MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario

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NiagaraTotal # of enquiries 656+Total # of clinics 83# Attending Clinics 415# of Speaking engagements 28Attendance at speaking engagements 400+# of Newspaper/TD/Media 12+# of Master Gardeners 37# of Master Gardeners in Training 10Total # of Administrative Hours 929Total # of Advice Hours 930# of TUs/Continuing Education Units 98Highlight of the YearThe July MGOI Summer Workshop at the School of Horticulture featuring plant identificationand pruning techniques for shrubs and trees.The monthly “hands on “workshops at the School of Horticulture which included propagationand transplanting techniques, outdoor container design and general plant care practices.Our annual fall plant sale at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre which was not onlysuccessful as a fundraiser but also as a social experience for our members.Major Volunteer ActivitiesAdvice clinics held at the St. Catherine’s Library on Saturday mornings. These clinics are heldmonthly from October to March then weekly from April to September.Advice clinics at the seasonal Grimsby Farmer’s Market on Thursday evenings.Assisted at the plant sales of local horticultural societies; primarily with plant identification andplant selection for specific garden locations.Spoke at local horticultural societies on various topics.Volunteered and assisted at the Ontario Horticultural Association Convention held in August atNiagara College. Our MG display provided our group with three new MGiT’s.Acted as guides and resource personnel during the Shaw Festival Garden Tour in June. This yearwe will be producing the feature/description sheets for this event.Provided plant/garden advice at the Rice Road Nursery in May and June on Saturdays.Provided advice/workshops at Mori Gardens in NOTL.Took part in Seedy Saturday workshops in Niagara Falls.Manned a hotline/helpline five days a week year round. Garden advice is also offered throughour website via email. We have just recently opened a Facebook account and invite our“friends” to ask questions or leave comments. It is anticipated that future communications withthe public will be carried out electronically rather than by telephone.Provided support for the Start Me Up Niagara program and gardens located in Vineland.47
Fundraising ActivitiesCompensation for advice clinics at Rice Road Nursery.Compensation for advice clinics at Mori GardensNursery.Honoraria/fees from presentations and workshops.Donations for our invited participation in the ShawFestival Garden Tour.Proceeds from a highly successful plant sale.MeetingsOur meetings take place once a month on the second Thursday at 7 p.m. in Rittenhouse Hall located atthe OMAFRA offices in Vineland. Each month we have a speaker and a business meeting follows.Group UpdateWe offer congratulations to two of our MGiT’s on the completion of their mandatory course work.Our new LCD projector is indispensable – we no longer have to rent or borrow equipment. This year weplan on purchasing a PA system. We will continue our financial support of a successful second yearstudent at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture of two scholarships.Working and receiving instruction at the Niagara School ofHorticulture48
Page 3: Table of ContentsGeneral Informatio
Page 13 and 14: RevenuesFinancials • MGOI Fiscal
Page 15 and 16: Master Gardener of Ontario Events10
Page 17 and 18: Toronto Master Gardeners for the Wo
Page 19 and 20: the front page of mgoi.ca as well a
Page 21 and 22: Growing Fruit and Vegetables Close
Page 23 and 24: Which zone are you in?Who’s your
Page 25 and 26: AlgomaTotal # of enquiries 70Total
Page 27 and 28: DurhamTotal # of enquiries 41Total
Page 29 and 30: Essex-WindsorTotal # of enquiries 2
Page 31 and 32: GreyTotal # of enquiries 15Total #
Page 33 and 34: Guelph-WellingtonTotal # of enquiri
Page 35 and 36: HaliburtonTotal # of enquiries 37To
Page 37 and 38: Visit our website for the latest ne
Page 39 and 40: KitchenerTotal # of enquiries 25Tot
Page 41 and 42: Group UpdateOur group is basically
Page 43 and 44: London-MiddlesexTotal # of enquirie
Page 45 and 46: MississaugaTotal # of enquiries 20T
Page 47: Muskoka-Parry SoundTotal # of enqui
Page 51 and 52: We meet monthly from March to Decem
Page 53 and 54: Fundraising ActivitiesWe participat
Page 55 and 56: Ottawa-CarletonTotal # of enquiries
Page 57 and 58: PeterboroughTotal # of enquiries 21
Page 59 and 60: Prince Edward CountyTotal # of enqu
Page 61 and 62: MeetingsOur business meetings are h
Page 63 and 64: MeetingsMeetings are held on the 4
Page 65 and 66: Simcoe CountyTotal # of enquiries 4
Page 67 and 68: SudburyTotal # of enquiries 131Tota
Page 69 and 70: MeetingsOur regular meetings all be
Page 71 and 72: Putting a Name and a Role to a Face
Page 73 and 74: Zone DirectorsZone 1Donna Russell (
Page 75 and 76: Zone 8Kelly NoelKelly Noel joined t
Page 77: Provincial AdministratorCharlotte V

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