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President’s Column

By November 29, 2025Beet 2025 12 December
Barbara Low
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Tis the season!  During the holidays, we can take time to be thankful for friends and family and to reflect on what has happened over the year. The winter holidays are also  a time for us to think of the future and set goals.

During the past year, JCMGA has become more involved with our community. We were able to accomplish this due to the impressive efforts of our working groups. Our working groups provide great volunteer opportunities.

Working group activities include:

  • Community Outreach Working Group – Works with community gardens, gives out Community Garden Grants and school grants, works with Friends of the Gardens, makes scholarships available, and maintains a Speakers Bureau.
  • Fundraising Working Group – Participants solicit and administer incoming grants and organize fundraising events.
  • Garden Working Group – Supports and collaborates with the Garden Education Mentors, the Water Committee, Garden Enhancements Committee, Demonstration Gardens, and Practicum.
  • Marketing & Technology Working Group – Enhances our communication strategy by working on the JCMGA Garden Beet newsletter and working on marketing and publicity.
  • Member Services Working Group. Provides services to our members, such as member involvement activities and producing the membership directory.
  • Program Support. Works with Grace Florjancic on community education classes, Master Gardener classes, Plant Clinic, and Practicum.
  • Spring Garden Fair Working Group. Plans and implements all aspects of the annual Spring Garden Fair.
  • Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Working Group. Plans and implements all aspects of our annual educational event in October.

I encourage you to become involved with one or more of these working groups. Many hands make light work. We have a great time working with each other and sharing ideas.

On another note, I want to thank all of you for your support during the past year. I have been fortunate to be the JCMGA president and work with a talented, hard working group of people on the JCMGA Board.  We are very fortunate to have people willing to work in a leadership role to help our organization move forward in our mission of providing horticultural education to our community.

We are currently looking for one or more people to fill the President-Elect office. This is a two-year commitment. It can be done by one person or by two people working together. You will be provided support during the year. If you are interested, please contact me. barbaralow@msn.com