FGCNYS Life Membership

Life Membership helps fund FGCNYS scholarships, and they are often awarded to a member by their club to recognize an incoming or outgoing Presidents or chairs of a successful fundraiser or committee, to celebrate a milestone anniversary in your garden club, or to honor any member that you, your club or even a family member wishes

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  • Attendance at FGCNYS and Life Membership events

  • Special acknowledgment when attending FGCNYS events

  • A Life Membership pin and card

  • Lifetime listing on the FGCNYS Directory of Life Members

  • Receipt of FGCNYS newsletter, “The Buzz”, even when no longer active in a club

  • Attendance, in any one calendar year, in one course or symposium held in New York State for payment of 1/2 of the registration fee provided one is not taking the course for credit. All credit courses are charged the full amount

Benefits of Life Membership

A donation of $100 must accompany the Life Membership application form, which is available on the Resources page. This donation is used to fund the Life Member Educational Fund and Life Member Award Funds.

​The Life Member Educational Fund consists of $70.00 from each Life Membership. It is to be used upon authorization from the Board of Directors for FGCNYS sponsored school scholarships and projects and programs in the field of education, horticulture or conservation.

The Life Member Award Fund consists of $30 from each Life Membership. Interest from this fund will be used to cover expenses associated with FGCNYS Awards.

NGC and CAR Life Memberships application forms are also available on the Resources page