June 27, 2005, Meeting

Noon, Hazel’s Kitchen at Reiman Gardens

Introductions

Since the last meeting

• Notebook at front desk
• May 5 Volunteer Night table (wish list)
• Youth group help? (in notebook)
• Scotts Good Neighbor Gardener of the Year Award
• Article on Master Gardeners page in Tribune (repeat in July?)

What we need to do now

• Review revised instructions
• Recruit volunteers for Saturday (two locations) and Monday collections
• Follow up with Duane Black, North Grand Farmer’s Market
• Main Street Farmers Market (Who?)
• Confirm with RG staff for Saturday storage, cart for hauling to/from headhouse, collection from the Home Production Garden
• Send Megan info for cohort volunteers via RG newsletter
• Letters to: Dan of Dan’s Landscaping, Kate Mason for Green Hills Retirement
• Update website with volunteer information, wish list
• Get nametags made
• Get free boxes from grocery stores, Hazel’s
• Get free bags from HyVee

First collection is July 11 (or Saturday July 9), 7-8:30 am.

Next meeting?

April 27, 2005, Meeting Notes

Noon, Hazel’s Kitchen at Reiman Gardens

Agenda in regular type, notes italics.

Introductions: Chuck Jons, Connie Middleton, Cate Clark, Denise Rupp, Mary Wilkins, Lynette Spicer, Diane Nelson, Shelly Dilks, Lisa Harmison

Where we are now

• Stored items at Reiman Gardens located and all seems there
• Posters and Flyers going out
• Letters mailed
• Table of information, sign up at Reiman Gardens Volunteer Party, May 5
• Info for Front Desk - Denise Rupp
• Produce Time Line from Diane Nelson, on website
• Status of Recipes

Nick Howell knows where the boxes of stored items are. We will need a new meter for lobby display. Denise Rupp has notebook at the front desk for receptionists if someone calls or stops in at the Gardens with a PARH question or to volunteer. We had few ‘hits’ from the Volunteer Party on May 5. We made a wish list for that evening. We will have some simple Spanish translations of the recipes/tips sheets. We’ll try to have copies ready before and during the collection of the produce. Be sure volunteers get donators to identify herbs and label them. We will send a report to the Garden Writers Assocation at the end of the season.

What’s Next

• Sign up sheets redesign?
• Guidelines for Monday and Saturday redesign?
• Anything else from Bethesda or MICA?

Little redesign of the sign up sheets is needed. The duties will be revised.