MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario

NorfolkTotal # of enquiries 79Total # of clinics# Attending Clinics 103# of Speaking engagements 2Attendance at speaking engagements 100Newspaper/TD/Media# of Master Gardeners 5# of Master Gardeners in Training 2Total # of Administrative Hours 217Total # of Advice Hours 256# of TUs/Continuing Education Units 48Highlights of the Year2012 marked our 10 year anniversary which we celebrated in October at our public clinic. Zone DirectorClaudette Sims was on hand to present five and ten year service awards to members: Jackie Cave - 5years; Mary Dillon, Anne Faulkner, Debra Featherstone, and Dottie Smith - 10 years.Our spring and fall public clinics continue to be very popular and well attended. In April YvonneCunnington talked to us about “A Garden for all Seasons: The Making of a Country Garden” in which sheshared with us the development of her own 10 acre country property. In October the highly energeticand enthusiastic Paul Zammit thrilled everyone with his excellent presentation “Drama in the FallGarden”. The venue for both of our clinics was the beautiful showroom at Eising Greenhouses andGarden Centre.Major Volunteer Activities spring and fall public clinics booth at the Norfolk County Fair. The theme this year was “Butterfly Gardening”. Our display,especially the Monarch Butterfly chrysalises in various stages of development, generated a lot ofattention and questions. members were on hand at local garden tours and plant sales to interpret and answer gardeningrelated questions.Fundraising ActivitiesAfter a hiatus in 2011, we resumed our May plant sale in 2012. As always, it was a great success. Withour bank balance replenished we feel we have the funds to carry us through into 2014 and therefore willnot be holding a spring plant sale in 2013.Meetings49