July 11, 2019 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the home of Rob and Susie Trott.

Networking – 5:00 PM gardens open, sign in, networking

Refreshments – 6:00 PM the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace, Glen thanked Rob and Susie for opening their home and gardens for all to enjoy, visitors were introduced and new member Jennifer Hessler was welcomed. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed by all.

Approval of Minutes – there were no changes to the minutes from the June 13^th 2019.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Steve Balabon and seconded by Dyane Moore. The membership voted to accept the June 13, 2019 meeting minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasure gave reports for last 4 months. February 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of $XX.XX and expenditures were $XX.XX, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  March 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income $.XX, no expenditures, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  April 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of XX.XX, and expenditures were $XX.XX leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  May 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of $XX.XX, no expenditures, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  Motion was made by Bruce Pollard to except all four reports and it was seconded by Sandy Vukonich.  Membership voted to accept all four of the treasurer’s reports. 

EMHS Plant Sale 2019 – there are still extra plants for sale, at $8.00 each.  See Cathy Hodgson if interested.

EMHS Gift Plant – the club gave each paid membership, Hosta ‘Prairie Sky’.  There are extras available for sale at $3.00 each.

MI Hosta Tour – John Gavit said the tour was a great success, with over 400 people attending.

AHS Convention & Tour – Barb Hunter, Pat Maitland, and Marlene Daniels attended the convention in Wisconsin. They said the gardens were all beautiful and even though it rained everyday it was a wonderful time. Next year’s convention will be in Minnesota.

Hosta Tailgate 2019 – Carolyn Pickard attended Great Lakes Region's annual event and gave us a recap of this event. She recommends everyone to try and make it out to next year’s event.

Big Thank You to Helen Wischmeyer for donating the metal sign Every Birdie Welcome and to Rob Trott for his excellent auctioning skills.

EMHS Calendar of Events 2019

Aug. 8 – Garden Tur at The Marttila’s home
Sept. 12 – EMHS Plant Exchange, at Suncrest’s Pavilion
Oct. 10 – Chris & Connie Green at Mayfield Twp. Hall
Nov. 14 – Board Meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
Dec. 12 – Annual Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall

Name Badges – sign sheet if you need one.

Other announcements – Teresa Dillion announced that the central MI Daylily Society was having a plant sale on Saturday July 20^th starting at 9:00AM.

Next Meeting – August 8^th 2019 at the Marttila’s in Lapeer.

Meeting Adjourned – 7:40PM

Respectfully submitted,

Marlene Daniels
EMHS Secretary