TO COORDINATE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBER CLUBS AND BRING THEM INTO CLOSER RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL HELPFULNESS; TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL SOURCE FOR HELP AND INFORMATION ON ALL SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO GARDEN CLUBS; TO COOPERATE WITH HORTICULTURAL AND PLANT SOCIETIES; TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PLANTING, THE BEAUTIFICATION OF ROADSIDES AND THE PRESERVATION OF SCENIC AND HISTORIC LOCATIONS; TO ADVANCE THE ART OF GARDENING, HORTICULTURE, AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN; AND TO AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND IN CONSERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND RESOURCES OF NEW YORK STATE, OUR NATION, AND THE WORLD.