MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario
MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario
MGOI Annual Report 2012 - Master Gardeners of Ontario
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Quinte-TweedTotal # <strong>of</strong> enquiries 85Total # <strong>of</strong> clinics 21# Attending Clinics 194# <strong>of</strong> Speaking engagements 3Attendance at speaking engagements 90Newspaper/TD/Media# <strong>of</strong> <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardeners</strong> 12# <strong>of</strong> <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardeners</strong> in Training 4Total # <strong>of</strong> Administrative Hours 420Total # <strong>of</strong> Advice Hours 726# <strong>of</strong> TUs/Continuing Education Units 103Highlights <strong>of</strong> the YearWe continue an ongoing collaboration with a local garden centre where members provide advice and work withactual plant materials to assist people on planting planters and placement <strong>of</strong> plants in flower/vegetable beds. Toprovide enough manpower coverage we have partnered with the Prince Edward <strong>Master</strong> Gardener s.The Quinte-Tweed <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardeners</strong> were featured in two articles in a local paper and a local magazinerespectively and this caused an “up-tick” in enquiries to our email info/helpline. The community newspaperarticle was written by Dan Clost in EMC Lifestyles. Dan received the “Garden Writers Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence” byLandscape <strong>Ontario</strong> in January <strong>2012</strong>. Hastings County Roads Magazine featured Quinte Tweed <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Gardeners</strong> intheir spring <strong>2012</strong> edition and can be accessed via: countryroadshastings.ca/back issues (Spring, <strong>2012</strong>)Major Volunteer ActivitiesOur members volunteered at plant sales held by garden clubs they belong to and at sales held by othercommunity groupsWe hold advice clinics at a Garden Centre in Trenton on Saturdays and Sundays during May and June.We provided ongoing technical assistance through the <strong>Master</strong> Gardener email account and members taketurns monitoring the account and responding to questions.We assisted the garden club at a retirement residence in Belleville in the planning and organizing <strong>of</strong> theplanting <strong>of</strong> their raised bedOne <strong>of</strong> our member’s volunteers in a greenhouse at Centre Hastings Secondary School aimed at teenagersin the Practical Learning Program.Fundraising ActivitiesWe held a plant sale in May. In addition, we received a generous donation from The Garden Centre in Trenton inreturn for holding this clinics.59
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