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Table of Contents25 Anniversary Useful documents
Annual dinner Planning Committee
Dinner attendance list
Dinner Task schedule
Expenditures
Honored guests
Minutes of July meeting
Minutes of November wrap up meeting
Program for 25th anniversary dinner
Program timetable
Recognition of MGs
Timeline in photos
To do list
VIP invitees list
THE TEAM
Catering Team Captains: Katie Girandola and Lynne Harwood Bonnie Ferriolo Janet Sheppard Ursula Wooley
Décor Team Captains: Linda Shorthouse and Lee Nissen Mary Lee Eldridge Carol Bencivengo Dottie Prudhomme
Slide Shows: Betty Scarlata and Theodora Wang
Historical Team: Greenie Neuburg, Theodora Wang, Ursula Wooley, and Barbara Gliddon
Funding: M and M - to cover cost of: Venue AV set-up Tables and chairs: 15 tables & 150 chairs Table Linen? Cake Awards (certificates/pins)
Budget: $500
Attendees: Cater for 150 + Emeritus Guests : Freeholders, Rutgers Staff, Extension Staff and BJB
Dinner: Pot luck
Lynne Harwood Suggested: ask for certain types of dishes. i.e. chicken, beef, pasta.
Greenie suggested looking at the recipes given in the old newsletters.
Décor: Linda Shorthouse/Lee Nissen
Lobby: Lanterns and flowers
Exhibits: Historical documents, photographs, and cake
Gym: Table decorations; terrarium as centerpiece
Bonnie and Dottie looking into hanging large paintings and quilts on the walls.
Enquire whether we can raise basketball nets and dim the lights.
Event set up: Greeters in Lobby - take dish from guest to Entrée set-up in Lobby Mtg Rm.
Coats in classroom
Appetizers and Exhibits in Lobby – 45 minutes
Entrees in Lobby Meeting Room
Desserts kept in kitchen until needed but cake on display in Lobby
Seating arrangement in gymnasium will be organized by committee
Meeting attendees:
Greenie Neuburg Dottie Prudhomme Lee Nissen Lynne Harwood Ursula Wooley Carol Bencivengo Mary Lee Eldridge Margaret Pickoff Bonnie Ferriolo
Alikhan Salma
Anatale Stephanie
Arents Doris
Batjer Ishrut
Bennett Karen
Berlinger Elana
Butts Andrea
Chamberlain Darlene
Ciuffani Rosemarie
Cooper Terry
Danser Christine
Delahanty Michelle
Duggan Angelina
Eldridge Mary Lee
Foran Sherri
Frawley Pat
Gernhardt Roberta
Girondola Katie
Gliddon Mike
Gliddon Barbara
Hannawacker Ann
Hannawacker Joe
Hansson Denise
Harwood Lynne
Henkin Gayle
Holmes Bob
Horgan Catherine
Hurly Jim
Innes Rosanna
Jellinek Susan
Kanter Debbi
Kellich Ellen
Kemler Samantha
Kleis Carol
Knight Priscilla
Kraska Jane
Lagunas Pat
Larsson Ruth
Lee Lynda
Leone Tina
Loetscher Mary
Maack Charlie
Maley Susan
MGs & Guests Attendance
Malick Gordon
Mann Ann
McGeachen Tom
Meriam Marjorie
Miller Tara
Montplaisir Margaret
Mroczko Jeanne
Muehleisen Angelika
Murtaugh Kathy
Nagele Sonya
Neuberg Greenie
Neville Fran
Nicosia Nancy
Nissen Lee
Nowrey Harri
Orland Orland
Osterlund Annette
Panek-Tobin Anastazja
Pannone Joanne
Papastephanou May
Payne Ruth
Petruska Doris
Pickering Linda
Prager Karrie
Prudhomme Dottie
Rabitz Andrea
Rauch Julie
Rickman Marie
Sagers Keith
Saltman Jennifer
Scarlata Betty
Schnitter Pamela
Senior Louise
Sheppard Janet
Shorthouse Linda
Simmons Debbie
Sinibaldi Maria
Sirbaugh Nora
Solomon Sudi
Steffee Wayne
Steinberg Marjorie
Thompson Kelly
Truitt Tarry
Valentine Dan
Vaurio Ann
Verbeyst Trish
Wagner Mary
Wang Theodora
Ward Linda
Warfield Debbie
West Bronwyn
Wojciechowicz Carolyn
Wooly Ursula
Yurwit Kathleen
Zeman Anne
Zompa Diane 99
Extension Staff
Melendez Meredith
Pickoff Margaret
Thompson Dana 3
Rutgers Staff
Zientek Jan 1
VIPs
Floyd Leslie 1
104
Dinner Task Schedule
