Meeting Minutes, November 2014

Burnett Garden Club
Meeting Minutes
Date November 13, 2014

The meeting was called to order at approximately 6:45 PM.

In attendance were: Pam, Kris, Georgianne, Linnea, Becky, Mary G, Jacki and Jennifer

Secretary’s Report: Minutes posted on the blog, no corrections noted. Minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Georgianne reported a current balance of $1800.65. In preparation for our end of year audit, Pam and Georgianne will go over the books and present them for audit to a volunteer auditor or auditors from the club.

Announcements:
⦁ We received at thank you for participating in Grantoberfest. Next year’s date is set for September 19, 2015.
⦁ The holiday party for December 11 will be at Kris’ instead of Linnea’s due to renovations going on at the Seume house!!

Standing Committee Reports 

Plant Sale (Kris): nothing to report

Sign /Memory Lake /Library project report (Pam):
⦁ Update on Library project, we have approx $1300.00 from the village approved for the new gardens.
⦁ There will be a sculpture of a bench with children reading in the garden-donated by a Friend of the Library. Georgianne will donate flagstones for stepping stones to the scuplture for children to feel welcome to sit on the bench
⦁ Linnea to check with Wayne Lake about large rocks.
⦁ Will use Karl Forester grass from sign plantings in the library garden.
⦁ Will be looking for other plant donations. Kris offered day lilies

Holiday in the Park (Lisa): 
⦁ Lisa not present. We talked about purchasing a trailer to use for the display and maybe to use for a float for parades!! Would need a place to store it.
⦁ Trailers can be expensive. Need to decide on what we are willing to spend if we want to do this.
⦁ Lisa arrived later for the workshop and said she might have a loaner trailer to use this year.
⦁ Single axle trailers do not need to be licensed!!

Planning/Yearbook (Kris/Mary C): 
⦁ The new officers and committee chairs will form the planning committee for 2015. All members welcome to attend.
⦁ Will meet Sunday, Nov 23 6:15 at Pam’s. To attend Pam: Georgianne, Kris, Mary C, Wanda, Audrey, Lisa and Rosemary, open to membership.
⦁ We will consider all ideas put forth and brainstorm new ideas for the program for 2015. We need programs for Jan, Feb, March, April WRGC preview, May Tea Party if the Byers sister are willing. Sept. Oct, Nov, December is the holiday potluck. So we will need 6 programs.
⦁ Volunteer and suggestion sheets are in the back of the room.
Special Committee Reports:
⦁ Tours (Rosemary): Rosemary not present. We have Sandra Harmon and possibly Sharon Danielson for the local garden tour. We will discuss other options at planning meeting.
⦁ Grantoberfest (Georgianne): nothing to report other than date for next year, Sept 19.

Old Business: 
⦁ Placques for gardens: Rather than purchasing signs for the gardens we maintain and plant, we are discussing a sign-making workshop. Mary C has old pallets to use for the wood.
⦁ press releases will be done by information officer, Pam
⦁ Georgianne’s ideas
1) More meetings held in various locations such as the library. We will look at planning a meeting at the library and maybe look at resources the library has for gardening as part of the program.
2) Develop a list of resources that club members have that they are willing to lend and a system for lending. Library may already have a lot. We could donate to the library.
3) Garden Club display at the library and possibly a permanent garden club shelf with books the club donates.

New Business:
⦁ Election of Officers: Since there were no contested offices we approved the slate presented: President, Kris; Vice President, Wanda; Secretary, Audrey; Treasurer, Georgianne; information officer, Pam.

Any Other Business: 
⦁ A new competition was announced! Pam handed out pieces of cedar (approx 9 X 8 X 1) to be used in any creative way and brought to the January meeting for showing and prizes!!  One or more pieces can be used. Pam has lots of these pieces. They can be picked up at her house. We could use the finished pieces to sell at Grantoberfest or as models to make more to sell at Grantoberfest.
⦁ Pam taking donations of gardening related items for next years Grantoberfest. She will store them at her house.

Sharing Time: 
⦁ Kris brought some sedum plants that were needing a new home.
⦁ Mary G announced earlier that she has a new kitty, Phoenix, and that her Christmas at the cabin will be held on December 6th.

Next Meeting: December 11, 6:00 at Kris’ Holiday Potluck and optional gift exchange.  Sign up sheet for what you will bring.  Arrive any time from 6:00 on.

We adjourned at approximately 7:25 for refreshments provided by Mary G, Kris, and Becky, and the program.
Program: Willow weaving workshop with Jacki Bedworth!

Thanks to Linnea for taking the notes in Audrey’s absence.