Year2025
District04
Legal Society/Club nameLakefield and District Horticultural Society
Founding Year1962
Floral EmblemIris
Annual ScholarshipsYes
Organized Youth ProgramNo
Mailing Address & Contact InformationPlease submit current year information
Main Society/Club Mailing AddressLakefield and District Horticultural Society
P.O.Box 1390
Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0
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Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By EmailYes
Main Society/Club Phone(705) 872-2664
Society/Club Websitelakefieldhort.org
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How Does Your Society/Club Govern?President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure
PresidentSilvia Strobl
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President's Phone(705) 872-2664
President's Mailing Address721 County Rd 504
Apsley, Ontario K0L1A0
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Do You Have A Co-President?No
Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer?Yes
Secretary/TreasurerCeci Leigh
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Secretary/Treasurer's Phone(705) 930-3604
Secretary/Treasurer's Mailing Address1002 County Rd 4
Douro-Dummer, Ontario K0L 2H0
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Planned ActivitiesPlease submit current year information
When Are Society/Club Meetings?2nd Tuesday Feb-May and Sept-Dec
Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location?Yes
Meeting Location AddressLakefield Marshland Centre
65 Hague Boulevard
Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0
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Membership Fees
singlefamilyother(specify, other)
2530
Anniversary And/Or Other Special Events

For our April and May meetings in 2025, we temporarily moved to St. John the Baptist Church, Lakefield to accommodate a larger audience for both months. We no longer hold an annual "Lakefield in Bloom" and have replaced this with a smaller flower show incorporated as part of a general meeting with speaker.

Society/Club Annual Information ReportAs at December 31st
Fiscal Year End31/08/2025
Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting11/11/2025
Adult Membership Number127
Life Members11
New Members22
Society/Club Events Held
  • Community work
  • Flower shows
  • Plant sales
Fundraisers

Our main fundraiser was the annual plant sale, held on the Victoria Day long weekend, which was a huge success and generated a net profit of over $5,700. Many Society volunteers were involved in donating, potting, transporting and selling the plants. Attendees appreciated not just the quality of the plants, but the advice that they were given about plant care.

Highlights

Eight speakers were engaged at our monthly general meetings. In July we held a potluck picnic for all members. LHS continued our community beautification efforts by providing summer hanging baskets for the village main street in addition to four large containers at the village center. We planted and maintained beds in Cenotaph Park, Isabel Morris Park (pollinator garden) and Buckhorn library gardens. Extra watering was required due to extreme dry season.
We promoted the society by participating in Peterborough’s Seedy Sunday event.

Scholarship ReportAs at December 31st
Scholarships Given
Educational facilityTownQtyValue
Fleming CollegePeterborough21000
Do You Plan To Give The Same Or Different Scholarship(s) This Year?Funds held by Fleming for next year as no distribution in 2025
Youth Program ReportAs at December 31st
Society/Club Volunteer HoursThe 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!

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1. Community Events1123
2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings462.5
3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning489.5
4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours43
5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance1759
6. Special Events5
7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media262
9. Other374
(Please Specify, Other)travel, archives
Total Hours Reported4518
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Is This Report Complete?Yes
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  • Approved