MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario

BrantfordTotal # of enquiriesTotal # of clinics 20# Attending Clinics 5-75# of Speaking engagements 15Attendance at speaking engagements 8-100Newspaper/TD/Media 76# of Master Gardeners 18# of Master Gardeners in Training 2Total # of Administrative Hours 96Total # of Advice Hours 124# of TUs/Continuing Education Units 125Highlight of the YearWe invited the public to hear our guest speaker, Cathy Kavassalis and this was a very successful event.Major Volunteer Activities: Garden maintenance at the Bell Homestead Waterwise Garden Award program in partnership with the City and the Brantford Garden Club Grey St. Organic Community Gardens in an advisory role Advice clinics at the City’s Annual Waterwise Garden Speaker seriesFundraising ActivitiesAnnual garden tourMeetings Guest speakers included Ruth Mills on Clematis; Gloria Ord from the Grand River Community Health Center and gave us an update on theCommunity Gardens Project Cathy Kavassalis on Trees in a changing climate Julie Van Den Nest on Carolinian shrubs and trees Theresa Thysmeyer from RBG on Paw Paw treesGroup UpdateThree of our MGiT’s resigned and we have two on reduced contract. Members are fortunate to have anexcellent program of speakers at meetings.25