Sunshine Community Gardens

13 May, 2021

www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org

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Flowers of Sunshine Gardens - Part 1

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A Message from the Board President

All Gardener Meeting - Saturday 5/15/21 at 10:00 AM

No ZOOM - TACOS PROVIDED- Bring Your Own Coffee (BYOC)

Hi Gardeners!

The annual All Gardener Meeting and Election will be this Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 am. This will be a COVID safe event following CDC guidelines with distance and masks worn when we are all in proximity to each other. Zoom will not be available- it is just not technically feasible for us.

Gardeners will be voting on president, vice-president, treasurer and nominating committee with voting for the three officers remaining open for five days following the meeting. Gardeners will also vote on changes to the site rules. These are largely non- substantive in nature. They update language and clarify what the board can do in order to make things easier to accomplish for the organization. Check the website for details.

The president and treasurer will be reviewing what Sunshine has accomplished over the past year and its finances. The board will also review the guidelines it has adopted clarifying how to handle specific materials; whether to recycle, take to compost area, or dispose in dumpster.

Thank you for your participation in our community! Join me, the board and your fellow gardeners on Saturday, May 15. Again, FREE TACOS.

Sincerely,
Steve Uecker, President

Sunshine will be holding elections for the following Board positions - President, Vice-President, and Treasurer. Additionally, a nominating committee for next year needs to be elected. Please consider volunteering for this committee.

The nominations for the Board positions are:

• President - Jim Willmann
• Vice-President - Steve Camp
• Treasurer - Debra Mariano

Additionally, there will be an opportunity for gardeners to write in the candidate of their choice.

For those who want to vote in person, you may vote at the All Gardeners' Meeting on May 15 and after until 1 o'clock. Additionally, all gardeners of record may vote on line from May 15-May 20. You will be sent a ballot via email.

Nominee Statements

We would like to thank the outgoing officers -Steve Uecker (President), Jim Willmann (Vice-President) and Carol Limaye (Treasurer) for their services that were so vital to Sunshine.

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Work Day Following Gardeners' Meeting

Ila Falvey will lead a Work Day after Saturday's Gardener's meeting.

Ila says "We are working on the former garden of Janee who passed away in March."

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Needed Service Hour Tasks - May 12, 2021

To help keep gardeners aware of what service hour tasks are needed, an attempt will be made to keep this list current.

Priority (Tasks specifically needed)

1. Digging up khaki grass. (TSBVI) (Board has authorized to count as TSBVI hours)

TSBVI

1. Removing hackberries and Johnson grass growing in cyclone fence around Sunshine. (Please try to dig out as much of the roots as possible. Hackberries should be cut off as deep below ground level as possible.)
2. Cleaning street curb gutters of dirt and debris build up. (At places in the curb gutter along Sunshine Dr. and 49th St., soil and debris has built has up and grass beginning to grow. Scrape off with shovel and put in wheelbarrow. If debris is gravel can be put in low places in parking lot. Otherwise, put in dumpster.)
3. Weeding granite paths in raised bed area and edging border. (Try to get out roots - particularly the bermudagrass along west side by garden plots.)
4. Weeding paths in TSBVI garden and wood chip areas on west side. (This is normally needed. Try to get out roots. Be sure to smooth out paths after weeding to facilitate TSBVI students moving around garden.)
5. Mowing between fence and street along 49th St. and Sunshine Dr. along and 10' inside fence. (Frequent mowing will be needed this time of year.)

Regular

1. Mowing (Please check area around trailer and greenhouses. Frequent mowing will be needed this time of year.)
2. Maintaining common paths.
3. Mowing and cleaning up overgrown/messy areas in common areas.

Note: TSBVI hour tasks can also count as regular hours.

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