|
Gulf Coast Camellia Society (GCCS) |
---|---|
GCCS Homepage Upcoming Events Recent Events GCCS Area Gardens Camellia Nurseries Camellian Back Issues CGCCS Area Clubs Join GCCS. External Links |
About GCCS WHO ARE WE? The Gulf Coast Camellia Society was organized in 1962 for the purpose of extending appreciation and enjoyment of camellias. Members come primarily from the Gulf Coast Region which covers states from Florida to Texas. Camellia lovers from other states are welcome to join. The Society strives to provide information to its members about all aspects of the care and culture of camellia plants as well as the exhibiting and showing of camellia blooms. The Society also serves as a forum for members to share and exchange information and experiences with other members. Annual dues for membership in the Gulf Coast Camellia Society are $10.00 for individuals and $12.00 for couples. Membership runs from October through September each year. Life Membership is available at $200 for individual and $240 for couples. Included with membership are four issues of The Gulf Coast Camellian. MEETINGS The gulf Coast Camellia Society has an annual meeting which is hosted by a local club in the Gulf Coast Region. The meetings have informative programs on camellia culture, the latest camellia varities, and other topics of interest to gardeners. Meetings also provide opportunities for members to socalize with other camellia entheusists and establish friendships that can last a lifetime, There is also an annual business meeting to tale care of society business. PUBLICATIONS The Gulf Coast Camellian which contains articles on all aspects of camellia culture as well as serving as an exchange of news and information between and for members. The Camellian also contains reports of the Society's operations, minutes of meetings, financial reports, show news, and other subjects of interest to our members.
BYLAWS
Article One - Order of Business (GCCS Bylaws)
1. Introduction of New Members and GuestsGulf Coast Camellia Society Board
Meeting Monday Oct. 15, 2018 The meeting was called to order at 2:30pm
at the Palafox House, Pensacola, Fla. by President Caroline Dickson.
A quorum was determined to be present. Board members attending
included Caroline Dickson, Dennis Hart, Mike Ruth, Rebecca
Christian, Al Baugh, Carol Comber, Mark Crawford, Jim Campbell, Jim
Dwyer, Jim Smelley, Robert Stroud. GCCS members attending included
Dick Hooton, Eddie Martin, Hunter Charbonnet, Bette Hooton, Lynn
Vicknair, Ken Campbell, Jim Dickson and other late arrivals for
parts of the meeting. Introduction of new members and guests:
Treasurer, Mike Ruth reported that 22 new members were signed up
during registration for the October 2018 annual meeting. Guests
included ACS President Jim Dickson. Reading and approval of previous minutes:
Minutes of the October 2017 Board meeting and general membership
meeting were sent by email to board members May 2, 2018 for
comments. No additions or changes were received by Secretary Rebecca
Christian with an interpretation of group acceptance. The Minutes
were published in the Camellian Vol. 44 No. 4 Autumn 2018. A motion
to accept and dispense with reading was made by Jim Dwyer and
seconded by Mark Crawford. The motion passed unanimously. Report of the Secretary: Report by
the Secretary Rebecca Christian was no new communications to share. Report of the Treasurer: Deceased Members include Al Breeland and
Nell Eubanks. A request for no publication from certain families of
deceased members has been received. Lee and Dot Poe requested to be
dropped from the membership list. Report of the Treasurer, Mike Ruth, was
presented in written format of tables. A written Treasure’s report
to members is published in the Camellian at regular intervals. GCCS Meetings for the last four years
have resulted in profits from auctions. The Camellian printing cost
has averaged around $5,200 which was paid from the HancockWhitney
checking account. The 2017 grants of $6000 were paid from the
Charles Schwab investment account. Committee reports: Finance committee Bob Stroud stepped back from the Finance
Committee chair effective January 2018 to be an advisor. Mike Ruth
has been added to the Charles Schwab account as the GCCS
representative and finance chair. A full copy of the portfolio was made
available upon request. IRS e-postcard Form 990-n was filed for
2017 by Mike Ruth, 726 High Plains Ave., Baton Rouge, La. 70810.
Copies of the tax form and tax ID numbers are available upon
request. La. Secretary of State Business filings
form due the month of original charter were filed by Art Landry in
Dec. 2017. A copy of the original 501(c)(3) IRS
non-profit document is available upon request. No sales tax exemption for Louisiana as
form R-1048 or any other form number has ever been filed for GCCS.
