Executive Meeting – July 18, 2023

Called to order at 7: 05 by Lucette, Elizabeth, Maria, Vince, Dan and Dina

Regrets: Sofia, Syl

Minutes reviewed and accepted as circulated

Treasurer Report: Elizabeth

Treasurers report circulated by email and copy in the ‘red’ book.

Secretary: Betty

Garden tour pictures needed for the website.

Fall Harvest Fair: Lucette and Dan

Potato contest: Betty will provide kitchen scale. Conway is confirmed

Raffle: 35 books remaining, Elizabeth will bring to next meeting.

Awards: Mayor can’t come, his staff will ask if any council can come

Volunteers: Sign up sheets will be back at the meeting.

Membership & Bonsor Liaison: Dina

We need to confirm the sign information for Bonsor. Lucette will confirm times open to public.

Newsletter: Vince

Deadline is July 19, 2023. Environmental column sent from Betty

Speakers, Environment – Maria

August- ANDRE ERASMUS- on floral arranging, we will decide about floral supply depending on weather etc.  Betty and Maria will have enough in bloom.

September – No meeting

October – Pot Luck and Silent Auction

November –  RON LONG – on photography

December – Christmas Party

Sunshine: Rose

Card to the Hamade family. Elizabeth to ask Lily if she would like to write an article.

Old Business:

Garden tour Dina July 23rd

Tour is postponed. Betty will send notice.

Picnic Martine and Charly – July 29

Betty to send reminder, Members to bring desserts

Christmas Party

The price should be set for the September meeting. And in the September newsletter.

New Business:

Garden Tours

Betty and Frank August 19th  11 to 3, Frank will grill up some hotdogs at about noon.

New agenda

Food in the beginning, start the meeting. Goodies at your leisure. Betty will do a little blurb for the newsletter. We will have meeting, speaker then showbench.

Mulberry Community Event

August 5th 1 to 4 pm. Lucette will be post at the meeting.

Donation in memory of Ron Templeton

Trophy for Photography. Lucette will look at options.

Meeting adjourned at  7:38 p.m.

Our Plans for 2023 (this listing will be updated during subsequent meetings)

Exec Mtgs                    3rd Tuesday of every month (change for 2023)

Meetings                     1st Tuesday of every month with speakers (except as listed below)

July 23                           Dina Garden Tour, 1 to 4 pm cancelled and to be rebooked

Garden Tours             TBD- volunteers wanted

July 29                           Summer Picnic at Martine and Charly’s, noon to 4, club providing picnic

August 19th                 Garden tour Betty and Frank

Sept. 8-10                    Fall Harvest Fair

October 3                    Pot Luck & Silent Auction

December 5                Christmas Party catered

Next meeting:

August 15th at 7. Lucette to chair, location TBD