Beginning with the 2023-2024 Award year
MGC YB1 Award:
- 1st place in state for each club size category receives $50;
- 2nd place: $25.00
- 3rd place: Certificate of Merit
Two copies of your Program/Yearbook are needed for the entire award application process.
First: Send two copies of the Program/Yearbook to your District Director by October 15th for judging. When submitting, include ONE copy of the application form.
Second: You may either send a hard copy (no application form) or a PDF of your club’s Program/Yearbook by October 15th to both the 2023-2025 MGC President, Nancy J. Ryan and 1st Vice President, Lisa Robinson.
- 2023-2025 MGC President Nancy J. Ryan
Mail: 70 Middleboro Dr. NE Grand Rapids MI 49506
Email for PDF copy: - 2023-2025 1st Vice President Lisa Robinson
Mail: 4710 West Wind Drive, Holland, MI 49423
Email for PDF copy:
Number of members, includes Life Members, for whom NGC dues are paid. Yearbooks may be accepted for competition on the calendar year or the club year (the same yearbook may be submitted only one time in awards year). No envelope necessary. Central Region and National Garden Club Awards for yearbooks are no longer given.
YB-1 Garden club categories:
- Small Club 20 and under members
- Medium Club 21-50
- Large Club 51+
Criteria for Preparing and Scale of Points Note: Yearbook Judging Form has been simplified for 2024.
The Club Yearbook Judging Form is divided into three (3) sections -Format (30 points); Programs (50 points) and Projects (20 points). Yearbooks are judged by club size using the criteria identified for each section. State award winning yearbooks will be submitted to the Central Region Awards chairman to be judged at regional level. No page limit.
Club Program/Yearbook submitted for judging must be exactly the same yearbook provided to club members. Enhancement (colorization) of the yearbooks provided for judging only is not allowed.