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 NARGS Speakers Program - 2025

 November 1, 2024 Update

As we close the books on a very successful 2024 season, the Traveling Speakers Program is in good financial shape for 2025 because of donations from the New En

About Our Fund

The NARGS Endowment Fund was set up in 1983 upon the recommendation of Norman Singer, the society’s secretary, and approved by the board in 1984. The interest accruing from the funds in the endowment was restricted to special projects, rather than operations of the society.  In 1992, the NARGS board adopted guidelines for use of the funds and a committee appointed to recommend grants.

Adopted May, 1992

I. General Considerations.

NARGS has had a long-standing gift certificate policy. This allows individuals the possibility to give a NARGS membership to other interested gardeners. However, they are not free but are the cost of the annual dues. In order to maintain control of them, it is necessary they be purchased from the Executive Secretary. When all the usual information, (name, address, etc.) has been recorded with him, he will send out the gift certificate. And then the new member can be informed of this gift.

To encourage National student membership, our organization gives a student discount. Currently, (2007) the student membership is $15. The term "student" is taken in the widest form of interpretation, including high school, college, and foreign student. All that is required is that the person shows his student ID card to the Chapter Chair or Officer of his local chapter. The local chapter officer is responsible for authorizing the person as a student, and communicates this fact to the Executive Secretary of NARGS.