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2019 Fall Plant Sale Success-THANKS!

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— by Beth Erwin

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Fall 2019, Friday morning crew. Photo by Bob Kamper.

Pictured here is the Friday morning booth crew, except for Bob Kamper, who was taking the picture.  We were all fresh and ready to go.  By noon, we were tired!  Sales were brisk from the get-go and remained steady until closing time Saturday evening.  We shattered our previous Fall Plant Sale records, helped by close to 500 customers.  It’s always a pleasure to visit, encourage, counsel, and commiserate with our regular and new booth visitors.

The NPSOT-Wilco chapter has such a fine group of volunteers.  They are eager to help in the months prior to the sale with labeling and preparing the plants for sale, loading and unloading, and keeping the booth looking great.

Proceeds from the sale fund our native plant display gardens, native plant pollinator project gardens, chapter meeting speakers, our award-winning native plant identification signs in Williamson County parks, our work with the NPSOT Native Plant Certification Program classes, and equipment and supplies that help further our goals promoting the use of native plants.

Thank you to all who volunteered countless hours to make this such a success.  We really appreciate the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for allowing us to participate in the sale each spring and fall.

Kindest regards,
Beth Erwin
NPSOT-Wilco Plant Sale Coordinator

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On November 14, learn about the LBJWC Seed Bank-NOTE OUR LOCATION

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Join us for NPSOT-Wilco’s next chapter meeting on Thursday, November 14, 7pm, when our guest speaker, Minnette Marr, will tell us about the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Seed Bank.   Minnette is the LBJWC Conservation Program Manager, responsible for curating the seed bank and more.  See this link to the LBJWC staff directory.

IMPORTANT:  In November we meet at Georgetown Parks & Recreation Administration Offices, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, TX 78626 ( map),  NOT at the Georgetown Public Library.

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Seedpods, Old Man’s Beard, Clematis drummondii. Photo by Bob Kamper.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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Proposed Chapter Bylaw Change; Updated Board Duties Document

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— by Randy Pensabene

PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE

The Past President’s role on the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter Board is a key position.  Our chapter bylaws currently and correctly name this position as a chapter officer but the bylaws do not describe its key duties.

NPSOT-Wilco’s current board of directors recommends amending one article in our bylaws with the update described below.  Our bylaws call for 30 days notice to chapter members before voting on an amendment so the proposed update will be voted upon at our December 12, 2019 chapter meeting.  We will also announce the proposed update at the chapter meeting on November 14.

The specific changes between the current bylaw and the proposed revision are noted in bold green.   The chapter’s current bylaws can be found on the chapter website under About Us->Chapter Documents->NPSOT-Wilco Bylaws.

Article IV.  Officers and Board,  Section 5. Duties of Officers
Proposed Revision:  Insert a new item E, and renumber the current item, “Directors”, from E to F.

E.  Past President

1) Provides continuity to the board and provides historical knowledge regarding board decisions made during their presidency.
2) Shall be the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and recruits the members for the committee.
3) Is authorized to sign checks presented to them by the Treasurer.

F.  Directors

CHAPTER BOARD MEMBER DUTIES

Would you like to know more about the duties of the chapter board?  Have you thought about volunteering for a board position but weren’t sure what it entails?

You can find information about positions on the board anytime under the website menu item About Us->Chapter Documents where you’ll see Board Member Duties-Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. This document is maintained by the chapter’s board and was recently updated to reflect current responsibilities.  Take a look!

  • Thanks,
  • Randy

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