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Barbara Low
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A Busy Month

This month we have had a lot going on in JCMGA!

Our Board and working groups are busy leading and supporting our organization and keeping us moving forward.  I have the honor and pleasure of working with a great group of people at JCMGA!

  • The Community Outreach Working Group is working on Community Gardens, Friends of the Gardens, Speakers Bureau, and School Grants.
  • The Demonstration Gardens have pretty much been put to bed for the upcoming winter. Thank you to our GEMS and their many volunteers for their hard work this past year!
  • The Gardening Working Group has been working on the beautiful murals on the Pods in the Meeting Place at SOREC.
  • We are now voting for our 2025 JCMGA Board of Directors. Thank you to Marcie Katz for leading this committee. Please make sure to vote by November 3rd.
  • The Marketing and Technology Working Group helps the other groups with their communication and technological needs.
  • The Member Services Working Group has been revising the 2025 JCMGA Membership Renewal Form – both online and the hard copy. They are also working on the OSU Class of 2024 Master Gardener Student’s Graduation.
  • The Fundraising Working Group was busy organizing our Fall Festival which was held in September. They are now looking into grants and sponsorships to help fund some of our upcoming projects.
  • The Program Support Working Group is planning for the OSU Class of 2025 Master Gardener Class.
  • The Spring Garden Fair Working Group is planning for the 2025 Spring Garden Fair, which will be in the Mace Building at the Expo Center in Central Point.
  • The Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Working Group just completed this year’s event.

On Friday, October 4, we held our JCMGA Fall Board Retreat. We reviewed and revised our JCMGA 2024 Strategic Plan. This plan helps us to keep focused on our goals and what we are doing to reach those goals.  Part of the Strategic Plan shows how the different working groups work together to reach our goals. During our retreat, we had some productive discussions and brainstorming. We were also able to start a draft of our JCMGA 3-year and 5-year plans.

There are exciting things happening in JCMGA!

On top of all that is going on with JCMGA, the Creepy Old House is being demolished.

If you would like to become more involved in any way, please reach out to the working group’s chairs or me, Barbara Low.   We would love to have you join us!