GreetersFront Door - Go to car, collect and take dish to Entrée roomMary Wagner
Andre Butts
Tom McGeachen
Trish Verbeyst
Ann Vaurio
Back Door - direct guests to front lobby
Marjorie Steinberg
Ursula Wooley
Entrée ServersPamela Schnitter
Jim Hurly
Angelika Meuhleisen
Tina Leone
Nancy Nicosia
Chris Danser
Dessert ServersCarolyn Wojciechowicz
Linda Ward
Clean UpHarri Nowrey
Dan Valentine
Sonya Nagele
Charlie Maack
Chris Danser
Dish WasherRosanna Innes
Silverware CleanupAngelina Duggan
Budget: - $500
Expenditures $
Decorations
12 glass containers, banners, stencils & foam board 48.64
lights for table decorations 38.49
Decorations 121.00
208.13
Dinner
Silverware 15.25
Water Jugs 15.00
Napkins 9.00
Cups 16.00
Coffee, creamers, sugar 34.06
Plates 137.81
227.12
Total so far 435.25
Extension Staff
Ripberger Chad ripberger@njaes.rutgers.edu
Pickoff Margaret mpickoff@mercercounty.org
Melendez Meredith melendez@njaes.rutgers.edu
Thompson Dana dthompson@mercercounty.org
Kaufman Erica ekaufman@mercercounty.org
Mercer County Administration Building
Melker Nina D. 640 South Broad Street
Frisby Samuel T. Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
Colavita Pat Board Chair
Cimino John A. Board Vice-Chair
Koont Andrew
Walter Lucylle R.S.
Cannon Ann M.
Leslie Floyd Director of Planning As above
RutgersBrian Schilling schilling@njaes.rutgers.edu Director, Cooperative Extension
Nicholas Polanin polanin@njaes.rutgers.edu Chair, Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jan Zientek zientek@njaes.rutgers.edu Statewide Coordinator, Rutgers Master Gardener Program
Barbara Bromley See Dana for Address
Honored Guests
Mercer County Freeholders
RMG of MC - 25th Anniversary Dinner - Meeting, 16th July 2019
Minutes
Attendees: Barbara Gliddon, Greenie Neuburg, Theodora Wang, Margaret Pickoff, Carol Bencivengo,
Bonnie Ferriolo, Linda Shorthouse, Mary Lee Eldridge, Lynne Harwood, Katie Girandola, Dana
Thompson, Janet Sheppard
Invitees: Interns & Emeritus (21 guests of honor). Catering for 150
256 to be invited but estimate 150/175 attend. Invitations will be sent out in September by
Katie Girandola and Lynn Harwood. Margaret will check the invitation list before sending out.
Having decided to extend our invitations to the new interns, our numbers have grown and
there is concern that the attendance could be higher than expected. We’ll discuss further,
after invitations have been dispatched.
Budget: $500
Meredith to cover cost of tables, cake, beverages
Décor: Linda Shorthouse/Lee Nissen
Have enough glass vases for terrariums as table decorations. Lanterns with flameless candles
will be used to decorate the appetizer tables in the lobby.
Margaret Pickoff confirmed the basketball nets can be raised.
Artwork: Hanging artwork in the gym has been given initial approval by Chad but need to test Command
Strips which will be done by Dottie Prudhomme, upon her return from vacation.
MGs (active) 209
Emeritus 6
Guests 21
Interns (so far) 20
Total 256
Dinner: Katie Girandola/Lynne Harwood
Not much to report until attendance numbers confirmed.
We discussed and favored having a one-way traffic flow into the entrée room (lobby
classroom).
Because of possible high attendance we should extend the appetizers/displays along the
corridor by the helpline office and enter the gymnasium via the door by Chad’s office.
Have someone to organize traffic flow and prevent long food lines forming. Will also need
some signs
Discussions are ongoing with regard to the serving of food and whether we should have MGs
sign-up as servers. Reason is two-fold: help the line move faster and prevent over helping
oneself!
