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Myles Roser & Geoff Bell |
Our nomination to Garden Clubs of Australia for the Ann Williams Clark Medallion to be awarded to Myles Roser was successful and we are justifiably proud for him to be a recipient in this prestigious award. Myles was awarded theMedallion by Club President Geoff Bell at the Christmas function held at Opal Cove on 2 December 2013.
Myles in his acceptance speech, said that Rhona Brooks, Coffs Garden Club President in the early 1990's noticed the Roser's beautiful garden and encouraged Myles and Pat to become members of the Club. This was the commencement of their journey with the CHGC. Myles also added that there have been many notable events and activities during his 20 year involvement and he has enjoyed all aspects of being a club member. It is testament to this attitude that the CHGC nominated such a worthy recipient for this award.
Well done Myles!
The following is the Club's submission to GCA:
The Garden Clubs of Australia Outstanding
Service by a Member of an Affiliated
Club – Ann Williams Clark Medallion
Myles Roser is the quiet 'behind the scenes' man in the
Coffs Harbour Garden Club and in the 20 years that he has been a member he has
been totally involved in the life and activities of the Club. If something has
to be done, then Myles is your man.
Service
and Involvement
Over the years Myles has stepped in to fill the roles of
absent members and was the Catering Officer for some years. He is a Club
representative on the Coffs Harbour Show Pavilion Committee, where the Garden
Club is responsible for staging and organising the Plants, Flowers and Vegetable
Section in the Show Pavilion. He is also one of the co-ordinators organising
the displays of Craft, Horticulture, Agriculture, Cooking and Schools exhibits and
attends regular meetings and working bees of the Pavilion Committee to prepare, plan and maintain equipment and fixtures used in the Show each year.
An
All Round Helper and Inspiration
He is an indispensable
helper at each meeting, as he is one of the first to arrive and set up the
meeting room organising the tables and chairs, setting up the library and the
Trading Table, filling the urn and making sure the tables are set up for
Afternoon Tea. He directs visitors to the Attendance Book and the Competition Table
and welcomes them to the club. He has at
times been responsible for the “Hint of the Month”, and presented the “Gardener’s
Diary” for many years. Myles is an
inspiration to our members for his dedication, his active participation in the
life of the Club, his sense of humour and his ability to share knowledge and
skills. When anyone has a practical gardening question Myles is the first
person they ask.
Through his activities at the Show
he is continually promoting our Club in the Community and encourages gardeners
to join our club. He was also the chief organiser
of our fund raising BBQ’s each year,
purchasing all the supplies and even peeling 20 Kilos of onions each time (!) and
is an indefatigable worker at all the other events that the Garden Club
participates in every year. He is also famous for his sandwiches, which he
supplies on many of our outings and club events.
A
Mentor and Teacher
Myles is always cheerful and friendly. He is a good organiser
of people and activities and has helped organise club outings over many
years. He is a most willing and enthusiastic member, who plays an important
role in the Club and is recognised in the wider community for his contribution
to the Coffs Harbour Show, where he was on the Committee of the Show Society for
many years. He is also a successful exhibitor winning many prizes for his roses
and pot plants each year, as well being a regular contributor to our Monthly
Competition Bench at our club meetings. (He always enters under his wife’s name
as he famously quips each time: ”He is the grower, she is the shower”, but
none-the–less we all know that the plants are really Myles’s flowers and plants.)
Always involved in the Annual Garden Competition as a
driver for the judge, he encourages other members to accompany him so that they
can become familiar with this task and take over in the future. He is always
concerned that as many people as possible are given the opportunity to learn
and be involved. Myles opens his garden
twice a year to promote the Village where he lives and has invited our Garden
Club and Garden Clubs visiting Coffs Harbour to see his garden and loves to
give plants and cuttings to anyone who asks, especially plants that he has
propagated himself.
When asked if the club wished to nominate anyone for this
award, the members were unanimous in their support of Myles for his outstanding
contribution to our Club and to our community.