Minutes of the April Regularly Scheduled Meeting of
The Virginia Master Gardener Association, Inc.
April 8, 2006
Norfolk

Attendance
(Bedford) Bob and Patty Gamache; (Chesapeake) Pinky Derieux; (Fairfax) George Graine; (Fauquier) Jim Scibek; (Gloucester) Florace Arnold, Bonnie Bernard, Mary Simpson; (Goochland/Powhatan) Chuck Miller; (Halifax) Bill McCaleb; (Hanover) Cheri Haggerty; (James City County/Williamsburg) Ann DeForest, Anne Odle;  (Norfolk) Lynn Adams, Tom Bolt, Jackie Camire, Linder Fox, Paula Griffiths, Marcia Oubre, Don Snipes; (Northern Neck) Bill and Pat Rogers; (North Shenandoah Valley) Bud and Fran Gregory; (Prince George) Cheryl Sebera; (Prince William) Frank and Pat Reilly, Bill  and Janet Scott; (Roanoke) Kathryn and Ken Debnar; (Rockbridge/Bath) Ted Jenks; (Suffolk) Betty Freedman; (Virginia Beach) Paul Campbell, Mary Ann Kincaid, Fran Shelton, Betty Villers; (Virginia Tech/VCE)  David Close;  (Western Tidewater) Betty Jo Hendrix; (York) Jackie Lohr

Call to Order
President Bill McCaleb called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Introductions
Tom Bolt, Norfolk Master Gardener introduced  Donald Buma, Executive Director of the Norfolk Botanical Garden, who welcomed us to the Garden and told us some of the projects they are working on, including the new 3-acre Children's Garden,  World of Wonders,  which is in the construction phase. Everyone was invited to take a tram ride through the Garden after the meeting for a closer view.  


Introductions followed around the room. 

Treasurer's Report - Pat Reilly
Treasurer Pat Reilly reported:

Overall Balance of Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking Account Balance

 

 

 

$7,499.28

 

Money Market (including PDR EEF of $4238.27)

 

 

$7,653.97

 

CD Balance

 

 

 

 

$6,494.29

 

Total Overall Balance of Accounts

 

 

$21,647.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 11/30/2005

 

 

 

$8,289.41

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 06 dues

 

$168.00

 

 

 

 

Fund Raising

 

$45.00

 

 

 

 

CoordEndow

 

$450.00

 

 

 

 

Total income

 

 

$663.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership

 

-$194.71

 

 

 

 

Newsletter

 

-$655.09

 

 

 

 

Elections

 

-$361.41

 

 

 

 

Comm/Unit Support

-$41.00

 

 

 

 

State Fair

 

-$142.59

 

 

 

 

President (State Corp Comm)

-$25.00

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

 

-$33.33

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

-$1,453.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/2006

 

 

 

$7,499.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year to Date Income & Expenses to Budget FY 06

 

 

Income YTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

Budget

Income

Remaining

 

 

 

Membership

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Regular

$5,640.00

$3,530.00

$2,110.00

 

 

 

   Lifetime

$1,560.00

$1,530.00

$30.00

 

 

 

subtotal

$7,200.00

$5,060.00

$2,140.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEF

$0.00

$179.00

 

 

 

 

Education

$3,000.00

$1,143.59

*

 

 

 

Fundraising

$3,000.00

$6,152.00

*

 

 

 

total

$13, 200.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses YTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

Budget

Expense

Remaining

 

 

 

Comm/Support

$450.00

-$292.35

$157.65

 

 

 

EEF

$400.00

$0.00

$400.00

 

 

 

Elections

$360.00

-$361.41

-$1.41

 

 

 

Endowment

$200.00

-$89.41

$110.59

 

 

 

Marketing

$150.00

-$180.00

-$30.00

 

 

 

Membership

$1,600.00

-$1,321.37

$278.63

 

 

 

Newsletter

$3,500.00

-$2,537.90

$962.10

 

 

 

State Fair

$220.00

-$142.59

$77.41

 

 

 

Fundraising

$150.00

-$6.90

$143.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officers Expense

 

 

 

 

 

   President

$75.00

-$45.00

$30.00

 

 

 

   Vice President

$25.00

$0.00

$25.00

 

 

 

   Secretary

$35.00

-$10.54

$24.46

 

 

 

   Treasurer

$35.00

-$35.75

-$0.75

 

 

 

subtotal

$7,200.00

-$5,023.22

$2,176.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

$3,000.00

-$1,153.10

*

 

 

 

Fundraising

$3,000.00

-$2,506.90

*

 

 

 

total

$13, 200.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budget

Income

Expenses

Remaining

 

 

Education

$3,000.00

$1,143.59

-$1,153.10

-$9.51

 

 

Fundraising

$3,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Auction

 

$3,487.00

-$6.90

$3,480.10

 

 

Flags

 

$2,265.00

-$2,100.00