The Green Thumb Garden Club, Inc. participates in many different activities and events throughout the year. We invite you to learn about our various committees by clicking on the [+] or titles below.
If you are interested in volunteering for a committee, please contact the Committee Chair or email us at greenthumbgardenclubinc@gmail.com.
Carroll Walsh, Chair
GTGC honors our Veterans with a Blue Star Marker located at Highway 331 just north of US Highway 98. The Chair is responsible to ensure the marker is maintained and in addition places a wreath on the Marker each Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veteran’s Day.
Lori Echols, Co-Chair
Kathy Edge, Co-Chair
The Chair will prepare and deliver to the membership the monthly GTGC bulletin, “Buds and Banter.” This communication includes meetings details and most importantly club activities that resides on the club’s website for everyone to reference.
Carroll Walsh, Chair
Our Club members are very generous people who support this charity wholeheartedly. The Chair will coordinate two donation drives — Thanksgiving and Christmas — where our members will provide canned goods, paper products, checks or gift cards. Under special circumstances, such as a natural disaster, another donation drive may be organized.
Jane Hinte, Chair
Anne Collins, Chair
Our ray of sunshine Chair is responsible for sending caring handwritten notes and special handmade cards to members and members’ relatives who need a little ray of sunshine including special birthday greetings.
Barbara Young, Chair
The Butterfly Garden is located at Eden Gardens State Park. Contact the Chair to volunteer to meet regularly to maintain the garden and the beautiful fountain.
Lori Echols, Chair
The Chair represents GTGC and is responsible for creating a Christmas Theme to decorate the Wesley House Parlor. She will request a team of GTGC members to volunteer for set-up and tear down.
Janet Woerner, Chair
The Chair works closely with Habitat for Humanity supporting the charity’s needs to landscape new Habitat homes.
Lisa Ermini, Chair
Jan Shuttleworth, Co-Chair
Mary Wooten, Co-Chair
The Chair is responsible for planning programs at Butler Elementary. These are “hands-on” educational projects, including horticulture, conservation, wildlife, and ecology. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. provides the criteria for the classroom projects.
Lisa Ermini, Co-Chair
Barbara Gahagan, Co-Chair
The Chair(s) will establish a committee of Club members who will choose entrants and judge local landscapes using the Standards for Evaluating Landscape Design as set forth by the NGC. The Chair(s) will invite a horticultural professional who will assist in the judging and winner determination. The winning landscapes are presented at the May meeting.
Kathy Bilello, Co-Chair
Lori Echols, Co-Chair
Debbie Michel, Chair
Nancy Sack, Chair
The Chair supports current and new members by keeping accurate membership data via the GTGC website and collection of new and annual membership donations. The Chair works closely with the Club Treasurer to deposit checks and reporting for Club donations.
In addition, the Chair will use electronic communication, including Punchbowl and website software, to request annual donations.
The Chair also prepares name tags for all Club meetings and events.
The Chair is responsible for creating FFGC reports and process dues paid to FFGC.
The Chair is responsible for collecting meeting fees at each GTGC monthly meeting and events. The Chair reconciles the expected number of attendees with the fees collected, via cash, check, and credit card. The chair is responsible for contacting any member for meeting payment when there is an unfortunate no-show. The Chair will work closely with the Treasurer.
Lori Echols, Co-Chair
Betty White, Co-Chair
Kathy Edge, Chair
The Chair is responsible for placing a news release in the local newspapers and publications to promote the Club. The goal is to educate the public on the GTGC community support, grow the Club membership and invite members, potential members and guests to attend the monthly meetings.
Debbie Michel, Chair
The Mercer Scholarship is awarded to a qualified student(s) from Walton County whose academia includes
horticulture or botany. The Chair and committee are responsible for vetting applicants based upon the approved Club guidelines. The scholarship is paid directly to the college/university and the amount may vary on an annual basis as it is funded from donations collected each year through fundraisers. For additional information on scholarships available, please contact the Chair or email greenthumbgardenclubinc@gmail.com.
Dee Burkeen, Chair
The Chair is responsible for taking photographs at all club events, meetings and projects. The photographs will be posted on Facebook and provided to communication channels to support the marketing of the club and its events. The Chair maintains the Club’s Facebook Page.
As Assigned
Betty White, Lori Echols, Kathy Edge, Lisa Ermini
FFGC District 1 Fall Meeting
Kathy Edge, Chair
The Chair is responsible for the management of the club’s website and is the liaison between GTGC and the Website developer.
The Chair will provide website content to the club’s developer on a regular basis.
