| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | 11 | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Essex & District Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1974 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Swamp Rose Mallow | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | No | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | 134 Hanna Street West Windsor, Ontario N8X1E1 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | Yes | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (226) 759-8587 | ||||||||
| Trillium Email Subscription | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (226) 759-8587 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 134 Hanna Street West Windsor, Ontario N8X 1E1 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | No | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | No | ||||||||
| Secretary | Lynn Imeson | ||||||||
| Secretary's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary's phone | (519) 987-4751 | ||||||||
| Secretary's Mailing Address | 4369 Graham Side Road Cottam, Ontario N0R 1B0 Map It | ||||||||
| Treasurer | Bonnie Teskey | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Phone | (519) 737-6432 | ||||||||
| Treasurer's Mailing Address | 5924 Malden Road RR3 Maidstone, Ontario N0R 1K0 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | 4th Wed Mar-June, Sept-Nov | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Yes | ||||||||
| Meeting Location Address | 32 Russell Street Essex, Ontario N8M 1G3 Map It | ||||||||
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| Anniversary And/Or Other Special Events | Seedy Saturday March 14; Annual Plant Sale May 9th; Bus trip northeast of Essex in June | ||||||||
| 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 | 94 | ||||||||
| Life Members | 3 | ||||||||
| New Members | 12 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Events Held |
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| Fundraisers | Our Seedy Saturday grows each year with well over 500 visitors. | ||||||||
| Highlights | Seedy Saturday increases in popularity with attendance over 500, well attended speaker sessions, tons of seeds available, garden related vendors, Q&A booths for master gardeners, orchid society, our horticultural society & a popular booth with a gentleman with tremendous knowledge of monarch butterflies.The event raises $2000+ each year for the Essex & Area Food Bank. Working with the town we have installed a memorial bench dedicated to members who have gone before us & planted a native tree at the historic Essex Railroad Station. | ||||||||
| 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 | 724.25 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 215 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 251 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 80 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 31 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 27.25 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 72.25 | ||||||||
| 9. Other | 75.50 | ||||||||
| (Please Specify, Other) | district audit, pot luck, lunch committee | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 1476 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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