DUNNVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
REGULAR MEETING
GRACE UNITED CHURCH
Thursday, September 15th, 2010
| MEETING OPENED BY PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY WITH A WARM WELCOME TO ALL. ATTENDANCE WAS 22. PRESIDENT JUDY ADVISED MEMBERS TO TAKE FREE GARDENING MAGAZINES, AND MANY HELPFUL GARDENING TIP SHEETS ON THE BACK TABLE AND ALSO THE T-SHIRTS AND APRONS THAT ARE FOR SALE. INTRODUCTION WAS MADE TO BETTY BALLANGER, IN CHARGE OF WAYS AND MEANS TABLE, SELLING TICKETS AT 3 FOR $1.00 ON THE MANY DONATED PLANTS AND ASSORTED ITEMS. WELCOME EXTENDED TO NEW MEMBER ART VANVERBEEK.
MINUTES READ: MINUTES OF OUR AUGUST MEETING WERE READ BY SECRETARY DORIS THOMSON READ THE MINUTES OF OUR AUGUST MEETING, WHICH WERE MOVED AS READ AND 2ND BY BETTY BALLANGER. COPIES OF THE AUGUST MINUTES AND THE SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS. CORRESPONDENCE: – LOVELY LETTER RECEIVED FROM APPRECIATIVE PERSON THANKING OUR SOCIETY FOR ALL WE DO TO BEAUTIFY OUR TOWN. “DUNNVILLE IS A GRAND TOWN BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU” – ARTICLE FROM NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND DAHLIA SHOW FROM THE RBG IN BURLINGTON. TREASURER’S REPORT WAS GIVEN BY KIM CHRISTOFF . MEMBERSHIP IS 90 -$5706.73 BALANCE -$3000.00 GIC -$100.00 PETTY CASH MOVED AS READ AND 2ND BY IAN STEEL. PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY ASKED MEMBERS TO CONSIDER BEING INVOLVED IN OUR SOCIETY, AS WE WILL NEED 4 NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS THIS COMING YEAR. KAREN WALTHAM, IN CHARGE OF OUR LOVELY FLOWER BEDS ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR FLOWERS LOOK THE BEST JUST NOW, WE WILL BE HAVING A CLEAN UP ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 9:00 A.M., AND TO MEET AT THE DUNNVILLE SIGN AT THE EAST END OF TOWN, CORNER OF LOGAN ROAD AND HWY #3. PLASTIC BAGS WILL BE SUPPLIED. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES, SHOVEL, ETC. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF IT RAINS, ANOTHER DATE WILL BE SET. PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY ASKED IF MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING SPRING FLOWERING BULBS, AS SHE CAN SUPPLY THEM AT CLOSE TO WHOLESALE PRICES. PLEASE LEAVE A NOTE IN SUGGESTION BOX AT BACK IF INTERESTED AND THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT POT LUCK SUPPER IF INTEREST IS SHOWN. DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON RAGWEED AND JUDY ADVISED TO DISPOSE OF IT IN GARBAGE BAGS, NOT IN COMPOST. SPEAKER: INTRODUCTION WAS MADE TO KAREN VERMEER FROM VERMEER’S GARDEN CENTRE IN WELLAND. KAREN DISPLAYED MANY BEAUTIFUL FALL FLOWER POTS AND A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS THAT SHE PLANTED IN THE POTS. THEIR SECRET IS TO USE ONLY SOILESS MIXTURE WHEN PLANTING. MANY OF THE LOVELY POTS AND DIFFERENT SPRING BULBS AND FLOWERS WERE FOR SALE AFTER THE MEETING. PRESIDENT JUDY JEFFERY EXPRESSED THANKS TO KAREN FOR HER ARTISTIC DISPLAY. REFRESHMENTS: REFRESHMENT HOSTS FOR SEPTEMBER WHERE MAURA COOPER AND MARY VAN OOSTEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WAYS AND MEANS: BETTY BALLANGER REPORTED SALES OF $34.00. NEXT EXECUTIVE MEETING: THURSDAY OCTOBER 14TH AT 7:00 P.M. AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY OCTOBER 21ST AT 6:00 P.M. AT GRACE UNITED CHURCH. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME AS THIS IS OUR ANNUAL POT LUCK SUPPER. PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVOURITE DISH. WE WILL HAVE DENNIS FALLAT AS OUR SPEAKER, YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! Doris Thomson, DHS Secretary |