Member Update for August 12, 2015

Hello gardeners, how's everything growing as August kicks into high gear?

Here's a quick reminder on some upcoming events:

Annual Potluck Meeting of the Membership
Saturday, August 15
12 Noon
Milly's Pantry (The Pinwheel Market) on Main St., Penn Yan
On the agenda: social time with potluck food (please bring a dish to pass) followed by elections to leadership positions. We will also be planning the 2015 Fall Cleanup.

Brief descriptions of available PYCG leadership positions:

Secretary: 

The secretary takes notes at meetings; composes and sends Member Updates; maintains the website, Facebook, and Twitter; maintains records of membership; and maintains other records and documents as needed. The secretary has a key to the Post Office box and is responsible for physical documentation of the garden. The secretary should be reasonably comfortable with technology including Blogger, webmail, Excel, Twitter, and Facebook.

 

The new secretary will be mentored by the previous secretary.

Garden Coordinator: 

·        - Answers emails and phone calls from members and FoodLink. 

·        - Coordinate garden bed assignments with members, maintain white board and Excel spread sheet with member names, phone numbers and email address. 

·         -Communicate with board members regarding garden issues

·        - Attend garden meetings and coordinate garden events (spring garden opening meeting, FoodLink, spring and fall cleanup).

·        -Purchase and monitor water supply

  - Purchase and monitor soil and mulch requirements

The new coordinator will be mentored by the previous coordinator.


Storytime at the Community Garden
Friday, August 28
9:30am
Penn Yan Public Library brings storytime to the Community Garden! This storytime is for all ages and will include stories, songs, and lots of movement. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. There are no rain dates and this storytime will be canceled in case of inclement weather. Call the library at 315-536-6114 if you are wondering if this storytime is canceled.

Do you have any news to share with your fellow gardeners? Send it on over to pygarden@yahoo.com

Happy gardening!