DHS Monthly Program - Optimist Hall - Dunnville Horticultural Society

DHS Monthly Program – Optimist Hall

DUNNVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
REGULAR MEETING

GRACE UNITED CHURCH

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

MEETING OPENED BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY WITH A WARM WELCOME TO ALL WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF APPROX. 32 INTRODUCTION MADE TO STEPHANIE HAVENWOOD FROM OHA WHO WILL CONDUCT OUR INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND LAURA WIKSON, REPORTER FROM DUNNVILLE CHRONICLE, JOELLE SMITH OF OAKRIDGE GARDEN CENTRE WHO WILL DEMONSTRATE MAKING CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS AND HOW TO MAKE BOWS, AND MAURA COOPER SELLING HER HOMEMADE JAMS. THE HALL WAS DECORATED VERY FESTIVE WITH OUR CHRISTMAS THEME.

MINUTES OF LAST REGULAR MEETING AND NEWSLETTER WHERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP BY GWEN VAN NATTER. SECRETARY DORIS THOMSON REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO NEW MAIL.

STEPHANIE HAVENWOOD OF O.H.A. CONDUCTED THE INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2011.

PRESIDENT- JUDY JEFFERY

PAST PRESIDENT- KAREN WALTHAM

1^ST VICE PRESIDENT- PAT TAYLOR VAN NATTER

2^ND VICE PRESIDENT- BETTY BALLANGER

SECRETARY- DORIS THOMSON

TREASURER- KIM CHRISTOFF

1^ST YEAR DIRECTORS

– LINDA MULDOON

– CHRIS GUFSTAFSON

– ANNETTE DODGE

– PAM BLANCHARD

– DON DAVIS

2^ND YEAR DIRECTORS

– MARY McKINNEY

– MAURA COOPER

– IAN STEEL

– ADITZA DE BLY

– MARY LOU JOHNSTON

– JAN LOOTS

TREASURERS REPORT WAS GIVEN BY KIM CHRISTOFF SHOWING A MEMBERSHIP OF 93

CHEQUING ACCOUNT BALANCE; $4634.51

INCOME; $826.70

EXPENSES; $1463.91

BALANCE ; $3997.30

G.I.C.; $3000.00

PETTY CASH; $100.00

KIM ASKED THAT HER REPORT BE ACCEPTED AS READ AND WAS 2^ND BY KAREN WALTHAM.
PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY INTRODUCED JOELLE SMITH FROM OAKRIDGE GARDEN CENTRE. JOELLE PRESENTED EVERYONE WITH A SHOPPING BAG, CONTAINING PEN, NOTEBOOK, PLANTING GUIDE, A SPOOL OF RIBBON AND ACCESSORIES. JOELLE DEMONSTRATED MAKING AN OUTDOOR ARRANGEMENT WITH VARIOUS GREENS AND FLOWERS, THEN A TABLE ARRANGEMENT WITH CANDLES, AND A HANGING DOOR SWAG. THESE ITEMS WHERE ALL DONATED FOR A FREE DRAW AT END OF THE NIGHT. JOELLE THEN GAVE US A HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION HELPING US TO MAKE CHRISTMAS BOWS WITH SUPPLIED RIBBON.

INTERMISSION WAS HELD TO ENJOY THE MANY ASSORTED CHRISTMAS DESSERTS OF SQUARES, CAKE , FRUIT, SAUSAGE ROLLS, VEGETABLES WITH DIP, WHICH WERE SERVED WITH TEA, COFFEE, PUNCH AND EGG-NOG.

BETTY BALLANGER CONDUCTED THE ‘WAYS AND MEANS’ DRAW WITH MANY ASSORTED ITEMS. TICKETS SELLING AT 3 FOR $1.00

PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY AND 1^ST VICE PRESIDENT PAT TAYLOR VAN NATTER HELD THE FREE DRAW FOR THE 8 POINSETTIA ON THE TABLES AND THE LOVELY ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY JOELLE.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED, NO DECEMBER MEETING. SEE YOU JANUARY 20^TH, 2011.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

Doris Thomson, DHS Secretary