The
Meeting – was held at Mayfield Twp. Hall
Networking
-5:00PM doors open, setup refreshments, sign in and pay dues.
Refreshments –
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by President Glen Pace, everyone
enjoyed a wonderful potluck.
Business
Meeting – The meeting was called back to order by Glen Pace at 6:48 PM
Approval
of Minutes – there were no corrections to the minutes from the December 12,
2019 meeting. Bruce Pollard made a motion to accept the minutes and it was
seconded by Cathy Hodgson. The
membership voted to accept the December 2019 meeting minutes.
Treasurer’s
Report – Barb Hunter, treasurer stated that we had a beginning balance
for December 2019 of $XXX.xx, a total income of .xx and expenditures of
$XXX.xx leaving an ending balance of $XXX.xx. January 2020, we had a beginning
balance of $XXX.xx, total income of $XX.xx, and expenditures of $XXX.xx leaving
an ending balance of $XXX.xx. Robin
Bratton made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and it was seconded by
Dyane Moore. The membership voted to
accept December 2019 and January 2020 treasurer’s report.
2019
IRS filing – on 01/09/2020 the IRS filing was completed. The review committee will be going over the
books. Mark Hanner, Barb Hunter, Bruce Pollard,
and Deb Brown will be setting a convenient time for them to complete the audit.
Donation
to VoTech – in honor of Jim & Lorraine Jessop for college students
going into Agriscience/Horticulture program in college EMHS donated
$500.00. This was a one –time donation
to the VoTech Agriscience/Horticulture Scholarship Fund.
Proposal
for scholarship – Mark Hanner made a motion for the Jim &
Lorraine Jessop Scholarship Fund to become an annual donation, as long as we
are bringing in $500.00 annually from our monthly fund-raisers and plant sales.
After the membership discussed the proposal, Dyane Moore seconded the motion,
the membership voted to accept the proposal for the scholarship to become an
annual donation.
EMHS
Plant Sale 2020 – Cathy Hodgson is taking orders for the plant sale
tonight. Plants will be $10.00 each and
they are Hosta L.S. Paisley Print, Hosta Diamond Lake, Helleborus Wedding
Crasher. The plants will be delivered at the April meeting.
Notice
of change in Calendar of Events – May meeting has changed, we
will not be going to Melvyn Corner’s greenhouse, and instead, we will be going
there on July 9, 2020. At this time we do not have a speaker for our May
meeting. We will update you as soon as possible.
Summer
meetings – We still need volunteers to host the May, June, August
meetings. Glen encouraged members that
have never hosted a meeting to consider the opportunity to share their garden
with the membership explaining that we all learn something from every garden no
matter how new or small the garden.
Hosta
College – is being held on March 20 & 21 in Piqua, OH. The EMHS board decided at their October board
meeting to give away paid registrations to the 2020 Hosta College for any
member that HAS never been to Hosta College. The member would be responsible
for the additional class fees as well as their own travel expenses and lodging.
Election
of Officers - President and Treasurer Election is held on even years. President Glen Pace asked if anyone was
interested in volunteering for either of these two positions, there were no
volunteers for either position. Glen and
Barb offered to continue in their current respective positions for the next
term.
Next
Meeting – is April 9, 2020, and will be held at the Mayfield Twp.
Hall. Aaron Strouse will be our speaker
for the meeting. Remember there will be no meeting in March.
Presentation –
Mark Hanner, Tender and Hardy Succulents for Northern Gardeners.
Adjourned –
Pat Maitland made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 PM
Respectfully submitted
Marlene Daniels
Secretary
