Shaune welcomed us into her lovely home in Kirstenhof for a good chat, and some very tasty tea and treats! Thanks Shaune!
Items raised and discussed
2010 Committee
Due to the rather low turn-out, we decided to postpone the vote for the new 2010 committee to the November meeting.
Fortunately, a number of members expressed an interest in getting involved! Thanks ladies!
We’ve create a new role for 2010, focussing on researching and managing opportunities for our club to get involved in community programs, or specific schemes or charities we’d like to donate to! Shaune proposed herself for the role.
Michelle proposed herself to take the role of secretary.
Thanks ladies.. we’ll confirm these proposals at the vote next month.
Committee members stepping down are: Jo Reidy, Jo Austin, and Ally (I’ll be involved simply as far as managing the blog, and initially to hand-over to the new chairperson).
The roles that still need to be filled, or don’t have any volunteers to fill them yet, are as follows:
Membership Co-ordinator: This role involves keeping track of attendance and RSVPs, managing our list of the member’s contact details, managing the flourish email account and co-ordinating with the treasurer with regard to payment of subs etc.
Speaker Co-ordinator’s Assistant: this role would involve assisting Caroline with managing and finding topics / speakers/ and venues for our meetings etc
Vice Chairperson: The idea of this position is for one of the members to assist and fill in for the Chairperson when she needs extra help, or cannot host a meeting herself. This isn’t an entire role in itself, so would be held by a member that already has their own role. This member would then be prepared and ready to take on the Chairperson role in the following year.
Chairperson: This role simply involves coordinating with, and empowering the rest of the committee members as they execute their own tasks by ensuring they have the tools they require; It’s also a chance to keep an eye on the general vibe of the club, to make sure there is a positive momentum and that everyone is still happy and enjoying it!
2010 Venues
A number of members have already volunteered their homes for next year’s meetings. Thanks! Please contact Caroline if you’d like to host at your house.
Spring/Summer Photo Competition
The deadline for the Spring/Summer photo competition is the end of February – And we’ll take a vote for the winner at the March meeting at Debbie Turberville’s house!
‘Project Flourish’ Day
The April meeting, at Nikkie’s house, will be dedicated to members showcasing the transformations they’ve been making in their gardens, whether big, or small, complete revamp, or one simple veggie patch. Members will get a chance to share their pictures, cuttings, success and failure stories and also ask advice from the rest of the club.
November Meeting
The November meeting will be at Jane Jordan’s place, and we’ll be given the privilege of seeing and learning about her gorgeous roses.
Library Books
Constantia Valley Garden Club have been kind enough to offer to ‘refresh’ the selection of books we’ve been loaning from their library!
We’ll be adding Jane Jordan’s book, “My Delicious garden” to our own collection.
Nikkie has a contact at Readers Warehouse – so if you’d like to buy books for the club, please chat with her, and she can arrange a discount.
Membership Subs
Nikkie will take a look at the financial situation, and decided whether or not we need to increase the subs slightly for 2010.
Christmas Party
The Christmas party will be on November 28th. We’ll meet a little later in the morning, and everyone is asked to bring a plate of eats, and something to drink, as well as a plant to put into the plant exchange.
