Note from the President- The September 8th Annual
Plant Exchange was unbelievable with hundreds of plants donated for the
event. Thank you all for sharing!
EMHS is
closing the 2016 year with the Annual Holiday Festivities and Gift Exchange on
December 8th, 2016 at the Mayfield Township Hall in Lapeer, MI
48446. This is our biggest potluck of
the year so please bring your favorite dish to pass and plan on having a lot of
Holiday fun. The details of the event
are covered later in this newsletter.
I want to
thank all of the people who donated plants, crafts, and other items to the
raffle and door prize drawings. The
monthly raffle drawings are one of the biggest fund raisers for EMHS and the
door prize drawings are an added bonus for members and visitors attending the
meetings.
Next, I want
to thank all of the people that brought food for the potlucks throughout the
year. One of the things EMHS is known
for is the fantastic potlucks at the monthly meetings and this year was no
exception.
Another thank
you goes out to the EMHS Board. This
dedicated group of members continues to direct the entire group in an onward
and upward fashion. At our annual Board Meeting,
we discuss the plans for the next year which takes a number of hours, but ask
you, our members to share your thoughts and ideas of what you would like to see
planned for future meetings of EMHS. At every meeting, we ask if there is any other
topics of discussion, this is your chance to share your ideas or you can tell
any Board Member so your thoughts can be shared.
In this newsletter,
you will find a proposed change to the EMHS by-laws. Please read this proposed change as we will
announce it at the December 8th meeting and vote on the proposal at
the February 9th, 2017 meeting.
Lastly, I
want to thank you, our members, for being the kind, helpful, sharing people you
are toward each other and especially to our visitors. Because of this, our club continues to grow
and with that growth comes the ability to contract more well-known speakers
which in turn assists us in our “Purpose” which is, to promote the interest of
hostas and shade gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to
its members and the community.
See you at the December 8th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- The Annual Holiday
Festivities on December 08, 2016 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw, Lapeer, MI 48446. This is our regular meeting place located
just south of the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw, (the driveway just north of the
Cemetery).
The time schedule for the evening is;
1700- Open doors to Hall for Decorating
1800- Networking, set-up refreshments, Sign-in
1830- Welcome and Introduce Visitors Dinner Served
1915- Business Meeting
1945 Gift Exchange
1700- Open doors to Hall for Decorating
1800- Networking, set-up refreshments, Sign-in
1830- Welcome and Introduce Visitors Dinner Served
1915- Business Meeting
1945 Gift Exchange
This annual event is always a
lot of fun and a great way to end the year for the club. The Club will provide the meat (ham) and
table set-ups. We do ask that everybody
bring a dish to pass as this is our biggest potluck of the year.
We will be doing the gift
exchange as we have done in the past. If
you are interested in exchanging gifts, all you have to do is bring a wrapped
non-gender-specific gift with a value of $10.
All the gifts will be laid at the front of the room and during the party
we will call names from the sign-up sheet of the people who brought gifts. When your name is called you go pick out a
gift. Nobody is required to bring a gift
for the exchange, but if you do not bring one please understand that you will
not be able to place your name on the list to pick one out. This is the only way to assure that all
people who bring a gift will receive one.
Review the September 8th, 2016
Meeting Minutes on the blog. We
will vote to accept the minutes at the December 8, 2016 meeting.
2017 EMHS
Calendar of Events ?denotes need for
topic, speaker, and/or place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
Jan – no meeting
Feb 9- Mayfield Twp. Hall, ?_____________
Mar – Hosta College – no
meeting
April 13- Mayfield Twp.
Hall- ?________________
May 11- Mayfield Twp.
Hall, ?_________________
June 08- ?______________________,
?_________________
July 13-
?______________________, ?_________________
Aug 10- ?______________________,
?_________________
Sept 14 – ?______________________,
Plant Exchange
Oct 12- Mayfield Twp.
Hall, ?_________________
Nov 09- Annual Board
Meeting, Whitey’s in Davison
Dec 14- Christmas Party,
Mayfield Twp. Hall
Hosting a Summer Meeting- We need
volunteers to host our summer meetings.
I will have a sign-up sheet at the next meeting if you are willing to
open your gardens to our group and host one of the summer member garden
meetings.
Proposed By-Law Change- At the
November 10, 2016 Board Meeting it was decide that there needed to be a change
to the by-laws under Article IV- Officers:
Add- *Election of Officers- The election of President and
Treasurer shall be on even years. The
election of Vice-President and Secretary shall be on odd years. * This proposal is to alleviate problems with
Officer transition if multiple officers changed in any one year.
Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name
badges, please put your printed name
on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your
request. Glen will try to have your name
badge at the next meeting.
The
EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph
Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each. The
only three left are XXL.
Contact Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net
Comments to the EMHS blog: I am mentioning blog posting to let you know that your comments to the blog can be published too. All you have to do is go to the EMHS blog athttp://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com and comment to a blog posting which will alert me that you have made a comment. Once I deem the comment valid for publishing I will okay and it will automatically be posted. Please note that I cannot edit or spell check your comments, all I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your comments. All comments will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or inappropriate comments being published to the EMHS blog. Glen
Club Members selling Hosta or related products;
Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting
Pickard, Carolyn- Daylilies, Hosta.
989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com
Websites of Interest:
American Hosta Society-
American Hosta Society Convention- http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm
http://www.hostahappenings.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
Hosta College Website-
http://ihostohio.com/portal/glhc
Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society, $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34 family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two people, good for 2 years. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society and send to; Michigan Hosta Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per household, Make check payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer, 316 Davis Lake Rd. Lapeer, MI 48746
Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to:
EMHS Board of Officers:
President Glen Pace
PaceGardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
PaceGardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President Becky Hanner
BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Treasurer Barb Hunter
baha@chartermi.net 810-664-7531
baha@chartermi.net 810-664-7531
Secretary Marlene Daniels
gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President Mark Hanner
mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising Mick & Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