Set-up: Round tables – 10 per table
Dana is in consultation with Rental Company, will also enquire about table cloths. It might be
cheaper to purchase.
Flatware: Thrift shops?
Plastic cutlery is not favored. Will ask for donations and shop in Thrift shops. Carol Bencivengo
will take charge of this.
Margaret will seek permission to utilize the dishwasher and to be able to store cutlery at
Extension.
Plates/cups: Paper?
Katie and Lynn will purchase paper plates and cups.
They have already purchased 15 water jugs at the dollar store.
Historical Theodora Wang/Greenie Neuburg/Nancy Putnam/Barbara Gliddon
Will use Time-line and extract documents for display Photographs of Presidents and classes Display photographic “25” banner Display past State award winners with descriptions
Skit: A Helpline theme; Greenie and Nora will present the Echo Song. Slide presentation, “what not to do/say/wear in Helpline” and ask the audience what is wrong with the pictures? Play out helpline phone conversation.
Set-up: Theme for the evening: Back To Our Roots and Growing Forward!
Program: Carol Bencivengo/Barbara Gliddon/Pat Frawley
This should match the invitations. We’ll discuss the program in September.
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 5th in the lobby classroom at 1:30 pm
25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner
Wrap-Up Meeting – Tuesday, 19th November 2019
Present: Theodora Wang, Betty Scarlata, Pat Frawley, Margaret Pickoff (partly), Barbara Gliddon, Carol
Bencivengo, Lee Nissen, Linda Shorthouse, Katie Girandola, Mary Lee Eldridge, Ursula Wooley, Dottie
Prudhomme.
Barbara opened the meeting by thanking all Committee Members, particularly those that played a key
role, putting in many hours. The membership had been very complimentary and no criticisms or
complaints were received. All present agreed that the event was a huge hit.
Budget: $500. Total expenditure: $435.25. Barbara thanked all committee members who kindly
donated various things to the event without which we would have gone very much over budget.
Margaret Pickoff: Margaret was very happy with how everything went. She commented on the room
being beautifully transformed, the attention to detail was excellent, and felt that we set a precedent!
She also enjoyed mingling with everyone.
Décor: All commented that Linda Shorthouse did an outstanding job of taking charge of the décor.
Linda was disappointed that the table cloths were black and felt it made the tables too dark. She
commented that next year they will add more color to the table decorations.
Art Show: All agreed that Dottie Prudhomme’s idea of turning the gymnasium into an art gallery proved
to be not only a brilliant idea but hugely successful. It brought an extra component to the event and
one that everyone thoroughly enjoyed. Dottie remarked that if we are to repeat this next year we
should start to hang the art work a week before the event. Hanging the art work and setting up all the
tables, in two days, was exhausting.
Appetizers: Linda’s set up in the lobby was excellent; the decorations were beautiful, complemented by
the historical table. The appetizers were good. It was suggested that perhaps we should have had a
third table to ease the flow a little better. A few members suggested, through Carol Bencivengo, that
perhaps we should keep the event in future to just finger foods, to enable people to spend longer
mingling, rather than having a formal sit-down dinner. We decided to review this idea next year.
Dinner: The dishes were superb and a wonderful variety. Lynn Harwood and Katie Girandola did a great
job of setting out the various dishes and keeping them all warm. The set up that Katie and Lynn had
thoughtfully arranged, with a good flow of people, made the dinner serving process run very smoothly.
The apple cider wasn’t so popular but the water with sliced fruit was very successful. After a comment
made by one of the “guests” about using Trenton’s tap water, it was decided that next year we should
use bottled water. None of the bread sticks were eaten so we agreed not to provide bread of any kind
next year. The prisoner cookies were too dry, lacked flavor, and there were many left over. The cake
was very successful and beautifully displayed.
The plates were all taken home for washing by Rosanna Innes, Ann and Joe Hannawacker.
Program: Everyone felt the content of the program was good.
Music: This was appreciated in the lobby during appetizers but needed to be turned off in the gym
because the echo interfered too much with conversation.
Silverware: It would have been preferable to have the silverware placed in a bucket of soapy water
rather than in the trays that were provided. The trays were extremely heavy and awkward to carry
down to the teaching kitchen, for washing.
