| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | 06 | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Paris Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1986 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Stylized Trillium | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | Yes | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | PO Box 513 Paris Stn Main Paris, Ontario N3L 3T6 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | Yes | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (519) 442-6495 | ||||||||
| Trillium Email Subscription | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact | Dave Collins | ||||||||
| President | Nancy Chipman | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (519) 751-4886 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 212 Mile Hill Road Paris, Ontario N3L 4A1 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | Yes | ||||||||
| Co-President | Deborah Vickers | ||||||||
| Co-President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Co-President's Phone | (226) 966-0267 | ||||||||
| Co-President's Mailing Address | 114 Childhose Crescent Brantford, Ontario N3P 1Z6 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | No | ||||||||
| Secretary | David Collins | ||||||||
| Secretary's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary's phone | (519) 442-6495 | ||||||||
| Secretary's Mailing Address | 36 Cedar Street Paris, Ontario N3L 0A1 Map It | ||||||||
| Treasurer | Dorothy Lanyi | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Phone | (519) 752-3868 | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Mailing Address | 81 Ashgrove Ave. Brantford, Ontario N3R 6E6 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | 1st. Wed Sept-June | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Yes | ||||||||
| Meeting Location Address | 139 Silver St. PO Box 124 Paris, Ontario N3L 3E7 Map It | ||||||||
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| Anniversary And/Or Other Special Events | Annual Plant Sale in May and Garden Tour the first weekend in June. Society excursions in July and Mystery Tour in August. | ||||||||
| Society/Club Annual Information Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year End | 31/10/2025 | ||||||||
| Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting | 07/01/2026 | ||||||||
| Adult Membership Number | 105 | ||||||||
| Life Members | 7 | ||||||||
| New Members | 22 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Events Held |
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| Fundraisers | Plant Sale held in May with auction of remaining plants at end of the sale. Garden Tour held the first weekend of June for two days. | ||||||||
| Highlights | Monthly meetings had informative programs. The public planting program maintained Cobblestone Common, Cenotaph Park, Garden of Hope, Paris Legion and the Paris Fairground gardens. We also planted two trees in the Paris cemetery and Forest Drive Park, and planted pansies and Christmas greens in the downtown planters. Together with the Paris Optimist, two community garden beds were constructed. Our Plant Sale, Garden Tour, Adopt-a-Road, Excursion and Mystery Tour were successful. A bursary was presented to a graduating Paris High School student. | ||||||||
| 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 | 387 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 446 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 238 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 182 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 200 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 28 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 142 | ||||||||
| 9. Other | 10 | ||||||||
| (Please Specify, Other) | Awards & Recognition | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 1633 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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