Saturday, August 09, 2008

Recognition Banquet

Gene Allen, Hilton Holcomb, Jackie Lewis, and Joan Wilsusen received their five year pins. Vicki Kay received her ten year pin.

Richard Boland, Pat Hagerty, Maggie Hoon, Vicki Kay, Barbara McCoy, and Tom Pezanowski received their 1000 hour pins. Patty Burns, Hilton Holcomb, John Kellett, and Jim Meyer received their 2000 hour pins. Carole Wilson received her pin for 5000 hours. Our top volunteers, Shirley Waggoner-Eisenman and Ash Tyler were awarded their pins for volunteering 6000 hours! As you can image, these Master Gardeners who have received their awards are some of major reasons for the success of this organization.

Master Gardeners from the 2007 class that were awarded their certificates for meeting the requirements to be Master Gardeners: Kenneth Aadsen, Gail Aaron, Phil Andreano, Grace Bacon, John Baronowski, Baird Bell, Monica Bender, Carlo Chadwick, Nancy Creasman, Verda Darrell, JoAnn Edwards-Norman, Ellen Englehardt, Bill Fairley, Sandra Farrell, Kay Forbes, Wayne Freas, Rodney Gore, Peggy Halfpenny, Leslie Harlow, Alfonso Herrera, Maryann Horgan, Virginia Howell, Michelle Keenan, Ellen Levinson, Happy McCrary, Sue Miller, Jenny Newton, Carolyn O'Brien,Bill Ormerod, Billy Privette, Mary Stoddard, Gloria Summerour, George Wong-Chong, and Sandra Yaun. Hopefully, many of those will continue on and earn various awards in the future.
Congratulations to everyone on the list. Thanks for another wonder year.