Sales tax must be paid on all goods and services received by GCCS. A general discussion was held regarding
payments for the annual meeting. No motions were made. The Treasurer
of GCCS will continue to write checks for services related to the
annual meeting upon request of the host. The registration cost has
not covered actual costs of the meetings recently. Final costs have
been covered by the auctions with a small profit. Executive Committee: A meeting was held in January of 2018
with Patrick Andrews of Atlantic Coast Camellia Society attended by
Caroline Dickson and Mike Ruth. A brief discussion of a single
combined publication from the two organizations was offered for
consideration. This was a revisit to a plan proposed by Jim Campbell
several years ago that was rejected by the ACCS Board. The 2018 GCCS
Board voted to reject a joint publication by a unanimous vote on a
motion by Mark Crawford with a second by Mike Ruth. Editorial and Publicity: Ken Campbell, editor of the Camellian,
which is printed in Baton Rouge by Vivid Ink Graphics, reports 32
pages is the usual issue size at a cost of $7.00 per issue. Bulk
mail requires a minimum of 200 copies. Each local club is requested
to submit an article about their activities at least one time per
year. Other camellia articles are welcome. Mike Ruth reported for Ann Ruth,
administrator of the GCCS Facebook site. There is consistent use of
the page with likes for original and shared posts. Jim Dwyer is the new administrator of a
NEW GCCS WEBSITE. An $800 fee has been paid to GoDaddy web host for
five years (Jan. 25, 2018 to 2023) The new domain name is
Gulfcoastcamelliasociety.org. The list of members will not be posted
on the website. Efforts to remove the old web site are in progress.
No fees have been paid to the previous web host in Canada for the
last five years. Jim Dwyer requested information from
members about their clubs should be sent. Please send news of
upcoming events, recent events, meeting news, area gardens, and
camellia nurseries to visit. If your local garden clubs use links to
GCCS, be sure to correct the new site link. Please send information
in Microsoft Word to web master Jim Dwyer at
jdwyer@gulftel.com Features of Atlantic Coast Camellia
Society web site by Richard Buggellin were reviewed and links are
provided on the new web site for GCCS. Membership Mike Ruth reported 22 new members. Forty
two memberships from 2017 are past due as of October 1, 2018 with
the 30 day grace period fast approaching. Nominating Committee: Rebecca Christian was chair for 2018
nominations. Al Baugh and Bette hooton served on the committee. Two
term limits for officers in the 2012 GCCS By-Laws is a focus to
bring new members to the Board. Annual 2018 meeting in Pensacola 2018 October GCCS meeting has been
planned by Bette Hooton to be held in Pensacola, Fla. Monday and
Tuesday October 15 & 16 with Sole Inn as headquarters. Palafox House
will be site for education sessions and meals. Former GCCS President
Dick Hooten proposed that the $30 registration fee be waived if a
person pays for all of their meals. The proposal was emailed and
approved an educational expense before meeting notices were mailed. News from American Camellia Society A report was presented by ACS President,
Jim Dickson. There will be upgrades to the gardens and a new
construction project to honor Mr. Leon Silver at Massee Lane Garden.
The International Camellia Society will meet in the U.S. in 2024.
Preliminary plans would include a visit to ACS Headquarters at
Massee Lane Gardens. Patrick Andrews is the ICS contact person for
the event. The 2019 ACS Convention will be in Mobile Alabama in
February 2019. Constitution and By-Laws: The Constitution and Bylaws revision 2012
were published in the Camellian fall 2017 along with the 1962
articles and later revision. A regular schedule of By-Laws review
will be continued to meet changes allowed by Louisiana law. Progress reports for Grants funded for
2018 Mike Ruth reported that $380 of the $2000
grant to Baton Rouge Camellia Club for collection of historic
camellia cuttings had been spent. Burden Center, Florence Crowder,
and others have propagated hundred of cuttings. Caroline Dickson and Mark Crawford
presented report of North Carolina research project. The thesis of
the graduate student doing the two year project will be complete
during the current academic year. A copy of the thesis will be
requested. The
plants developed will eventually generate revenue to support future
research. The NC State camellia research is the only site known to
be focused on camellias and can be ended by decision of the
university. 2019 meeting site is Brookhaven, Ms. Old business- none New business Motion agenda for grants: $2,000 to American Camellia Society done
annually since 2003 for unrestricted use. The current proposal is to
be used for construction of an extension of a walking and golf cart
path to a new area of the west garden at Massee Lane that opens new
shade areas planted with newer varieties of camellias as presented
by Mark Crawford. The motion presented by Caroline Dickson with
second by Al Baugh, passed unanimously. $2000 to North Carolina State University
to fund a new project that will develop crosses with camellia
vernalis that is projected to produce showy flowers that will be
cold tolerant. The motion made by Caroline Dickson with a second
from Jim Campbell, passed unanimously. A full report of progress on
the study should be received before funding in future years. $2000 to Hammond Research Station of LSU
was taken under advisement for a future date. The Hody Wilson
Camellia garden inclusion in a web based information system sparked
many questions. There are three registration entities that would
need to be addressed. Mark Crawford noted the poor condition of some
of the plants when he visited last year. C Dickson proposed R.
