National Capital Area Awards Meeting

How excited everyone was to have our first meeting back in the newly renovated Arboretum Auditorium!  Vickie Godwin welcomed everyone and each District was well represented!
















President Godwin began by awarding Presidential Citations!
Oh how everyone enjoys receiving recognition for all their hard/wonderful/great work!

Arlene Stewart, Capital Gardener Editor

Diane Reba, Recording Secretary for
several administartions!

Paula Knepper, keen eye on the budget as Treasurer

Other Presidential Citations were awarded to:

• Billie Trump for her work with Garden Studies
• Evalee Ciuca who wrote the application for the Award of Excellence for the American Horticulture Society and met with success while facing illness and personal difficutlies. 
• Anne Bucher for her "what can I do?" attitude and her successful Design Program which supported the President's Rain Garden Project". 
• Shirley Niccoli for being the busiest lady (as National Garden Club President) who always makes time to help the NCA out with protocol guidance!

Potomac Village Garden Club was the big winner of the meeting!  They received the Beatrice M. Coiner Award for Community Projects ($150) for their project, Deer Management Project of Montgomery County.  

They also received the Edith Bittinger Environmental Improvement Award for Selection of Deer Resistant Plants.

Sally O'Connell presented awards to the many clubs in District I - many were present!

Pat Kirk stepped in for Lin Stauffer and handed out awards to District II clubs!

Anne Stuntz handed out the District III Awards!

Anna-Mae Kobbe presented awards to District IV clubs!

The Award so many were waiting for - the Award of Honor!  This award ties all four districts together as individual clubs nominate someone from their club who has shown excellence.  The four districts then meet to discuss who will be the State (NCA) winner.  It is wonderful that individual clubs are able to have such an impact in the award process!  This year, three out of the four districts had nominee's!  

The 2013 winner is Mary Cottrell!  Congratulations Mary!

Lastly, members presented the skit for the 2013 Central Atlantic Region (CAR) Meeting which was first presented at the 2012 CAR Conference in Cleveland, OH.  David Healy, incoming NCA President wrote and directed the skit which had important landmarks of the Washington DC area.  Everyone enjoyed the skit and many are looking forward to the 2013 Conference being held in Bethesda, Maryland!