Friday morning: Carol Bencivengo and Barbara Gliddon put half the silverware in the dishwasher (that
was all it would hold) at Extension; Barbara Gliddon took the other half home to wash. Mary Lee
Eldridge suggested, for next year, we look for additional dishwasher cutlery baskets so that we can put
all of the silverware in at one time. After consultation with Altaira, she allowed us to store the
silverware in the gray cabinet in the little kitchen next to the lobby meeting room.
All 43 table cloths were taken home to wash by Barbara Gliddon.
The displays and appetizer tables in the lobby were put away.
Coat racks were put away.
Conclusion: We need much more help in all areas next year. We should set up a roster for things like
washing plates, silverware, and tablecloths.
Theodora requested we ask for more photographers next year.
We discussed reasons why only 100 MGs came and mentioned a few factors that may have been the
cause:
Driving at night
The earlier announcement that we could only fit 120 people in the room, (on the night we
observed that another couple of tables could easily fit into the room.
We discussed bringing the event forward next year, to October, and possibly combining it with
graduation but did not discuss in any detail.
All present appeared eager to do it again next year!
This is Barbara Gliddon signing off!
25th Anniversary Dinner Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County
November 7, 2019, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Welcome and Introduction……………………………….Pat Frawley
Opening Remarks ……….………….…………..Meredith Melendez
Dinner Proclamation ………………………………….……….……..Ann Cannon
Nine Minutes …………….…………………………… Margaret Pickoff
Recognition of Master Gardeners
Hail To The Chiefs!
Dessert/Coffee/Tea
A Helpline Ditty …………..…Nora Sirbaugh/Greenie Neuburg It Seemed Like A Good Idea ……………………...……Pat Frawley
Presentation and Recognition of Service Awards
By Margaret Pickoff Tributes ……….………..…………….…………………………….Jan Zientek Closing Remarks ………………………………………..Margaret Pickoff
25th Anniversary Dinner Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County
November 7, 2019, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Welcome and Introduction……………………………….Pat Frawley
Opening Remarks ………….……….…………..Meredith Melendez
Dinner Proclamation ……………………….………………….……..Ann Cannon
Nine Minutes …………….…………………………… Margaret Pickoff
Recognition of Master Gardeners
Hail To The Chiefs!
Dessert/Coffee/Tea
A Helpline Ditty …………..…Nora Sirbaugh/Greenie Neuburg It Seemed Like A Good Idea ……………………...……Pat Frawley
Presentation and Recognition of Service Awards
By Margaret Pickoff Tributes ……….………..…………….…………………………….Jan Zientek Closing Remarks ………………………………………..Margaret Pickoff
25th Anniversary and Awards Dinner - November 7th, 2019, 5:30 – 8.30 pm
Emcee:- Pat Frawley
Time Name Activity& timing Instructions 5:30 Barbara Appetizers in lobby (45 mins) Ring bell at 6:10 to proceed to gym
6:15 Pat Welcome & Introduction (3 mins)
Introduce attending Guests: Ann Cannon: Mercer County Freeholder Leslie Floyd: Director of Planning, Mercer County Jan Zientek: MG Statewide Coordinator Introduce next speaker – Meredith
6:18 Meredith Opening Remarks (5 mins)
6:23 Pat Dinner To all: Enjoy dinner. Give a brief run-down of what is to come. Invite special guests up to Entrée room, Katie Girondola will then invite tables up.
6:55 Pat Introduce Ann Cannon to read the Proclamation 6:55 Ann Cannon Proclamation 7:00 Pat Introduce Margaret Give definition of the title of her speech. 7:00 Margaret Nine Minutes! 7:09 Pat Introduce Meredith to present MGs
7:09 Meredith Recognition of all MGs by class By year, starting from Class of 2018. As each class is called they should stand.
Meredith Hail To The Chiefs Past Presidents starting with Pat Frawley 2017/18/19. Each President should stand. Slides will also be shown.
7:25 Dessert/Tea/Coffee Servers will bring desserts to tables
7:30 Nora/Greenie A Helpline Ditty (5 mins) Nora, before singing, please explain the origin of the song. 7:35 Pat It Seemed Like a Good Idea (15 mins) Narrative with slides
7:50 Pat/Margaret Presentation & recognition of service awards.
Pat to call out names and Margaret to present awards. Pat, ask long service recipients, after receiving award, to go to the mural for photographs. At the same time slides will be shown of all recipients. Pat, introduce next speaker, Jan.
