January 1 and June 30 shall
pay one half of of the annual dues for the period up to June 30 which
are due July 1 and delinquent November 1. They shall be ratified at the
winter board meeting or the pre-convention meeting and shall be entitled
to representation at the convention.
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Each category of youth gardeners shall be sponsored by a garden club or district, registered annually with both appropriate CGCI and NGC chairmen and the members shall have all privileges of CGCI except the right to vote and hold office. All categories of youth gardeners shall pay no dues to CGCI. Membership dues to NGC,
including dues for youth gardeners, and dues to Pacific Region shall be paid annually from the general fund.
For more information about the Youth program, please click here.
For any questions or comments, please contact the membership chairman.
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