OARD HIGHLIGHT 



lUNE 7 



Andrea. Bob, Chris, Henry, and Peter 



met at Pleasant View 



Ben is resigning from the Board 



because of commitments in town 



government. 



Henry reported on the NE 

 Greenhouse Conference, saying 

 that the program looi<ed strong and 

 that this and some new ideas (a 

 bus tour of nearby nurseries and 

 garden centers) promise a good 

 show. 



The Summer IVIeeting was dis- 

 cussed. Andrea and Henry will look 

 into bus rental. 



Andrea will also look into attrac- 

 tive Lakes Region bed-and- break- 

 fasts. A weekend for two at one of 

 these is being considered for the 

 main door prize Bob has donated 

 two pairs of tickets to a Red Sox 

 ball game as another. Chris will 

 look into a dinner cruise on the 

 Mount Washington for a third. 



The Board is redefining the ap- 

 plication guidelines for the NHPGA 

 Scholarships. These would make 

 the scholarships available to any 

 NHPGA member or family member 

 studying an agriculturally related 

 subject at a school of higher learn- 

 ing. (Currently scholarships are 

 given each year to one student at 

 the Thompson School and one at 

 the four-year school at UNH, 

 Durham.) The format for applying 

 (a letter to the Board) would be 

 the same. This should increase the 

 number of applicants (the dwin- 



dling number has been a concern), 

 as well as give an additional ben- 

 efit to being a member Chris will 

 write up the rule changes and 

 these will be refined and approved 

 at the next board meeting. 



It was also decided that any 

 money from the auction not given 

 as scholarships would be put into 

 the Research Fund (right now 

 about $5000) established last year. 

 (The interest from this would even- 

 tually sponsor research the Board 

 feels would be useful to New 

 Hampshire horticulture.) Peter and 

 Henry will look into finding a finan- 

 cial manager to oversee this fund. 



JULY 5 



Andrea, Bob, Chris, Henry, Peler. 



Roger, and Tammy attended 



There's the possibility of a garden 



& flower show being organized in 



Rochester next year. Details seem 



unclear. The NHPGA was asked for 



its support; the Board will allow its 



membership lists to be used for 



promotional activities. 



The NE Greenhouse Conference 

 looks solid and full of useful infor- 

 mation. Henry was optimistic 

 Summer Meeting: 



Things seem in place — Bill and Ed 

 are ready. Ed will furnish fresh 

 New Hampshire-grown corn and 

 lettuce for the noon meal. 



Andrea had looked into door 

 prize possibilities and offered sev- 



eral suggestions It was decided to 

 give a weekend at Christmas Tree 

 Farm in lackson as the main prize. 

 Tickets to a Red Sox game will also 

 be given 



Pleasant View will be sponsoring 

 the bus taking people to Spider 

 Web from Ledgewood This gener- 

 ous assistance is appreciated 



Roger has planned a question- 

 naire soliciting information to be 

 used in next years Farm & Forest 

 flier. This will be at or near the 

 registration desk 



It was decided to give three 

 honorary memberships (and 

 plaques) at the meeting. 



Peter announced that the 1995 

 Winter Meeting will be a joint 

 meeting with the New Hampshire 

 Landscape Association held at the 

 Granite Street Bar & Grill, Man- 

 chester, on lanuary 18. There will 

 be separate early morning sessions 

 to allow the organizations to con- 

 duct business meetings and have 

 maybe one speaker very specific to 

 their own interests. The rest of 

 the day will be joint sessions. 



It was voted to open the schol- 

 arship fund to NHPGA members 

 and their families without changing 

 the present rules and application 

 procedures. 



Tammy will arrange a third twi- 

 light meeting for 1995. When all 

 three are in place, a single flier 

 will be sent to members. 



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