| Year | 2025 | ||||||||
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| District | please choose one | ||||||||
| Legal Society/Club name | Sprucedale and District Horticultural Society | ||||||||
| Founding Year | 1987 | ||||||||
| Floral Emblem | Sunflower | ||||||||
| Annual Scholarships | No | ||||||||
| Organized Youth Program | No | ||||||||
| Mailing Address & Contact Information | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Mailing Address | 1334 Skyline Dr Burk’s Falls, Ontario P0A 1C0 Map It | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Subscribe To Gardening Related Information By Email | Yes | ||||||||
| Main Society/Club Phone | (519) 740-2263 | ||||||||
| How Does Your Society/Club Govern? | President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Structure | ||||||||
| Committee Main Contact Address | 224 Highland Road Magnetawan, Ontario P0A 1C0 Canada Map It | ||||||||
| President | Brenda Balsdent | ||||||||
| President's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| President's Phone | (519) 740-2263 | ||||||||
| President's Mailing Address | 1334 Skyline Dr Burk’s Falls, Ontario P0A 1C0 Map It | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Co-President? | No | ||||||||
| Do You Have A Secretary/Treasurer? | Yes | ||||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer | Margaret French | ||||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer's Phone | (416) 432-6082 | ||||||||
| Secretary/Treasurer's Mailing Address | 224 Highland Road Magnetawan, Ontario P0A 1C0 Map It | ||||||||
| Planned Activities | Please submit current year information | ||||||||
| When Are Society/Club Meetings? | 3rd Monday March - October | ||||||||
| Are Your Regular Meetings Held At The Same Location? | Emsdale: Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug,Oct. Sprucedale: May. Kearney: Jul, Aug | ||||||||
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| Society/Club Annual Information Report | As at December 31st | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year End | 30/09/2025 | ||||||||
| Date Of Most Recent Annual Meeting | 20/10/2025 | ||||||||
| Adult Membership Number | 55 | ||||||||
| Life Members | 10 | ||||||||
| New Members | 10 | ||||||||
| Society/Club Events Held |
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| Fundraisers | Held our annual plant sale in Novar raising in excess of $1,000. Worked on building a 6 foot nutcracker for raffle in 2026. Promoted the Garden's Ontario fall bulb sales. | ||||||||
| Highlights | Our Seedy Saturday held in March of 2025 was a great success, we provided seeds, information on planting and vendors. a soil block demonstration, a display of plant growth in a Hydroponics, a children table questions and discussions with our expert gardeners. Our monthly meetings included speakers on preserving /canning your garden produce, saving your local turtles, a flower bouquet workshop, monarch butterfly project, a members flower show and a field trip to the Marquee Farm Tour and bee keeping. | ||||||||
| 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 | 129 | ||||||||
| 2. Executive, Board, And Monthly Meetings | 197 | ||||||||
| 3. Executive, Board, And Committee planning | 110 | ||||||||
| 4. Flower Shows And Garden Tours | 33 | ||||||||
| 5. Administration Of: Planning, Planting, And Maintenance | 234 | ||||||||
| 6. Special Events | 76 | ||||||||
| 7. Yearbook, Newsletter, Website, Social Media | 402 | ||||||||
| 8. Youth Activities | 20 | ||||||||
| 9. Other | 120 | ||||||||
| (Please Specify, Other) | Fundraising | ||||||||
| Total Hours Reported | 1321 | ||||||||
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| Is This Report Complete? | Yes | ||||||||
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