Meeting Minutes December 09, 2010

The meeting was held at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer on 12/09/2010. A number of members arrived early to decorate the hall for the Christmas Party.

Meeting was called to order at 6:00PM by President Glen Pace and everybody welcomed to the EMHS Annual Christmas Party.

Forty-five members were present at the meeting. A literal feast of a buffet was laid out for the party and dinner was served.

Gift Exchange- 30 members participated in a voluntary gift exchange.

Business Meeting-
EMHS Board met on 10/18/2010 and decided;
*Meeting dates for 2011 which are in your newsletter as well as on the blog.
*Dues will remain $5.00 per year, February thru December and are due by the March meeting. Annual dues paid after that date will be only for that current year. No dues will be prorated.
*There will only be one membership per household. Any persons living in the same household will pay one membership and be entitled to all the benefits of a single membership i.e. one vote for that membership, have one chance in the monthly door prize drawings, etc.
*The Board will create a cut-off date for selling Hosta Stones.
*Over-stocked Hosta Stones will be sold at a discount price of $20.00. Call Mick and Cathy for a list of what is available.
*Work on new By-Laws and apply for the appropriate status with the Gov’t.

Election of Officers- Since no member has offered to run for any of the EMHS Offices, the current Officers have offered to keep their positions for another term.

Current Officers Introduced- President, Glen Pace; Vice President, Carolyn Pickard; Past President, Mark Hanner; Secretary, Marlene Daniels; Treasurer, Mary Smith; Fundraising Chairs, Mick and Cathy Hodgson. These people were thanked for all their hard work over the past two years. Glen presented each Officer with a small gift.

USDA/APHIS Encounter- Glen spoke of his encounter with USDA/APHIS and importing plants from China. Synopsis; be sure to have all USDA Permits in place and be sure you are dealing with a reputable person in the foreign country. Be sure all the documents are affixed to the inside and the outside of the package in the country of origin. Be sure the shipper places your Import Permit shipping label to the outside of the package. You are ultimately responsible for the package having all the proper documentation before it enters the USA.

Hosta Stones-The 2011 Hosta Stone featuring H. "American Halo" by Stuart Asch was unveiled by Mick and Cathy Hodgson. 
Special Meeting in March- Clayton Oslund (originator of Shady Oaks Nursery in MN) offered to do a presentation for EMHS. Presentation topics were presented and a vote taken. The presentation will be on “Bringing Natures Beauty into Your Shady Garden”. This will be a one day presentation. The date is on the 2011 Calendar of Events.

Next Meeting- will be February 17th at the Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer. Jan Everson will present a slide show on the 2010 Nat’l Convention.

Dismissed at 8:00 PM