MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario

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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
We meet monthly from March to December on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. The majority of ourmeetings are held in the boardroom at OMAFRA, Simcoe, On. Through the summer months we tourlocal gardens and have a potluck supper.Group UpdateThree members, Debra Featherstone, Suzi Hartwick, and Dottie Smith resigned from the group as theywere unable to continue with their volunteer commitments.Jim Mabee from the former Oxford MG group joined us and we also welcomed a new MGiT, CarolynHooper.Our remaining seven hard-working team members continue to be committed and optimistic going into2013.50
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 and 48: Muskoka-Parry SoundTotal # of enqui
Page 49: Fundraising ActivitiesCompensation
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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