| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | 19 | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Preston Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1878 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Peony | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | No | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | 392 Deer Ridge Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2S5 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | Yes | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (226) 808-6665 | ||||||||
| Trillium Email Subscription | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact | Emily Bennett | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact Phone | (519) 897-6813 | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact Address | Emily Bennett 372 Deer Ridge Drive, Ontario Kitchener Canada Map It | ||||||||
| President | Maria Gillespie (Past-President) | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (226) 808-6665 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 392 Deer Ridge Dr. Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2S6 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | No | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | No | ||||||||
| Secretary | Emily Bennett | ||||||||
| Secretary's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary's phone | (519) 897-6813 | ||||||||
| Secretary's Mailing Address | 372 Deer Ridge Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2S5 Map It | ||||||||
| Treasurer | Cheryl Haines | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Phone | (519) 658-0762 | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Mailing Address | 609 Argyle St. S. Cambridge, Ontario N3H 1R9 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | 1st Wednesday of the month from February-June, September-December | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Yes | ||||||||
| Meeting Location Address | Allan Reuter Centre 507 King St. East Cambridge, Ontario N3H 3N4 Map It | ||||||||
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| Society/Club Annual Information Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year End | 31/10/2025 | ||||||||
| Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting | 03/12/2025 | ||||||||
| Adult Membership Number | 49 | ||||||||
| New Members | 2 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Events Held |
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| Fundraisers | Plant Sale in May | ||||||||
| Highlights | We held monthly meetings with engaging speakers. our average attendance is around 21 participants per meeting. Maintain a community garden where we continue to expand the flower beds to make way for more vegetable planting. Preston Horticultural Society donated over 100 pounds of vegetables to the Cambridge Food Bank Our Christmas urn Workshop provided food and monetary donations to the Cambridge Food Bank. | ||||||||
| 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 | 116 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 89 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 81 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 25 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 389 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 52 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 16 | ||||||||
| 9. Other | 85 | ||||||||
| (Please Specify, Other) | none | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 853 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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