LAGC Volunteering Opportunities
Where can I help?
If you have a passion to help others, there are so many volunteer opportunities with the garden club and we need your help! See below for what you can get involved in. Follow the links for more information or to sign up. Note that some volunteer opportunities are seasonal and are not available to sign-up year round.
Please see those committees and respond via the links if you can help out.
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Thank you, volunteers! Your leadership, time, skills and commitment are greatly appreciated!!!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Providing leadership and service to our club and community
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Our executive committee provides oversight and guidance for our club, manages our finances and other tracking needed.
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President:Laura Thompson
Vice President: Deanne Thebert
Treasurer: Lois Grassl
Secretary: Angie Lueschen
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Each role is a 2 year service to the club.
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Organizing club programs including monthly speakers and tours
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Programs Committee plays a key role in organizing monthly events for the club including special guests. A lot of organizing, planning and communicating goes into hosting these.
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PLANT SALE COMMITTEE
Managing our annual plant sale --our biggest fundraiser
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Club members start plants from seeds, donate plants from their garden, and divide their houseplants to sell as our primary fundraiser each year. Assistance is needed with setup, plant donations, hosting, wrap-up. Join us in helping to raise funds for our club! Funds raised help to cover the cost of our speakers, the expenses for summer tours and the November greenhouse project, our Holiday Party, our community service project at Aronson Park and the Lakeville Arts Center, annual benevolence giving, and other assorted needs of the club.
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PAN-O-PROG FLOWER SHOW
Hosting our annual Flower Show during Lakeville's Pan-O-Prog
The club hosts the Lakeville Panorama Of Progress (Pan-O-Prog) Flower Show in Downtown Lakeville. Help is needed in set up, hosting the day of, and take down.
Please see Events for the most up to date information.
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COMMUNICATIONS & TECH COMMITTEE
Assisting with communications & tech tools --website, facebook, flyers...
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The Communications Committee provides a variety of communications and social media services including newsletters, website technical management and updates, Facebook technical management and updates, and other mediums. This committee supports technology tools to allow other committees to be most effective in their responsibilities and communications.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
Tending community park gardens for the enjoyment of all
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Every summer, we volunteer to tend to Aronson Park in Lakeville, including watering, planting, fertilizing and weeding. We request a one week commitment per sign-up.
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SUNSHINE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Sharing kindness and uplifting those in need in our club
Our Sunshine Program Committee accepts requests from club members to give to those in need within the club, such as a family loss.
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HOLIDAY PARTY COMMITTEE
Celebrating the end of the season with great food and fellowship
Each year we end the year with a wonderful Holiday Party including food, door prizes, recognition of members and more.
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HISTORIAN
Managing the history of our club including photos, information, and more...
As a historian, the history of our club is captured in photos and documents, and the information is shared with others.
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Learn more about Historian