Re: Mg presentation/Extension Budgets

Well, this time around it's a little too late.  I am not "governmentally
aware" and didn't realize the  board met and made their decision yesterday.
My letter to each council member and commissioner went out on Monday;
hopefully they got it.  I spoke with the hort ed and he said the newest
council member did push for the money but he didn't know the outcome yet.
The only thing in today's paper about it had to do with pay raises.

The hort ed is sort of dropping hints about MGs getting involved in these
things, but he cannot organize any sort of movement.  He can only hope that
MGs become more aware of what is happening and act on it.

Our MGs are coordinated by the Horticulture Educator.  Consequently there
are no meetings where this type of subject might come up.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:39 AM
Subject: 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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