Club President's Guide

Are you a new club President?

Congratulations on being elected President of your garden club! Leading and guiding your garden club activities and projects can be a fun and rewarding experience. It is a team effort with everyone on the team contributing.

To help you in your job as President, below is some information and resources to get you started. It may be helpful to meet with other Club Presidents and attend one of their meetings to see how they run things. Not all clubs run the same way. Some are less formal than others and that's ok! It's whatever works for your club. Check out this document: The benefits of belonging to the Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs

Club President's Resources

A Guide for Club Presidents
Click the links below to download some helpful documents

Below is a “typical” list of duties for a Club President:

Lead Club and Board meetings - Preside over meetings following an agenda you create
Represent the club at District and State meetings
Communicate with officers, committee chairs, and all members
Learn from district, state, and national resources and SHARE that information with members
Lead by example. Don't expect others to do things you are not willing to do.
Guide chairpersons to be the best they can be
Encourage all members to personally invite someone to attend or join your club
Review your Bylaws – you are responsible for bringing up if they need to be updated.
Encourage participation - this includes activities, workdays, projects, and meetings.
Emphasize educational programs - there are many free and low-cost educational speakers available.
Select Chairpersons and support new ideas
Identify why you exist as a group; do you need to adjust the focus of the Club?
Decide on a theme for your Presidency and establish goals to achieve
Enjoy your members, learning new things, participating in garden workdays or other club activities
Encourage members to suggest new ways to do things
The Treasurer is a key player in the club