Criteria for John Fagan Award, Grow Regina Community Gardens Inc.
- Awarded to a gardener who like John Fagan has contributed ‘over and above’ what is expected of a Board member or gardener
- May be a Board member but is not restricted only to those who have served on the Board.
- Embodies the mandate and mission of GRCG in their actions and words:
- Promotes the social, economic and cultural well-being of others through community gardening
- Teaches others how to garden
- Is a role model for other community gardeners as to how to comport oneself as part of a community garden.
- Helps to ‘grow community’ as part of the GRCG and elsewhere.
- Will generally be a long-time (5 years+) gardener.
- Nominations may come from any gardener or Board member, in writing to the Board, addressing the above criteria.
- One award will be presented at the Grow Regina AGM any year there is a suitable candidate put forward.
- This award should be promoted to members and Board via GR website, Facebook, and email reminder in December / January of each year by the Past President.
- Past President guides the nomination process and leads Board’s selection and the award purchase itself.