Members meeting,
Meeting
called to order:
The
previous meeting minutes were approved as read.
The treasurer’s
report is available upon request.
State representatives report:
Kathy Baum
announced that the state conference has turned into a
We also
need people to answer the phone and answer plant questions at the UW-Extension
office. This will be on a Thursday from May through August. Training for this
will be 1-day classes:
Lynn
Coffeen announced that the state has decided that rather than 12-week advanced
classes, it will be divided into two, 4-week sessions.
The board
also has decided that prep time for a presentation counts as service hours.
Educational projects will count as education service.
Lynn
Coffeen will be having a “WIMGA Face-to-Face” on March 29. Bring questions you
have to the March 20 members meeting.
The state
is working on revising the bylaws. This will clarify which and what hours
belong in the three categories: service, education or community service.
Lynn
Coffeen informed us that there are three states working on making national
requirements. Hopefully, in the next 5 to 10 years, every master gardener
organization across the country will have the same yearly hour requirements.
There are
now 609 MGVs getting the WIMGA newsletter on line.
Lynn
Coffeen said Susan Mahr wants us to be aware that the bees are in trouble.
Susan has much more info about the bees on the WIMGA Web site at www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/.
Please take a look.
Education Committee:
Karen
DesJarlais forwarded her requests for more information and advanced classes on
the beginning class chapters in the binders at the UW-Extension library. When
asked, the members preferred to have these classes on Saturdays.
Karen also
informed the group that there will be a pruning workshop from
Project coordinator:
Kate
Langner not present.
Program chairperson:
Meg
Hunsader announced that Jan Sommerfeld will be at the next meeting to answer
any questions about the Web site.
There will
be a bus trip June 18. It will be going to the 600-acre Boerner Botanical
Gardens near Hales Corners. There will be a guided tour of the Village Terrace
on
Fund-raising chairpersons:
Carol
VandeBerg and Jackie Rickel not present.
Communication chairpersons:
Colleen
Reed and Sally Jaeger-Alterkruse will now be co-chairing the Communication Committee.
They need someone with a good amount of computer knowledge who knows how to use
the Dreamweaver software program to be a back-up person for the Web site.
The March,
April, May newsletter will be coming out soon. Ruth DeBruin will be doing the
mailing for those w/o computers.
The
calendar is on the Web site. This includes a lot of different information, such
as cancellations, upcoming events and who is in need of volunteer help.
They are
changing the name from mass e-mailing to bulk e-mailing to sound less menacing.
Kathy McCarthy and Judy Davis has volunteered to help with these.
Colleen was
very proud to announce that three new members have already volunteered to help
on the Communications Committee.
Horticultural advisor:
Kevin Jarek
not present.
Old business:
Greenhouse-
Kevin is going to make one last appeal to the village board before it is sent
back to the Herrieds.
New business:
Mary
Learman announced that we may have new sign-in sheets. All you have to do is
check off your name. If your name is not listed, write it in. Also, check to
see if we have your correct telephone number and e-mail address.
Also check
to see if you have a new name tag in.
Mary
reported the results of the award cumulative volunteer service hours: 1,000+
hrs – Kathy Baum; 750 hrs. – Cathy Schwieso; 500 hrs.- Carol VandeBerg and Ken
Wegener; 250 hrs.- Colleen Reed, Meg Hunsader, Dale Schaber and Rod Sternhagen;
150 hrs – Pam Hagen, Bernie Meyers, Judy Peters and Mary Learman.
Mary
reported that the Garden of the Fox Cities is looking for volunteers. They are
trying to keep the Web site updated for volunteer opportunities.
Budget: We
made about $1,200 on Garden Expectations. The budget proposal is on the back of
the agenda.
A question
was asked about general expenses. This was explained as money for unexpected
miscellaneous debts. However, if the budget has been exceeded and the expense
is over $100.00, it must be voted on by the members. The misc. includes things
such as, the beverages for general meetings, the potluck supper, etc.
Mary stated
that anyone is welcome to attend any committee or board meeting. Plus, ask to
see the checkbook to see where the money is going.
Mary and
Pam Hagan will be getting together every quarter to go over the expenses. Then
in 6 months, the board will review the budget to see if it is working. The 2008
budget will total $18,570.00, leaving approximately $13,000.00.
A
suggestion was made to give more grants - $500 each to tech UW-EX and
There is no
budget for the
A question
was asked about the UWX budget. This money is intended for demonstration
gardens.
Rather than
being lumped with Community Outreach, a new category of “Sanctioned Projects”
is being considered.
It was
asked and answered that we are a nonprofit organization.
A question
was asked about the Charity item. It was explained as a challenge to other M.G.
counties.
Meeting
adjourned: 8:30 p.m.; attendance 39.
1¼ hours of
education, ¾ hours of service.