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News & Events
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Diverse Turnout at 2025 Fall Fling
63% of Fall Fling attendees were community members.
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Golden Hoosier in our Midst
Congratulations Linda!
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Grow your Garden Knowledge
Come to the 2nd Annual Fall Fling. Register and pay with Paypal or by check on the event webpage. Hope you can join us!
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2025 Book Club
We’ve got a great line-up of books to read and share this year! We meet the first Wednesday of the month from Oct to Feb.
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37+ Vendors
This year’s Garden Fair will have vendors and not-for-profits selling products and sharing information inside and outside Switchyard Pavillion.
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Grant Program Deadline, Feb. 28
Students from Edgewood Jr. High work on their garden expansion sponsored by our Grant Program.
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Sat, April 12
April 12 can’t get here soon enough! Find vendor, contributor and general information at the link below. Mark your calendars and see you at Switchyard Park!
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Fall Fling Success
See event photos and look for this event again in 2025!
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MCMGA Book Club
Starting October 4!
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The Driving Force Behind the Grant Program
Meet one of our hardest working volunteers.
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2024 Garden Fair Feature Story
President talks about the value of MCMGA membership for herself and our community.
Quick Links
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According to Article IV of the MCMGA bylaws, officers and board members shall be elected for staggered two-year terms at the final general meeting of the year (Harvest Dinner October 28th). Service begins on January 1. I am so pleased to announce that Georgia Vaught and Terri Vicenzi have agreed to continue in their positions as Treasurer and Membership Director respectively.
In addition, I am pleased to announce two members who are stepping up to fill open leadership positions. Kari Ann Sowinsky has moved her position to Indianapolis and will not continue as our VP. Liz Carter has kindly stepped forward to fill the Vice President role. Liz Carter is a lifelong community member of Monroe County and did her Master Gardener training this year. She obtained her B.S. from IU’s Kelley School of Business and has worked for the past 8 years in local government, with the last 3 focused on stormwater. Her gardening focuses on vegetable gardening (especially hot peppers), native plants, and most recently rain gardens. When not gardening, Liz enjoys baking, making hot sauce from the aforementioned peppers, going on adventures with her dogs, and supporting women's basketball.
Kathleen Chmelewski will be leaving our board as well as the Communications Co-Director. We will miss her incredible expertise on the website and on all communication matters. Jen Smith has agreed to step forward for the Communications role. She is a Contracts & Grants Specialist at the Indiana University School of Medicine CTSI and also serves as Program Manager for the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists. A passionate gardener, she completed the Master Gardener class in spring 2024 and plants over 100 dahlias each year. She is deeply involved in the community and in her free time, she enjoys gardening, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
We will vote on the slate of officers at the Harvest Dinner Celebration. The Board welcomes nominations from the floor as well and would love to see more members step forward for leadership roles.
2026 SLATE OF OFFICERS
Vice President – Liz Carter
Treasurer – Georgia Vaught
Membership Director – Terri Vicenzi
Communications Co-Director 2 – Jen SmithTo read our bylaws, login to the Members Only page.
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See the list of 2025 winners!
With so many funding sources disappearing, plan ahead and learn more about the Grant Program for next year.
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