8:15 Jan Zientek Tribute (5 mins)
8:20 Pat Give away table decorations Suggest: Birthday closest to event. The person to their right will receive the prize. Introduce Margaret for closing remarks.
8:25 Margaret Closing Remarks (3 mins)
Recognition of Master Gardeners (Starting with the class of 2018, ask them to stand up, applause, then move on to the next class)
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
1997 1996 1995 1994
Hail to the Chiefs! (Presidents: starting with Pat)
2017/18/19 Pat Frawley
2015/2016 Ann Calder
2013/2014 Catherine Horgan
2011/2012 Marie Rickman
2009/2010 Carol Bencivengo
2007/2008 Kathy Enquist
2005/2006 Nora Sirbaugh
2003/2004 Bob Robinson
2002 Joanne Meehan
2001 Carole Armel
1999/2000 Evy Roberts
1997/1998 Greenie Neuburg
1996 Nancy Johnston
1995 Pat Begel
1994 Collette Menasion
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Here's the info from the ornaments used at Morven in 2013 – Linda Shorthouse
1994 launched Hotline for residents’ horticultural problems
1996 partnered with Grounds for Sculpture to identify trees and Shrubs
1999 and 2003 for Excellence Award given by the Int'l MG Assoc. for public programs at
the Compost site
2001 Held first public Plant Sale at Compost site
2001 "Search for Excellence" Award given by the Int'l MG Assoc. for Helpline Training
Program
2003 First Insect Festival held
2004 MG of MC celebrates their ten-year anniversary
2006 "Search for Excellence" award from MG Northeast Regional Conference for their
Annual Insect Festival
2006 Compost site name Changed to MEG "Mercer Educational Gardens"
2008 received the Holden Grant for meadow restoration at MEG
2008 Organize their first symposium "Responsible Gardening with Pizzazz"
2011 Mercer Educational Gardens becomes hub for Lawrence-Hopewell Trail
2012: First Midsummer Night in the Garden held at MEG
2013: Trent House project begins, using Mary Jane Trimmer’s bequest
2014: MGofMC celebrate their 20th anniversary at Grounds for Sculpture
2015: MGs partner with 4H to use Boys and Girls Club for the monthly meetings
2016: MG recording of hours switch from paper to electronic
2017: Garden Core becomes a new category for recording “public education” hours
2018: Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County Horticulturist, retires after 25 years and is
feted at a luncheon in July
2019: MGofMC relocates and welcomes Margaret Pickoff as the new Mercer County
Horticulturist and MG advisor.
30 Appetizers
15 Chicken
8 Beef
8 Pork
6 Vegetarian
2 Gluten free
6 Pasta/grain salads
8 Vegetables
6 Green salads
Round 1 9/23 - 10/08 All Active MGs/Emeritus, Extension staff and BJB
Round 2 10/09 - 10/20 Rutgers Staff
Round 3 10/21 - 31/10 MC Freeholders
4 Door greeters
13 Servers
Cake cutters
Take down
Food
Invitations Timeline
Helpers
Mercer County Freeholders
Nina D. Melker
Samuel T. Frisby Sr
Pasquale “Pat” Colavita, Jr, Board Chair
John A. Cimino, Board Vice- Chair
Andrew Koont,
Lucylle R.S. Walter
Ann M. Cannon.
Mercer County Administration Building
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
Director of Planning Leslie Floyd
Mercer County Administration Building
Planning Dept.
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
Brian Schilling Director
Cooperative Extension Martin Hall, Rm. 309 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 88 Lipman Dr. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
Phone: 848-932-3591 Fax: 732-932-6633 Email: schilling@njaes.rutgers.edu
Nicholas Polanin
Chair
Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Martin Hall, Rm. 326 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 88 Lipman Dr. New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
Phone: 848-932-3590 Fax: 732-932-6633 Email: polanin@njaes.rutgers.edu
Jan Zientek
Program Coordinator County Extension Dept. Head
Cooperative Extension of Essex County RCE of Essex County - Roseland Office, Rm. 296D Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 621a Eagle Rock Ave. Roseland, NJ 07068-1501
Phone: 973-228-3179 Fax: 973-364-5261 Email: zientek@njaes.rutgers.edu
Statewide Coordinator, Rutgers Master Gardener Program
Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources RCE of Essex County - Roseland Office Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 621a Eagle Rock Ave. Roseland, NJ 07068-1501
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