| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | 07 | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Harriston and District Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1952 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Iris Versicolor | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | Yes | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | P.O. Box 977 Harriston, Ontario N0G 1Z0 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | Yes | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (519) 338-3232 | ||||||||
| Trillium Email Subscription | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| President | Jean Anderson | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (519) 505-5914 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 6362 3rd Line Palmerston, Ontario N0G 2P0 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | No | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | No | ||||||||
| Secretary | Willa Wick | ||||||||
| Secretary's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary's phone | (519) 338-3232 | ||||||||
| Secretary's Mailing Address | 6072 10th lin Harriston, Ontario N0G 1Z0 Map It | ||||||||
| Treasurer | Joanna Steckle | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Phone | (519) 338-5381 | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Mailing Address | 5857 hwy 89 Harriston, Ontario N0G 1Z0 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | 3rd Wednesday Feb - October. No meeting in July, and November is 4th Wednesday | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Most regular at the Seniors Centre, Special ones in the United Church Fellowship Hall, plus May and August Flower Show meetings in the Harriston Community Centre auditorium | ||||||||
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| Anniversary And/Or Other Special Events | We don't usually celebrate our anniversary - but that will be different in 2027 when we'll be 75 years. Our main annual event is the Garden Festival (now at 23 years). It also contains a Silent Auction, Raffle, Kids activities, and Master Gardeners demonstration. A new fundraiser was added this year - family photo shoot opportunities in a fall setting. | ||||||||
| Society/Club Annual Information Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year End | 31/10/2025 | ||||||||
| Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting | 26/11/2025 | ||||||||
| Adult Membership Number | 137 | ||||||||
| Life Members | 6 | ||||||||
| New Members | 6 | ||||||||
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| Fundraisers | Garden Festival vendor fee, raffle, and silent auctions are annual fundraisers Family Photo-shoot opportunity was new this year | ||||||||
| Highlights | The addition of a Kids activity program at the Garden Festival increased interest for the youth, as did our partnering with the municipality's summer day camp program. Three events are held in conjunction with the library staff to remind kids about horticulture - planting a Mother's Day container, painting pumpkins at Hallowe'en, and designing a Christmas planter. Although we don't have a actual youth division, we do host special events for the kids. Harriston has partnered with the Arthur Society in bringing special guest presenters . | ||||||||
| Scholarship Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Scholarships Given |
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| Do You Plan To Give The Same Or Different Scholarship(s) This Year? | Yes | ||||||||
| Youth Program Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Society/Club Volunteer Hours | The volunteer hours we spend illustrates how valuable we are in our communities and across Ontario. As an analytical tool, volunteer hours can also be used to determine where time is being spent within a Society/Club, District, or organization which helps us make important decisions on programs, fundraising, and budget. For instance, horticultural Society/Club members volunteered 445,387 hours in 2024! Entry Instructions: | ||||||||
| 1. Community Events | 358 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 92 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 166 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 155 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 229 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 89 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 138 | ||||||||
| 8. Youth Activities | 57 | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 1284 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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