Memberships

Partner with the Great Lakes Floral Association

For over one hundred four years the Great Lakes Floral Association has strived to offer its members the industry'sabsolute best in floral education, networking, and money-making, money-saving programs and opportunities.

Belonging to GLFA supports your industry by providing a unified voice in governmental affairs, offers networking opportunities with fellow floral professionals, and helps promote your business on today's many social media sites.

To help sustain our effort, I invite you to join and partner with the GLFA today, and support a terrific organization that supports you!

The Great Lakes Floral Association proudly offers you:

• The Great Lakes Floral & Event Expo – "Ignite & Inspire"; theAnnual Convention is Feb. 28-March 2, 2025 - truly, one of the best in the country! Learn more at www.glfee.com​
• Professional Education Center – Year-round educational opportunities for you and your employees.
• The Professional Florist magazine – Weddings, Sympathy, Events, Design Tips and more in every bi-monthly issue.
• Certified Florist (CF) - Nationally recognized certification program
• Scholarships – Scholarship dollars are available. Go to www.greatlakesfloralassociation.org​
• Professionally Staffed Office - Providing professional leadership and educational opportunities to the floral industry.
• "Find-A-Florist" page at www.greatlakesfloralassociation.org​-Powered by Google Maps, increasing your ranking in all Google searches, and driving consumers to your business 24/7/365.
• Unmatched Credit Card Processing rates
• MEMBERS ONLY – Special, discounted pricing on GLFA events.
• Insurance Savings – This is big! Save on workman's comp, business, auto and personal lines of insurance.

All this for only $.82 - $1.98 per day, based on your annual gross sales.

Active Memberships are available for: Retailers, Event Specialists, Garden Centers, Mass Market/Supers, Growers, Wholesalers, Suppliers, Sales/Manufacturers Reps, Service Providers and Freelance Designers. Active Members are a registered, established business operating in the floral industry. Active Members are eligible to vote for elected GLFA representatives, use all GLFA services, receive member pricing on all Association functions, receive the informative Professional Florist magazine* and all other mailings.

Associate Floral School Memberships are available for licensed and registered floriculture and ornamental horticulture schools. Associate members receive member pricing on all Association functions, the informative Professional Florist magazine*, and all other mailings, but are NOT eligible to vote or hold elective office in the association.