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Claudia
Bates
Dynamic and vivacious, Claudia is a 7th generation Floridian
and is a retired middle school teacher. She has served as
Chairman of two Garden Circles in her hometown of Gainesville,
and has been the president of the Gainesville Garden Club
in central Florida. She is an Accredited NGC Master Flower
Show Judge, and instructor for the Floral Design Study series
in Florida. She serves currently on the Florida Federation
of Garden Clubs Board of Directors. She is devoted to her
husband and her family, and travels extensively. They have
three children and seven grandchildren. Claudia is extremely
creative and designs in a bold, architectural manner. She
is the recipient of many blue ribbons and top awards in
her Flower Show work, and has been featured in both the
Florida Arrangement Calendar numerous time, and in the Vision
of Beauty Calendar(NGC). Claudia's program dazzled and delighted
the audience at the Seminar.
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