Master Gardener Meeting Minutes 5/8/2014 Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 1601 N. San Francisco

Continuing Education Dr. Tom Kolb - Future of the Ponderosa Pine Forests in Northern Arizona

Refreshments - Susan Thompson and Sherline Alexander

Raffle – Seasoned horse manure – winner Carol Hudenko

Business Meeting – Hunter Kemmet - need volunteers for fund raising committee and monthly meeting refreshments

2015 CMGA Calendar – Debi Stalvey – need pictures by the end of July.  4x6 examples

Financial report – Linda Guarino/Crys Wells

5 new memberships

$10 donations

$49 last meetings raffle

$108.50 total for the month

Bank balance ~$3750.00

MG Coordinator - Hattie Braun

Designated Campus Colleague  - get a UofA email, covers liability insurance, there are more perks

State Conference – There’s more information to come.  It is on 10-26-14 at the Casino in Prescott

Centennial Celebration – There are two celebrations 7-24-14 and 10-4-14.  Tom DeGomez will rent two vans to go to ranch on 7-24-14. 10-4-14 is at the Phoenix Zoo

Continuing Education – Ed Skiba

June – Straw Bale Gardening – Sue Madden

July - History of the Extension in Arizona - Hattie Braun or talk on butterflies

August – Mushrooms - Rachael Edelstein

September – Annual barbeque

October – Probuild/Juli Littou  Building an Inexpensive Greenhouse

November - Bees   Dr. Kristen Porter, NAU

December – Holiday Party

Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette

Volunteers needed – sign-up sheet on table

Volunteer Support – Crys Wells

Reminder: please wear name tag or membership card.  Can provide sleeves for membership cards.

In April, 40 people reported a total of 190.25 volunteer hours and 51.5 education hours.  YTD totals are 682 volunteer hours and 168.5 education hours.

MG Projects/Blog - Loni Shapiro

Presentation: coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com navigation

Report hours, change personal information, pay membership online

Pages: documents and forms.  There is also a search button.

Grants for MG Projects – Deadline May 31, application on website.

Ann Eagan’s memorial is 5-18-14 at 1:00pm

We need help for Garden Tours – vegetables, low water, flowers in July.  Want MG at each site.  Will send out mor information from Caleen Tucker.

Next meeting: June 12, 2013  Sue Madden, Master Gardener – Straw Bale Gardening