Re: Mg presentation/Extension Budgets

Kitty,

When the governor tried to sneak a huge cutback through the legislature some
years ago (late at night on a Friday) , we set up a phone tree to get
everyone and their cousins writing and calling their legislators. We set up
such a howl that he backed down. ( The governor also turned off his
telephone for a week. Bet his ears were burning. ;-)   )

While one person writing helps, more is exponentially better. Perhaps you
can enlist your MGs and co-workers and have them call their friends and
neighbors to rally to the cause?

d



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Mg presentation


> Oh we do fundraising.
> The March seed and bulb sale brings in several thousand dollars
> The April garage sale brought in about $2,000
> The May and June plant sales combined brought in $10,000
> The August sale will probably bring in up to $4000
> The fall bulb sale will bring in about $3000
>
> I don't know that we've ever considered anything like a hog roast though.
>
> The money at issue right now is not specifically for MGs but for the
> extension service itself.   The 4H group (who also hold fundraisers), the
Ag
> department, Homemakers, etc are all parts of the County Extension Service.
>
> The Hort Ed's secretary sent me the names and addresses of  the county
> commissioners and the council members.  Looks like I have some letter
> writing to do today.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kris Plunkett" <krisplunk1@yahoo.com>
> To: <perennials@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: Mg presentation
>
>
> > --- Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > ... MG's are always the best.
> > > Our MG chapter, group, whatever it's called may be
> > > heading for trouble.  The
> > > county doesn't seem to think extension services  are
> > > worthwhile and is
> > > beginning to hold back necessary funding to the
> > > extension service.  Looks
> > > like we're going to have to start a letter -writing
> > > campaign.  the Hort Ed
> > > fears 10 yrs from now there will be no program.  MGs
> > > do a lot for the
> > > community, we just aren't very loud about it.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> >
> >
> > I'm not a MG, but here in central Illinois the Mg's
> > have had to help the extension by having fund raisers.
> > They had a hog roast that was well received. I was not
> > able to attend but sounded like a good time :)
> >
> >
> > Kris P  IL

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