Your 2012 dues ($15 - $10 local and $5 state) should be sent to Stan Addyman, 4414 Willow Bend Road, SE,  Decatur 35603 before December 31st.

2011 Volunteer Hours and CEUs should be sent to Kathy Gray, 253 Cedar Creek Road, Hartselle 35640 by December 1st.

Volunteer Hours Report form -- *Word*

 To record your hours online:  Go to www.aces.edu/mg  On the left side of the page, click "Volunteer Area".  On that page, click "Volunteers Service Report".  The first time you use it you will have to create an account and you will use "Mor0730" for the password to establish it. After filling out a short questionaire, you will have your own password for the next time.  Be sure and write your username (your email address) and your password down somewhere, unless your memory is better than mine.  Keep a hard copy of your hours and CEUs for to turn in at the end of the year to Kathy Gray.

The Tri-County Master Gardener class -- If you know someone who might be interested in taking the next Master Gardener class, a morning class beginning in January, encourage them to contact Ken Creel at the Huntsville Extension office to get their name on the list.  They can download the applications (thanks to Jim Markestadt of Limestone County): http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1155/ 

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Hope you will let me add your activities to it if you are a member of MCMGA -- send them to the email address below:

Working in the MCMGA greenhouse: 

This is a year round project that includes all facets of plant care.  In addition to our annual plant sale,

these plants are used for nursing homes, get-well and farewell gifts, etc.

A dozen or so plants are taken each month to Hospice of the Valley to be given to the patients.

Master Gardener Flower Bed: 

MCMGA is responsible for flower beds at the Morgan County Extension Service Center.  This involves planting,

dividing, transplanting, weeding, mulching, pruning, irrigation and lots of elbow grease and loving care. 

Call Mabel Smartt if you can help out.

Annual Plant Sale:

 Plants from the greenhouse and donated from members' yards are offered for sale each spring.

 The sale not only means selling the plants, but answering questions about those plants and others

the customer may already have or is interested in.

Horticulture Exhibit, Morgan County Fair: 

Volunteers check in plants, arrange them by category, set up the educational project and answer horticulture

questions from the fairgoers.

Helping Senior Citizens: 

Working with neighbors who can no longer do it themselves.  Planting some annuals, pruning and answering

questions about indoor and outdoor plants means a lot to those friends.

Working with the Tri-County Master Gardener Classes: 

Twice a year, 12 week Master Gardener classes are conducted. Each of the counties is expected to do its

part and volunteers are needed to help with registration, testing, administrative duties and food. 

This is a good way not only to get required hours, but to refresh your knowledge and get some of the required CEUs.

Delano Park Rose Garden: 

One of our members works in the newly revamped Rose Garden at Delano Park twice a week in

spring and fall, helping to keep the roses in showcase condition.

Plant Care at Hospice of the Valley:

 One of our members has taken on the care and feeding of the houseplants and memory garden  at

Hospice. She spends about 170 hours per year on her project.   The staff thinks she must have been sent

from heaven and all the plants are thriving because of her involvement.

Plant Care at Church: 

First Presbyterian Church is fortunate to have one of our members who waters

all their plants each week and fertilizes them when needed.  Takes about an hour a week of her loving care.

Programs for Club Meetings:

 Several of our MGs are especially knowledgeable on certain subjects and are regularly

asked to speak at garden or other club meetings.

The Tree Lady:

This individual's project has been ongoing since 1999.  She teaches kindergarten and first graders

n the Decatur school district about trees - what they do and provide for us and what we can do for them

and she's dressed like a tree.  The program is also given at Education Day at the County Fair

and other appropriate functions.

Docents for Huntsville Botanical Garden:  

These individuals are trained to conduct tours of the garden, answer questions and act as hosts to visitors.

Scholarship for Wallace State Horticulture Student

MCMGA uses some of its resources from the annual plant sale to fund a scholarship for a second year horticulture student.  The scholarship is administered by the college

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