Sunshine Weekly Weeder Newsletter
10 May 2018
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org
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Meeting to Elect New Board Members and Secretary
Volunteers Needed for Sunshine Board Positions: The Nominating Committee is looking for volunteers to run for the following Sunshine board offices: Secretary and Director. There are three Director positions up for election this year. Each board position is a 2-year term. The Secretary is a voting position and is responsible for taking minutes at garden/board meetings as well as keeping the gardener database. The Director position is a voting position and assists with board tasks as needed. Board members meet once a month to discuss garden business. If you are willing to serve, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee and state which position for which you would like to run. Also, please provide a brief bio stating your experience at Sunshine and why you would like to participate on the board.
The nominations are in-process and will be available on May 12th. Elections are May 19th. Send your interest to any or all of the following members of the Nominating Committee: Scott Morris, Marianne Mulrey, Kristin Phillips and Jennifer Woertz.
Upcoming Events
TSBVI Hours Needed? Friday May 11 and Saturday May 12
We have an ongoing project that will count for TSBVI hours plus lots more. The storage container along the fence line between Sunshine and the TSBVI greenhouse needs painting and coating to the roof of the container. If you are interested, please contact Janet Adams. We will be starting on Friday, May 11 in the morning and continuing at 8:00 AM on Saturday.
Workday, Saturday May 12th 9-noon
There will be a regular workday this Saturday, May 12, from 9:00-12:00 to fulfill regular and TSBVI volunteer hours. Zone 3 coordinator Luda Voskov and Zone 10 coordinator Chris Schroder will organize and provide a list of tasks that can be done.
Free Training for Community Gardeners
The second of two free trainings for community gardeners is coming up at Sustainable Food Center. These trainings empower school staff, parents, and community members to start and sustain a school or community garden-they provide truly valuable knowledge to help your garden thrive. The next training is: "Community Garden Leadership Training", May 15 and 16, 6-8pm (English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish)
Registration is required. Trainings are free and will take place at SFC (2921 E. 17th St., Building C, 787802). Sustainable Food Center provides free childcare. For more details and to register visit SFC's Classes webpage or contact Bianca Bidiuc Peterson, Grow Local Program Manager, (512) 220-1097, bianca@sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Weeder Content
Please email your article or suggestion to Holly Gilman by end of day Wednesday.
Officer and Zone Coordinator Contacts - Sunshine Gardens
Officers
- President - Nick Sweeney nick.sweeney@hotmail.com
- Vice President - Marilyn Landberg marilynlandberg@utexas.edu
- Secretary - Polly Porter pporter_scg@austin.rr.com
- Treasurer - Caroline Limaye scgtreasurer1@gmail.com
- Director - Bill Cason wccason@gmail.com
- Director - Lori Dobbin loridobbin@gmail.com
- Director - Randy Thompson jartdaht@gmail.com
Email the board.
Zone Coordinators
- Zone 1, Jasmine Baker austinjasmine@gmail.com
- Zone 2, Wayne Kuenstler wckuenstler@gmail.com
- Zone 3, Ludmila Voskov lvoskov@austin.rr.com
- Zone 4, Ila Falvey ila.falvey@gmail.com
- Zone 5, Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
- Zone 6, Charlotte Jernigan charlotte@cybermesa.com
- Zone 7, Maria and Philip Wiley m.stroeva@gmail.com, philip9wiley@gmail.com
- Zone 8, Shannon Posern sposern@hotmail.com
- Zone 9, Kerry Howell casonhowell@gmail.com
- Zone 10, Christopher Schroder
christopher.s.schroder@gmail.com &
Karl Arcuri karl.w.arcuri@gmail.com
Other Personnel
- Weekly Weeder Newsletter - Holly Gilman hollyjgilman@gmail.com
- Plant Sale - Randy Thompson & Janet Adams jartdaht@gmailcom
- TSBVI Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmailcom
- Plot Assignment - Kay McMurry scg.plots@gmail.com
- Compost Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmail.com
- Education Committee - Shannon Posern shannonposern@gmail.com
- Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
- Water Leak Repairs - Steve Schulz sschulz784@aol.com
- Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter beaster1@austin.rr.com
- Kitchen Supplies - Anita Keese
anodekraft1@msn.com
(If supplies are needed for events, contact by email or at 512-773-2178) - Compost Tea - Jennifer Woertz jen@enjeneer.com
- Micah 6 - Dana Kuykendall kuykendall@austin.rr.com
- Micah 6 - Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
- Website Coordinator - Sharon Rempert scgardenweb@gmail.com
- Spanish language contact - Andriana Prioleau gabp8dec65@hotmail.com
Record Service Hours Online - Green Binder