South Burnaby Garden Club Executive Virtual Meeting via Zoom
September 17, 2024
Minutes
Present: Maria, Syl, Elizabeth, Vince, Sofia, Betty, Lucette, Dan
Regrets: Dina
Called to order at 7:05 by Sofia
Treasurer Report: Elizabeth
Sent by email.
Treasurer’s Report September, 2024
Current Account $2364.94
Float 70.00
Investments 7801.68
$10236.62
INCOME
FHF Draw tickets 369.00
FHF Baking, etc. 312.60
Kitchen 344.50
Membership 20.00
$1046.10
EXPENSES
FHF Judges 250.00
FHF Judges’ Lunch 104.98
FHF Kitchen 138.59
FHF Printing 15.50
$509.07
NET GAIN $537.03
Outstanding Expenses:
1 year basic shared hosting $122.30 (Betty still has to get her cheque.)
FHF Trophy engraving Betty is picking up the trophies before the potluck and will know the total then
Once all the expenses in Lucette and Elizabeth will do a final financial report
Secretary: Betty
No report
Membership: Syl
Updated list sent out today. Total collected $940, 43 memberships
Bonsor Liaison: Dina
No report.
Newsletter: Vince
No October newsletter, will do a Fall Harvest Fair supplement. Lucette will write a small note about potluck and to bring money for the Christmas party
Speaker, Environment – Maria
Ron Long is confirmed for October, he will speak about Flowers of Western Australia. $150.00. He will come at 6 to set up.
Lynn Valley Garden club is bringing in Brian Minter and charging $15 to guests. He was a speaker for us about 15 years ago. Some clubs charge guests when they bring in a more expensive speakers which we could consider in the future as all the speaker costs are increasing.
Sunshine:
Card to the Templetons. No one aware of any other sunshine cards needed.
Fall Harvest Fair
Thank you note received from Donna Lawson, one of the FHF judges.
Lucette will send a summary of entries to be posted on the member section on the website. 276 entries, 331 last year, 226 2 years ago. 42 categories with nothing in them.
After setting up people are exhausted. Martine, Greg and Lucette have the majority of the entries. Greg made three trips in with entries. There is a lot of work for one weekend, we need to chat about whether we need to continue. Very little in baking and canning. Some people are feeling obligated to enter everything and under pressure and perhaps people should just put in what they enjoy entering. Issues around perfection, perhaps have a category for less-than-ideal entries. Look at uniformity in judging the baking and see if we can dispense with multiples due to food waste. Judges can be guided by the chief judge to be less critical due to the weather etc. Less than 120 – 130 people (not from the club) attended. Parking is an issue. Syl suggests this be brought up at the general November meeting to have that discussion and Lucette will lead that discussion. There were fewer prizes for the raffle.
Mim brought 5 containers of baking in for the bake sale.
Old Business:
Pot Luck
Lily will be organizing it. Syl will obtain a ham and charge back to the club. Voted. approved with one dissent. Lucette is chairing, Lily will ask about the prayer.
BC Council of Garden Clubs
Fall meeting is October 26th. Sofia and Martine to go.
New Business:
November meeting
Newsletter will give a reminder about pictures for the November garden tour going to Lucette. She has lots from Greg.
Christmas Party
Ticket prices are members $38, guests $45 and will be available at the October meeting.
Adjourned at 8:05