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Flower background imagecelebrate 100 years of Garden Club of New JerseyGCNJ 100th Anniversary Commemorative BookGCNJ 100th Anniversary Commemorative BookCelebrate 100 years of the Garden Club of New Jersey (1925–2025)Celebrate 100 years of the Garden Club of New Jersey (1925–2025) with this beautifully crafted commemorative book featuring the history, stories, and photographs of GCNJ garden clubs across the state.

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Susan Berdahl NJ Garden Club President

Message from 2025-2027 President Susan Berdahl

I’m thrilled to step into the role of your new Garden Club President. It’s truly an honor to serve as the 52nd President of this remarkable organization, especially during such a significant milestone – our 100th anniversary (1925-2025)!

Our centennial celebration kicked off wonderfully at our Annual Meeting, where we bid farewell to Beverly Kazickas, our outgoing State President, as she embarks on her new role as the Central Atlantic Region – SGC Director.

I look forward to connecting with all our garden clubs, learning more about your inspiring work, and working together on our shared passion for gardening. This year, I invite you to embrace the theme, “The Importance of Pollinators — Go Native.” Together, we will explore time honored and innovative gardening practices that protect our water resources and support pollinators through native planting.

With genuine enthusiasm and dedication, I am excited to lead our organization over the next two years.

Warmly, Susan Berdahl President Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc.

 

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Mission Statement

The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. provides education, resources and opportunities for adults and youth members to expand the love of gardening and floral design and encourages active participation in civic, environmental and historic preservation projects to protect the past for the future.

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March 31, 2003
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New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Jersey – The Garden State – has 99 garden clubs

The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. (GCNJ), founded in 1925, is a federation of individual local garden clubs throughout the state. GCNJ has over 4,000 members, age 6-adult. The Garden Club of New Jersey is the state affiliate and a charter member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., (NGC), a non-profit educational organization. The membership of NGC is composed of nearly 200,000 members, 6,000 member garden clubs, 70 national affiliates and 300 international affiliates around the globe. NGC is the largest volunteer organization of its type in the world.

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Photo Release

These additions to forms were approved at the GCNJ November 2021 Board Meeting. The release should be added, in small print to the form, registration or application for GCNJ sponsored events and scholarships. Please click here for the form: NGC Photo Release Form.

YOUTH CLUB REGISTRATION

To be registered with the GCNJ and eligible for any youth awards, this form must be completed and sent to the Youth Chair at the address on the form. Enclose a check payable to GCNJ in the amount of $20 to cover your club's annual Youth Club registration fee. Contact a local GCNJ Garden Club chapter to sponsor your Youth Garden Club. For more information, contact Membership Chair: Sue Berdal.
Email Sue at: sue.berdahl@gmail.com

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The EMBLEM of The Garden Club of New Jersey may not be used or copied in any way; by any club, individual, or for any purpose other than official application by the Executive Board of GCNJ. The EMBLEM of The Garden Club of New Jersey shall be used only on awards, publications, programs, etc. authorized by the Executive Board of GCNJ.

The NAME of The Garden Club of New Jersey shall not be used to endorse a candidate for office, product, lecture, tour or organization except as ordered by the Executive Board of GCNJ. The list of Executive Board members, Garden Clubs, their officers and members is not available for distribution to others except by special vote of the Executive Board of GCNJ.

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