History
The founding meeting of The Gulf Coast Chapter was held in Tom Mignerey's backyard on October 2, 1983.
The 5 attendees were Tom, Maxwell Stewart, Dave Hamon, Tim Gwaltny, and Frank Storly.
Organization Mission
Our purpose is
to encourage the increase in the knowledge of and the growing of palms in our region. We accomplish this through our members and the
planting of palms in public areas. Our membership area extends from Panama City, FL to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Future plans include
the increase of public awareness of palms through the development of this web site, the dissemination of printed cards and brochures
at specific locations and speaking at public events such as garden shows, county fairs and talk TV.