Meeting Minutes, January 10, 2013

Burnett Garden Club
Meeting Minutes, January 10, 2012

Attendees: Ruth, Kris, Lucille, Mary and Jim C., Rosemary, Roberta (Robbie), Mary G., Janet, Teresa, Georgianne, Alma, Cynthia, Pam

Pam called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM

Meeting minutes: no minutes for the December meeting (Holiday potluck), November minutes are on the blog. No corrections or additions offered. Moved (Kris) and seconded (Ruth) to accept the minute. Actual yes vote assumed.

Treasury Report: December 31, 2012 balance $1756.20, balance tonight is 1678.20. Checks written for Chamber dues, $50.00 and to print brochures.

Announcements: High Tea on Sunday May 5 (meeting changed to Sunday for this meeting only) will be held at the residence of Carrie Byer’s son.  This is a special venue.  Time, address and directions will be shared closer to the event. This is a dress up event, though members who do not care to dress up are also welcome to attend.  Go all out if you desire. Members are encouraged to share something fun like a poem or such.

Committee Reports:  None except that Pam and Georgianne took down the Holiday in the Park display. Thanks from Pam to Georgianne for help with this.

Old Business: We need a presenter for our February meeting. Pam emailed Joanne Gray of Sunshine Gardens for a possible program on ferns or ??? Pam will call her. May need another idea for the meeting if she is not available.

New Business: We need to have an executive committee meeting soon to do an informal audit of the 2012 books and to look at spending for 2012 and to look at what we want to spend in 2013.

Pam to look into our status as a tax-exempt organization.

Pam made “lending hand” coupons for a plant valued at $7.50 or less from the Plant Sale. We can give these to anyone helping us and encourage new customers at our plant sale!

Welcome to new member Roberta (Robbie) from Wisconsin Ave in Grantsburg.

Motion (Kris) and Second (Janet) to adjourn. Yeses carried.

Our presentation for tonight is from Dan Sandager of Abrahamson Landscape Design Nursery, Saint Croix Falls On Hardscaping.
Refreshments: Kris and Ruth

These minutes were compiled by Kris, Janet and Pam and transcribed by Pam