February 2008 - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

January 22, 2008 Meeting Minutes
President Karin Carmichael called the January, 2008 meeting to order at 10:00
am at Vaughn Park Church of Christ. Sara Brown read a poem for the devotional.
Refreshments were furnished by Debbie Wakefield, Cathy Maddox, Dick
Hodges, Marilyn Harper & Anna Owen.
There was a correction to the December minutes. The correct date for the Alabama
Conference in Dothan, AL is March 6, 7 & 8. The minutes were accepted and
approved as corrected.
Jane Shalhoop gave the Treasurer’s Report. The beginning balance on 12/31/07 was
$4,200.l6. The adjusted balance for January is $3,875.l6. Checks in the amount of
$325.00 was written to AMGA. We have 70 paid members. $1,034.50 was made at
the December silent auction. The 2008 budget was presented. A motion was made
and passed that the budget be accepted as presented.
Old Business
Dues must be paid and membership forms submitted by 1/22/08 to have
your name in the main part of the directory. All members paying after that date
will go in the supplement in back with the interns.
Volunteer service report notebooks
were handed out to help members keep
track of their service hours and educa­
tional record. Remember meetings count
as 1 hour of volunteer and, if there is a
speaker, 1 hour of CEU. For interns the
meetings are all volunteer hours.
Membership forms for 2009 were
handed out so members could carefully fill
them out and include their talents and
project ideas. 2009 Dues and member­
ship forms will be due by October.
Alabama Master Gardener Annual
Conference in Dothan, AL is March 6­8.
Registration at the lower rate cuts off on
2/15/08. Go to the AMGA website to
get registration forms and information on
seminars and hotel.
Committee Reports
Suzanne Reaves asked Shane Harris
talked about the new class of interns. The
class is full with 20 participants. This is a
very good class with a diverse mixture.
Cecelia Terrell is in charge of arranging
lunches for the interns. She had many
creative ideas on serving sack lunches for
30, until there is a place where a full
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