Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Meeting Minutes from Feb 18, 2010

Meeting opened at 7:00PM by Pres. Glen Pace

Bus Trip- Mark Hanner explained details of the upcoming bus trip to OH. Seating (max of 40 people) to be open to EMHS members first and then opened to other clubs. Date of trip, July 17 & 28.

New Blog- Eric Hahn explained the new EMHS BLOG. Now those that receive the EMHS Newsletter via email will be sent a reminder via email to log onto the blog to view the newsletter. Blog will be open for anybody to view. Any and all comments made on the blog will be sent to Glen for approval before being posted on the blog.

Sign-up Sheets- Sheets for Bus Trip, Refreshments, Garden Stones, Tree Grafting, Club Plant Sale, Name Tags, and helpers for Hosta College, were out for members to sign-up for ways they are willing to help the club.

Membership Applications- All members were asked to fill out a new membership app. so the club roster can be updated. This was also done to help the club “go green” by reducing the number of newsletters that are sent out via US Mail.

Club Directory- The members present at the meeting voted to have a club directory published and distributed to the membership. An opt-out box is on the membership application for those that wish to keep their membership private.

Presentation- Jan Everson gave a presentation on the American Hosta Society’s 2009 National Convention and Tour that was held in Lansing, MI. After the presentation, Jan was presented with a certificate for an EMHS 2010 Hosta Stone and a beautiful Cyclamen to thank her for being our speaker for the evening.

Hosta College- Mark gave an update on Hosta College and how to register for the event.

New Members- Don Mosher and Linda Keller were welcomed.

Dues Deadline- Membership dues must be paid by March 31st, 2010.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:55 PM

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