FAQs

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1.  Can anyone join the club?      Yes!

2.  How much are the annual dues?     $12/year,  every August and when you first join.

3.  May I still attend the club’s general meetings, even if I’m not a member ?    Yes.  All our speaker’s presentations are free and open to the public.

4.  How do I join?   Get your $12 payment and  a completed application form to us.  Pay (cash or check) at one of our meetings, or during our annual Plant Sale, OR, mail (a check) and the completed form to us at this address:  CGCofCW,   PO Box 746, Washougal, WA  98671.     The Membership Application Form may be found here:  https://gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org/membership/  

5.  Benefits of joining the club (and paying dues):

  • meet & make new gardening friends;
  • attend field trips & picnics at public & private gardens, nurseries and gardening events (some paid by club);
  • attend member-only events such as wreath making, flower arranging, making tufa planters & more;
  • learn & teach “tricks of the trade” for our annual Plant Sale – digging, dividing, potting up, tending, setup & selling;
  • help plant daffodils, tend & prune roses & rhododendrons with our beautification projects;
  • participate in selecting gardening-related grants for schools & other entities;
  • got an idea?  we’re always looking for new ways to “give back” to our community;
  • access to our private Facebook group;
  • make motions & vote to direct club’s activities and monies;
  • eligible to be on our board.

6.  Can I join in June, July or December, when there are no regular club meetings or if I missed the monthly general meetings?  Those months are our “down time”, so, no.

7.  What is this club “all about”?    🙂  Well, as one member put it “we like to dig”!  But, we also like to share our knowledge and love of gardening with others and have fun!   Check out our website and our Facebook page to learn more about us, and come to one of our meetings!

http://www.facebook.com/CommunityGardenClubOfCamasWashougal

8.  Trivia and some club history:   The Garden Club was started in 1941 and was originally a men’s garden club. As the men left to go to war their wives started to take over the responsibilities of the club. In 1949 it was reorganized and federated.

Years ago one had to be sponsored to become a member and there was quite a waiting list. Looking back in our scrapbooks the women were all called by their husband’s name as in Mrs. William Smith, etc.

In 2011 the club voted to withdraw from the State and  National Federation of Garden Clubs and we are now considered a private non-profit organization with over 90 members.