Treasury report:
April 2011 ……………….$ 758.27
April 2011 ……………….$ 758.27
Dues
received ……………$ 206.00
Expenses ………………...$
250.00
Received
Maya Memorial..$400.00
Current
balance………….$1112.36
Secretary report:
Minutes
from this past year are in the 2011-2012 yearbook as well as available online. The
2012 – 2013 Botanical Program of events is listed at the bottom of the
website.
Due to a
new job with the Post Office, Laura Ouimette will be unable to attend many of
the Saturday events. Please think about
bringing a camera and sharing notes and pictures with Laura in order to be able
to continue posting notes on the website.
One of our
members, Leigh Jones gave Maya Hobday a copy of the book she authored with her
brother Stephen B. Agard, It Happened at Hopewell: Jacob Isenhour’s
Cobblestone Legacy. We will donate
the book, signed by Leigh, to the Gorham library (Wood Library already has a
copy).
There was a
discussion about ideas for the $400 that was donated to the Canandaigua
Botanical Society in honor of Maya Hobday who passed away on September 12, 2011.
An English Oak tree will be planted at Sonnenberg Park
in honor of Maya by the City of Canandaigua
during their 20th anniversary Arbor Day celebration on April 27th.
A plaque could be purchased to accompany
that tree. A white cedar tree was
planted in remembrance of Sam Hobday (Maya’s husband) in the FLCC Arboretum. Perhaps a plaque dedicated to both Sam and
Maya could be placed in the arboretum. Maya
loved all trees and plants. A white
paper birch was mentioned as one of her favorites. Maya especially appreciated a butterfly bush
and the butterflies it attracted outside a window at Elm Manor during the
summer of 2011. The idea of a simple
bench along a favorite nature trail would be another idea. We agreed to table the decision on how to
spend the $400 until further discussion and consultation with Maya’s four
children was considered.
Maya’s daughter, Sylvia Moore, set out a table display of Maya
Hobday’s Botanical items. Peggy Kane
read the “formal” role call of past members which were familiar to many. Laura brought a metal specimen box that
belonged to Maya. Bruce Gilman informed
us that its proper name is a VASCULUM and that it is the perfect length for botanical
specimen paper. Peggy Kane suggested
that we think about a means to preserve much of our Canandaigua Botanical
Society history.
Peggy let us know about additional events available to us after
the printing of our programs.
PLEASE LET PEGGY KANE KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING!!!
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10 am – Lilac Festival, Ellwanger Park
– open to the public but we can have our own horticulturist .
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 10 am – Tour of Ellwanger Garden for
peonies with our own horticulturist. (and the Stone Tolland House for $5.00 a
person)
