MARCH 1985
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE — Garden Topics & Events Newsletter
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS by Gordon D. Wick, Exec. Dir. When our current President, Camilla
Dalglish first told me she had agreed to serve as our President, we discussed the very distinct need to turn CGC into a more progressive organization. Meeting the many challenges that face us as a club is no small task, but it is what we are all about. I think we can look with some satis-
faction and pride at the inroads we are making in establishing a higher
profile for CGC, and not only among
I cannot over - emphasize the need of CGC to be promoted by and among the user groups as a valuable organization to which members are encouraged to belong. Now, as an individual member, you may be in an equally critical position to influence a casual acquaintance or even just someone with whom you strike up a conversation. The ongoing
value of use of the CGC facilities including
its
meeting rooms, library,
specialty Garden, Gift and Book Shop are all valid reasons for belonging. Other benefits include regular issues of Trellis newsletter, discounts on courses, free access to our outstand-
confirmed garden devotees.
ing members’ series. It has been most gratifying to see the attendance for
In discussions at our Forward Planning committee, we have identified the public awareness of the CGC and its
members’ programs building to the point that we will be requiring the use of the Floral Hall for a number of our programs planned for 1985.
programs as one of our most persistent ongoing, long term challenges.
My challenge to you then, as an
The flux of the population in this
individual member, is to stimulate the interest that leads to just two more new members joining us in 1985. If
cosmopolitan community we serve makes it imperative that we take every available opportunity to promote the fact that our organization not only exists; but is alive, and well, and growing; and that we are happy to add even more participants to our existing and expanding system of volunteer based committees & user groups. In the past 2 years we have attempted
to establish a new level of rapport with the many outside gardening groups who either use our facilities or who are potential users. I can see some progress in that a number of groups have been attending our user group meetings held every other
month. (Next meeting is April 8).
enough of us take up this challenge, and promoting CGC among user clubs we belong to, we should have no pro-
blem in realizing as much as a 50% gain in memberships. The additional revenue created will then be available for some very important programming and education related projects we are planning in future.
Our board has seen fit to approve the hiring of a full time horticulturist in 1985. We are now working on the job description and I can assure you we will be able to fill the days to overflowing with the kinds of involvement I have in mind for this person. cont. pg.15