Awards

^{Renee D.  Blaschke, NGC President; Diane Bullock, NGC Fall Board Meetings Coordinator, NER Publicity Press Book Chairman; Rebecca L. Linney GCFM President presented the following Awards:}

^{NGC Scholarship of $3,500 Awarded to Luka Negoita, College of the Atlantic}

^{NGC High School Essay Contest, 1st place - $1,000 Logan MacDonald (sponsor, The Bar Harbor Garden Club)}

^{NGC 2009 Youth Poetry Contest, Special Education,}

                ^{2nd grade , first place – “Our Beautiful World” Charlee Brown, Bar Harbor Garden Club}

                ^{Kindergarten , HM – “Our Beautiful World, Paxton Brown, sponsored by Bar Harbor Garden Club}

                ^{First Grade, 1st place – “Talking About the World – Austria Morehouse, Bar Harbor Garden Club}

                ^{Eighth Grade, 3rd place – “What We Have” Shayla Beatty, Sea Coast Garden Club}

                ^{Ninth Grade, HM – “Our Beautiful World” – Amos Brown, Bar Harbor Garden Club}

 ^{NGC Awards for the New England Region presented in Atlanta:}

                 ^{Medium Club Category}

                ^{First place – The Garden Club Federation of Maine, Inc. Kennebec Valley Garden Club}

                ^{Large Club Category – First place – The Garden Club Federation of Maine, Inc. Camden Garden
                Club}

^{Educational Publications}

                ^{Old York Garden Club for “In the Garden with Old York Garden Club, (What to Grow and How
                to do IT)”}

^{“GCFM President’s Awards” presented during the Annual Convention in Ogunquit:}

                ^{Mary Ericson: ‘for chairing the very successful 79th annual convention “Leaving a Greener       
                Footprint” in Ogunquit, Maine, June 8-10, 2010’}

                ^{Margo Haertel: ‘for your dedication to our youth and the encouragement to strive for
                excellence.  Our students greet  challenges with creative confidence.’}

                ^{Pam Newcomb:  ‘for creating our new website www.mainegardenclubs.org  with distinction. 
                Your Tips & Technology have helped us Make A Difference’}

REMEMBER TO CALL BECKY LINNEY, IF YOU WISH TO SERVE ON THE AWARDS COMMITTEE, ASAP...THANK YOU