| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | 02 | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Ottawa Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Society/Club Also Known As | OHS | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1854 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Tulip | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | No | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | PO Box 8921 Station TCSC Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3J2 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | No | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (613) 237-1689 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Website | ottawahort.org | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| President | Larry Chamney | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (613) 733-3884 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 1260 Plante Dr Ottawa, Ontario K1V 9G2 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | No | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | No | ||||||||
| Secretary | Cindy Lyon | ||||||||
| Secretary's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary's phone | (623) 792-4085 | ||||||||
| Secretary's Mailing Address | 713 Keenan Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K2A 0P4 Map It | ||||||||
| Treasurer | Lori Flanagan | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Phone | (613) 850-1284 | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Mailing Address | 1856 LeClaire Crescent Ottawa, Ontario K1E 3R7 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | Monthly on the 4th Tuesday of the Month | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Yes | ||||||||
| Meeting Location Address | St Mark's Anglican Church 1606 Fisher Ave Ottawa, Ontario K2C 1X6 Map It | ||||||||
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| Anniversary And/Or Other Special Events | The Provincial Government through OMAFRA awarded the OHS a special grant of $1500 to mark the fact that we had neem in existance for over one hundred years | ||||||||
| Society/Club Annual Information Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year End | 31/08/2025 | ||||||||
| Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting | 09/12/2025 | ||||||||
| Adult Membership Number | 360 | ||||||||
| Life Members | 13 | ||||||||
| New Members | 84 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Events Held |
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| Fundraisers | The OHS participated in the regular Friends of the Farm sale on Mother's day with a good financial result of $1783 The normal Auction fundraiser was held at the Tom Brown Arena in May with an auction of special plants followed by a general plant sale which raised $1599 | ||||||||
| Highlights | A new Civic Program was carried out this year with the following organisations, | ||||||||
| Scholarship Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| 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 | 377 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 213 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 653 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 37 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 82 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 20 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 512 | ||||||||
| 8. Youth Activities | 18 | ||||||||
| 9. Other | 603 | ||||||||
| (Please Specify, Other) | audio visual 180,social Committee 36, photographic competition 33, Membership 170,Publicity 14, Name tags 4, Strategic Planning 131 Volunteer Hr tracking 5 | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 2515 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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