DHS Monthly Program – Optimist Hall
DUNNVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
REGULAR MEETING
GRACE UNITED CHURCH
Thursday, February 18, 2010
| MEETING OPENED BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY WELCOMING EVERYONE, WITH AN ATTENDENCE OF 25 PEOPLE.
PAT TAYLOR VAN NATTER, IN CHARGE OF SPEAKERS INTRODUCED OUR SPEAKER, BOB ALTON OF MAPLELANE FARM. (ALTON’S) MANY VARIOUS TIPS AND ADVICE WERE GIVEN, FOLLOWED BY A VERY INFORMATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY EXPRESSED OUR THANKS. COFFEE, TEA AND A LIGHT LUNCH WAS THEN SERVED. THANKS TO PAM BLANCHARD AND ? FOR SUPPLYING THE TREATS. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING WHERE READ BY SECRETARY DORIS THOMSON, APPROVED AND 2ND BY BETTY BALLANGER. HANDOUT COPIES OF THE LAST MEETING AND FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER, WHERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS. MAIL RECEIVED INCLUDED; – NEWSLETTER FROM HABITAT HALDIMAND WITH “KIDS WORKSHOP” PLANTING SEEDS MARCH 21ST AT KOHLER AGRIC. CENTER. – LETTER FROM VERMEER’S, WELLAND WITH; – SATURDAY FEB 20TH;ORCHID SHOW – SATURDAY FEB.27TH SPRING HAND TIED BOUQUET,COST $40.00 – SAT. MARCH 6TH SPRING BULB PLANTER, COST $40.00 – THURSDAY MARCH 18TH, CANADA BLOOMS BUS TRIP, COST $70.00 AND CALL JULIE AT VISION 2000 TRAVEL, 905-684-0888 EXT. 230 – WED. MARCH 24TH, AFTER HOURS WITH ANNA & MICHAEL OLSON. COST $25.00 – LETTER RECEIVED MAGNOLIA SOCIETY HOLDING ITS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING APRIL 30TH-MAY 2ND IN NIAGARA FALLS.
BETTY BALLANGER CONDUCTED THE WAYS AND MEANS DRAW WITH VARIOUS PLANTS AND OTHER ITEMS. PROFIT OF $27.00 WAS RAISED FOR OUR SOCIETY.
TREASURER’S REPORT WAS READ BY TERESA BORODYN; SHOWING MEMBERSHIP 0F 18. BALANCE FORWARD; $601.16 INCOME; MEMBERSHIP; $80.00 WAYS AND MEANS 30.00 REFRESHMENT 40.00 G.I.C. INTEREST 30.15 TOTAL INCOME; $225.15 EXPENSE; – BANK CHARGE $ 4.00 DISTRICT 9 MEMB. 35.50 GRAND RIVER CON. 30.00 AUDITOR 200.00 ARTS DUNNVILE 35.00 TRILLIUM MAG. 15.00 O.H.A. PINS 16.35 TOTAL EXPENSES 335.85 BALANCE AFTER EXPENSES; $ 490.46 G.I.C. CERTIFICATE $ 12,000.00 PETTY CASH 100.00 MOVED AS READ AND 2ND BY MAURA COOPER.
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY ADVISED MEMBERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FREE TABLE CONTAINING MAGAZINES, SEEDS, ETC. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DONATE ANYTHING THAT YOU NO LONGER WANT TO THIS TABLE THAT OTHERS MAY ENJOY.
OUR SUGGESTION BOX HELD MANY NEW IDEAS; – ARRANGING CHAIRS IN A HORSE SHOE STYLE – WAYS & MEANS LOCATED AT FRONT OF MEETING – REFURBISH FOUNTAIN IN CENTENNIAL PARK, ALTHOUGH THE COUNTY HAS REMOVED THE WATER PIPES SO SOME ADJUSTMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE. – UP TO DATE TELEPHONE SCHEDULE, WHICH TREASURER TERESA BORODYN WILL BE IN CHARGE OF.EACH MONTH.
THANKS EXPRESSED TO TREASURER TERESA BORODYN ON DESIGNING AND HAVING NEW MEMBERSHIP BOOKLETS PRINTED. VERY STYLISH! OUR SOCIETY, CELEBRATING ITS 81ST YEAR WILL BE DISPLAYING THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT HERITAGE DAY IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. VOLUNTEERS ARE; 9:00 A.M. SET UP ; JUDY JEFFERY, DORIS THOMSON. 10:00 – 11:00 A.M.; IAN STEEL, DORIS THOMSON. 11:00 –1:00 P.M.; PAT TAYLOR VAN NATTER, DONALD DAVIS. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.; JAN AND REGINA LOOTS. 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. TERESA BORODYN, JUDY JEFFERY.
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY EXPRESSED OUR THANKS TO IAN STEEL FOR DESIGNING AND PRINTING NEW DUNNVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AGENDA PAMPLETS FOR 2010. THESE WHERE HANDED OUT TO ALL MEMBERS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HERITAGE SHOW AND ALSO THE HOME SHOW IN APRIL. JOB WELL DONE IAN. THE ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS IN HAMILTON WILL BE HAVING AN ORCHID SHOW, FEBRUARY 27 & 28TH AND IF INTERESTED CONTACT DONALD DAVIS AT 905-774-8088 IF INTERESTED IN ATTENDING. PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS AT THE HOME SHOW IN APRIL AND A SIGN UP SHEET WAS PASSED AROUND. CHAIR-PERSON WILL BE KIM CHRISTOFF AND MAURA COOPER. PAM BLANCHARD SPOKE ON PLANS FOR ENTERING THE MUDCAT PARADE JUNE 12TH.WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE. SUGGESTED THAT WE DISPLAY OUR BANNER, FOLLOWING BEHIND A 1973 CORVETTE, WEAR STRAW HATS, MATCHING T-SHIRTS OR WEAR APRONS HOLDING VARIOUS SEED PACKETS TO HAND OUT. A RADIO STATION IN ST. CATHARINES WILL MAKE A TAPE ABOUT OUR SOCIETY AND PLAY SONGS PERTAINING TO FLOWERS. VOTE WAS TAKEN ON COLOUR OF T-SHIRTS AND WON BY VOTE OF 12 AGAINST 5 TO HAVE LIME GREEN T-SHIRTS. MOTION MADE BY TERESA BORODYN THAT WE WEAR LIME GREEN T-SHIRTS AND PURCHASE DARKER GREEN CANVAS APRONS. PAM BLANCHARD HAS A SIGN UP SHEET FOR NAMES AND SIZES TO BE ORDERED. JUDY JEFFERY WILL CHECK WITH MIRROR IMAGING ABOUT ORDERING THEM AND PAT TAYLOR VAN NATTER ALSO SUGGESTED SOMEONE. DONALD DAVIS SUGGESTED ON WALKING WITH HIS PET 6 YEAR OLD GREEN WINGED MACAW PARROT LUNA, WHICH EVERYONE WAS IN FAVOUR OF. MEETING ADJOURNED BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY. NEXT EXECUTIVE MEETING; THURSDAY MARCH 11TH AT 7:00 P.M. AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING. NEXT REGULAR MEETING; THURSDAY MARCH 18TH AT 7:00 AT GRACE UNITED CHURCH WITH SPEAKER BRENDA PICKVANCE OF WHISPERING GARDENS ON FEEDING BIRDS IN THE BACKYARD. Doris Thomson, DHS Secretary |
