FORUM 



THANK YOU, PERILLO'S 



Many thanks to Perillo's Catering of Manchester, New Hampshire, for an 

 outstanding job done at our annual summer meeting. 



Also, we wish to thank them for their contributions to the New Hamp- 

 shire Plant Growers' Scholarship Fund. They bought a hundred dollars 

 worth of items at the auction and also contributed 50 cents from the 

 price of every meal. A total of 412 people were served, so that came to 

 $206.00. 



Perillo's catering has been in business since 1961. They are family-owned 

 and-operated. They do family-style barbecues for all occasions and pro- 

 vide a wide range of menus. Perillo's can be reached at (603) 624-1212. 



Thanks again on behalf of the Board of Directors. 



Robert E. Demers 



Any questions or suggestions on the summer meeting, please call or write 

 to: Robert E. Demers, 656 S. Mammoth Rd., Manchester, NH 03109; 

 phone: (603) 625-8298. 



MINUTES: 



BOARD MEETINGS 



My 10, 199] 



The meeting opened at 8:45 at Demers 

 Garden Center. Bob Demers, Chns and 

 Jennifer were there. 



Minutes and the financial report were 

 read and accepted. 



Rick Perillo, whose company is doing the 

 cooking at the summer meeting, came by 

 to finaUze plans. There was concern about 

 a possible high number of walk-ins, but 

 Rick said he would have no trouble feed- 

 ing whoever came. It was decided that 

 the name tag received at registration 

 would be the meal ticket as well. 



Other details — accommodations for 

 Gilrein, the door prize, the auctioneer — 

 were touched upon. 



The upcoming twilight meeting at Van 

 Burkum's was discussed. It will be from 

 five to seven on the eleventh of Septem- 

 ber; Peter will give a walk-through tour 

 from 5:30 to 6:30; a promotional flier will 

 be sent in late August. 



There were no firm dates for the Farm & 

 Forest Exposition yet, but once there 

 were, planning would begin for the winter 

 meeting. 



The meering adjourned at 9:45. 



Sef)tc»Tii>er 5, 1991 



The Board Meeting was held at Demers 

 Garden Center; Tom. Chris, Bruce, and 

 Bob attended. 



The financial reports were read and ac- 

 cepted. Some money was made at the 

 summer meeting — all the bills aren't in 

 yet, so the amount isn't certain, but it 

 will be a big help in balancing this year's 



total budget. However, the board de- 

 cided to take on no new financial com- 

 mitments at this time. 



The NHPGA added its signature to 

 those of the state's other agricultural ot- 

 ganizations to a letter drafted by Ken 

 Marshall of the Farm Buteau protesting 

 the elimination of the position ol cur- 

 riculum supervisor for the vo-tech 

 schools upon the retirement of Martin 

 Mitchell, the present supervisor. 



Chris announced that the paying mem- 

 bership had increased bv fifty this year. 

 This was the goal and it was accom- 

 plished. 



Plans seem set for the twilight meeting 

 at Van Berkum Nursery on September 

 II; the filer promoting it has been sent 

 out. Plans tor the twilight meeting at 

 the Conley Farm were finalized. The 

 time was set; Bob Demers will arrange 

 for some light refreshments; Chris will 

 prepare and send out a tlier. 



A slate of officers for the coming year 

 was discussed. Bob Demers and Bruce 

 Holmes will remain on the Board. Ri- 

 chard Zoerb (Gloeckner) will join them. 

 Other current members are welcome to 

 stay and new people will be apptoached. 

 A strong slate is needed bv the winter 

 meeting. 



It was decided to have our traditional 

 Winter Meeting, but to publicize Farm 

 &. Forest to our members and look into 

 sponsoring a speaker there. The Win- 

 ter Meeting will include a business 

 meeting, a meal, awatds, and educational 

 talks that may be used to obtain recerti- 

 ficanon credits. The location hasn't 

 been chosen yet. 



The Board discussed whether or not to 

 exhibit at the Granite State Flower 

 Show in Exeter next year, but came to 

 no decision. 



The meeting ad|oumed at 10:30. 



CALENDAR 



October 



22 NHPGA Twilight Meeting— 

 4-6 pm, at the Conley Farm, 

 437 Meaderboro Road, Roches- 

 ter, NH. For information: 

 Chris Robarge ar (603) 862- 

 1074. 



24 Connecticur Greenhouse 

 Short Coune; Ramada Inn, 

 Mendien, CN. For informa- 

 tion: (203) 268-9000. 



25 Imerrvitianal Vlant Propaga- 

 tors Society Area Meeting and 

 Tours. Royal Pla:a Trade Cen- 

 ter, Marlborough, MA. For in- 

 tormation, see "Elsewhere in 

 the News" or contact Kathleen 

 Carroll, UMass Cooperative 

 Extension, Amherst, MA; 

 (413) 545-0895. 



November 



5 District Meetin*;, State of 

 Neu' Hampshire FTD Florists. 

 Keene Country Club, Keene, 

 NH. For information: Peter 

 Collins, (603) 882-2723. 



14 All Day Pesticide License 

 Recenification Seminar. Locaton 

 to be announced. For informa- 

 tion: Nancy Adams; (603) 

 679-5616 



December 



3-5 New England Small Fruit 



6 Vegetable Conference; 

 Sturbndge Host Hotel, 

 Sturbridge, MA. For informa- 

 tion: Alden Miller, Waltham, 

 MA; (617) 891-0650. 



January 1992 



7-10 ERNA Trade Show. 

 Kiamesha Lake, NY. 



February 



10-13 PA Nursery Conference 

 and Nursery Trade Exfx), 

 Hersey, PA. 



April 1 -September 20 



Ameriflora '92; International 

 Garden Festival. Columbus, 

 OH. 



.October/November 1991 3 