Christian seconded with only two votes the motion failed. Members concerns for GCCS Dick Hooten proposed that future meetings
of GCCS have a sum contributed from the to defray costs of the
convention. The proposal was not a motion. No specific amount was
stated. Election of October 2018 to October of
2020 GCCS Officers Two year terms of current officers expire
at the current meeting. Preparations to supply written ballots for
election of new offices have been done. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Mark Crawford with a
second by Al Baugh, passed unanimously. Rebecca S. Christian Secretary GCCS Gulf Coast Camellia Society Summer Board Meeting June 6, 2019 Gulfport Yacht Club - Gulfport, MS Attendees: Dennis Hart, President Joseph Holmes, Vice-President Jim Campbell, Secretary Caroline Dickson, Immediate Past
President Kenn and Ruby Campbell, Camellian Editors Jim & Eileen Dwyer, Web site Bill Perkins, President Brookhaven
Camellia Club State Directors: Mark Crawford Lisa Miller Al & Vickie Baugh Dick & Bette Hooton Jim Smelley Dennis Hart started off the meeting with
the introduction of Bill Perkins as the head of Brookhaven,
Mississippi GCCS annual meeting in October. A number of ideas and suggestions were
made concerning the October meeting. Events such as the Monday night
may be held at The Mallard at Dixie Springs with a plant auction and
a possible tour of the Tea Plantation in Brookhaven. The main venue
would be held at The Homestead in Brookhaven. The event will take
place Monday & Tuesday, October 7 & 8, 2019. Advertising was mentioned, deadline for
inclusion in The Camellian is August 15th. Registration will be done by Ann & Mike
Ruth with a local member. Treasurer’s and Finance Committee report
showed a checking account balance of $11,414.09 and the Charles
Schwab account balance of $109,507. Motion was made by Dick Hooton
and seconded by Lisa Miller to accept the Treasurer’s Report, passed
unanimously. Next agenda item was a motion by Dick
Hooton to extend the reduction of the $30 registration fee for all
attendees for the next 4 years based on earnings from the Schwab
account, seconded by Jim Campbell, passed unanimously. Motion was made by Jim Dwyer to put all
available issues on the website except the current issue, seconded
by Vickie Baugh, passed unanimously. Jim Dwyer also requested that if you have
any information on local clubs please send it to him. Discussion to have a standardized form
for all GCCS Grant Applications was discussed and passed
unanimously. A judges re-accreditation will be held at
the Oct. meeting from 11 – 1 on the 7th. Joe Holmes made
the motion, accepted by all. A motion was made by Vickie Baugh to have
an Honorary Award for a member of GCCS that would be selected by a
panel of the President, two Board Members and two GCCS members to
evaluate and designate a candidate for this Honorary Award. Motion
passed unanimously. Motion was made to adjourn.
G ATTENDANCE: Dennis Hart, President; Joe Holmes, Vice-President; Jim Campbell, Secretary; Mike Ruth, Treasurer; Caroline Dickson, Immediate Past President; Kenn and Ruby Campbell, The Camellian Editors; Jim Dwyer, Website; State Directors: Dick Hooton, Lisa Miller, Eddie Martin, Hal Vanis, Mark Crawford, Vickie Baugh, Jim Smelley. Secretary minutes from June 3, 2019 were approved with the clarification asked for by Caroline Dickson that the $30/ person paid by GCCS for the Annual Meeting has been approved for only the next 4 years. Treasurer’s Report by Mike Ruth (see attached copy) Mike also listed lost members for the past year and requests for removal from GCCS. Motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s Report by Eddie Martin and seconded by Caroline Dickson. Motion approved. Dennis Hart commended Kenn Campbell for the excellent job he has done on The Camellian. Jim Dwyer spoke about the GCCS website and asked that local nurseries and clubs send in information on their activities. Vickie Baugh spoke about the GCCS Honorary Award that was agreed upon at the June 3, 2019 meeting. She discussed the form in which a person would be nominated. The nominations would need to be sent in by May 15, 2020. Motion made by Dick Hooton to accept and seconded by Dennis Hart. Motion approved. Requests for financial aid came from Wilmot Gardens for $2,000; ACS request for $10,000 and Mobile Botanical Garden request for $4,000. After much discussion it was agreed that Wilmot Gardens would receive $2,000 and ACS would receive for the Silver Memorial Building $4,000. It was mutually agreed that GCCS would not spend over 4.5% of the Charles Schwab account in one year. A search committee was formed to secure a location for next year’s conference. The committee consists of Caroline Dickson, Joe Holmes, Mike Ruth, Jim Campbell and Dennis Hart. Motion was made to adjourn by Joe Holmes and seconded by Dick Hooton, motion approved. Meeting ended at 2:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jim Campbell, Secretary
y
Contact Webmaster: jdwyer60@hotmaill.com Page last modified 07/24/2020 |