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We are delighted to have guests visit and share our membership meeting, tea service and program offerings year round. And even more delighted when guests become members and enjoy full membership benefits.
New members bring new experience and interest, new knowledge and skills and the opportunity to make new friends. All that is required is an interest and enthusiasm for gardening…or the environment…or horticulture…or flower arranging…or all aspects of making our part of the world more beautiful and long-lived.
We have a bigger impact because we work together. We gather to plant and weed several community garden areas. We plant flower boxes for many of the local municipal buildings…and we decorate wreaths for them for the winter holidays…and gather and give out Christmas trees to those who need them. We meet monthly with residents at St. Andrew’s Village for creative gardening.
We do so much more…we help support young people with college or vocational school scholarships and YMCA camperships. These are all supported by our fundraising projects: our annual Home and Garden tours in the summer and our Holiday Festivals in winter. For more information, press here.
Members are asked to attend meetings regularly, join one of our 14 committees and help host one meeting per year. It is a great way to meet people and get involved in the community while becoming involved in interesting committees, projects, field trips and other activities.
We are a creative and vibrant club. We usually meet monthly on the second Wednesday of the month at the St.Columba’s Episcopal Church, at 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538. Please check our BRGC Calendar for specific time, program, site change and/or other information. Our dues are $30/annually.
Our meetings are fun and informative with a brief business meeting for updates, followed by a guest speaker presentation. Tea/Coffee and a delicious assortment of savories and sweets are offered after the presentation.
We are eager to meet you and introduce you to our 100+ members of the club!
TO JOIN, print out the application here and pay by sending your check for $30. If you have any questions, get in touch with us through our Contact Us page or by emailing us at gboothbayregion@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Membership Details
Our Membership Chair and current Garden Club members welcome new members to our meetings and our Membership Chair maintains our membership roster.
Our club consists of three memberships categories:
A) Active members are those who are expected to participate in club activities by serving on a committee of their choice and attending a minimum of two club activities (outside membership meetings) every year.
Active members hold concurrent membership in five organizations:
(1) the Boothbay Region Garden Club (2) the Medomak District in which our Club is situated; (3) the Garden Club Federation of Maine, (4) the New England Region; and (5) National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Medomak District organization consists of the following clubs: Boothbay Region, Wiscasset, Camden, Topsham, and Bath. Active members are welcome to attend any of the activities of these clubs and are encouraged to attend the District’s annual meeting.
B) Associate members have been active members for fifteen years or more. They are entitled to all club privileges, pay associate member dues, and are not required to serve on committees.
C) Honorary members are those who the Club chooses to honor in recognition of his/her many years of contributions to our club. Honorary members do not pay dues.
Membership dues are paid at our annual meeting in June. To be considered an Active member, dues must be received before September 30th. Our members may also become GCFM Life Members and National Garden Club Life members.