Lone Star Daylily Bucks Program

How the Program Works

Program:

The Lone Star Daylily Society Executive Board proposed an incentive program to the membership in 2005. The Program was an effort to encourage members to participate in the activities of the Society. The Program was adopted by vote of the membership and became effective October 1, 2005. The program is referred to as the Lone Star Daylily Bucks Program.

The following definition of an active member was also adopted.

Active Member: An active member is defined as a member who:

1. pays their Lone Star Membership Dues in a timely manner.

2. attends six (6) of the Society’s monthly meetings during the Award Period.

3. participates as a Host/Hostess for one (1) Society monthly meeting during the Award Period.

 Members may earn Daylily Bucks by performing for, or by performing services in, the following Award Categories.

Award Categories:

1. Serving as an Officer of the Society; President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

2. Serving as Flower Show Chairperson, Flower Show Co-Chairperson, or Flower Show Plant Sale Chairperson

3. Serving as a Society or Flower Show Committee Chairperson

4. Making a Flower Show Entry; limited to one (1) per Active Member per Award Period

5. Introducing a person who becomes a member of the Lone Star Daylily Society

6. Being a member of the American Hemerocallis Society

7. Making a presentation or presenting a program for a Society Meeting or        Activity

8. Assisting the various Society and Flower Show Committees

9. Participation in the Annual Flower Show Set-up

10. Being the eldest Active Member of the Society

11. Being an Active Member of the Society

12. Any other contribution recognized by the President as valuable to the Society

   The awarded amount of Daylily Bucks for each Award Category is established by the membership, or in some cases, the President of the Society, and may change from time to time. Please consult the current Lone Star Daylily Society Yearbook for the current Award Category amounts.

Award Period:

 Daylily Bucks are earned from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. This period is designated as the Award Period.

Award Value:

The Executive Board will meet near the end of the Award Period and establish a real dollar value for the Daylily Bucks. Since the funds of the Society will fluctuate from year to year, the value of the Daylily Bucks must be determined each Award Period. The President of the Society or designate will present the Executive Board’s recommendation to the membership. Approval of the Daylily Buck’s value will be by vote of the membership for each Award Period.

Redemption:

At the end of the Award Period, accrued Daylily Bucks are tallied for each member.

If the member meets the criteria for Active Membership, the Daylily Bucks will be awarded to the member. Daylily Bucks are intended to be used to purchase Gift Plants, usually in October of each year, or for other uses which the Society may deem appropriate.

For example: if Daylily Bucks are determined to be equal to $0.50 each and you have accumulated 100 Daylily Bucks for the Award Period, your real dollar value award will be $50.00. You may then select a $50.00 Gift Daylily Plant. You may also order any combination of plants to equal that amount or select a more expensive pland and use the $50.00 as a credit against the purchase amount. You will be responsible for paying any additional monies due upon placing your order. The Society will bear the cost of shipping and deliver the plants to the Members in a reasonable manner.

If you do not wish to spend all the Daylily Bucks awarded to you, any remaining or all the Daylily Bucks may be carried over to the following year. Be advised however, that the Executive Board will recommend a value to the membership for the value of Daylily Bucks at the end of each Award Period. The value of the Daylily Bucks approved by the Membership will be the value of all Daylily Bucks redeemed for that Award Period. Although the Bucks may be carried over, the value cannot. 

Claim Period: Daylily Bucks are awarded at the end of each Award Period. Members must claim any Daylily Bucks awarded them by December 31st of the year awarded or forfeit them.

This is a program designed to benefit bothe the Society and the membership. If you have any suggestions to make it a better program, please contact the Program Administrator or the Society President.