This is an exciting time to be a part of NYCCGC.
We ask you to help us be the voice of the gardeners in advocating for long-term legislation to make all NYC community gardens permanent, as well as working toward policies to create more gardens and urban farms.
New York City Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) will be holding our annual meeting of the membership on April 19, 2012, at which new members of the Board of Directors will be elected. A committee has been formed to accept candidate nominations, and we are requesting nominations and self-nominations of candidates for NYCCGC's 2011-2013 Board of Directors.
Candidates are asked to submit a one-page biographical statement that includes why you would like to be on the Board to the Elections Committee by March 1, 2012. The slate of candidates will be presented at our general meeting on Thursday, March 15th and be available on our website thereafter. Board members are expected to serve a two-year term. Perspective new board members will also be required to meet with the elections committee prior to being introduced at the March 15 NYCCGC monthly meeting.
Please forward nominations and self-nominations to: Charles Krezell, NYCCGC Elections Committee Coordinator.
According to NYCCGC's bylaws, all candidates to the Board of Directors must be:
1. A community garden members
2. An NYCCGC member in good standing, defined by our by-laws as:
- Paid 2012 NYCCGC membership dues by March 15, 2012
- Attended at least three membership meetings in the last year
Note: It is okay to pay your membership dues online in advance of our March 15, 2012 meeting, or in person, at the meeting.
The March and April, 2012 meetings can count toward the attendance requirement.
Members of the Board of Directors are volunteers who are expected to participate actively to the best of their abilities in directing, planning, and carrying out the work of NYCCGC. We expect that tasks over the next years will include event planning, meeting with elected officials and policy makers, outreach to gardens and neighborhood coalitions, writing & editing, as well as membership, volunteer, consultant and grant management duties.
Nominations of those interested in participating in our monthly gardeners’ meetings, quarterly board meetings, and committee meetings, as well as long-range strategic planning for NYCCGC are particularly requested.
We strongly encourage nominations of individuals who are interested in outreach to Spanish-speaking, youth, and other communities, to encourage diverse participation in the Coalition.
