Volunteer Hours Information
*VOLUNTEER pdf*
*2013 BYLAWS*
~ CLICK HERE ~
To report your volunteer hours to Barbara Haley, VCMGA President Elect:
Right Click on the ~CLICK HERE~ above
Select "Save target as" to save the xls form to your computer
Once you save the document, click to allow editing
Fill in your NAME, MONTH, YEAR
Click on "Save as" under the FILE tab and place your cursor after the 2013VCMGAHours (it will be in blue) add your name and the month and save
You will be able to save all 12 months of volunteer hours on your computer.
Beginning with December 2012, send each file to Barbara at the end of month.
VCMGA 'Lunch & Learn' on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 12:15 p.m. -- There will be no Lunch and Learn in January, April, July, October and December.
~ SCHEDULE coming soon ~
You will report 1 CEU for each time you attend Lunch and Learn before our regular monthly meeting. Report it at the bottom under Continuing Education Hours (For Certified Members Only) If you are an intern, you do not accumulate CEUs until you are a Certified Master Gardener. You may attend as many hours as you wish. 6 CEUs are required each year and you accumulate them in many different ways.
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Every Monday 9:00 - 12:00 is regular VEG Workday
Every Wednesday 9:00 - 12:00 is Greenhouse Workday
Every Thursday 9:00 - 12:00 is regular VEG Workday
Every Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 is Greenhouse Workday
3rd Tuesday of each month ~ Board Meeting 12 NOON at Extension Office
4th Tuesday of each month ~ Member Meeting 1:15 at 4-H VEG Pavilion
Lunch & Learn before each Member Meeting ~12:15 ~ Except for *Birthday Bash Months ~ CLICK ~
2nd Monday 12:00 Lunch & Learn with the Masters ~ CLICK for schedule
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*Birthday Bash before Member Meetings ~ January, April. July, October ~ Always in the VEG Pavilion
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December Meeting is Awards and Graduation Meeting in VEG Pavilion
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~ CLICK ~ to find VCMGA's State Awards
Articles- CLICK HERE
~ INFO HERE ~
Veg workdays are every Mon. and Thurs.9 to 12
There is no set time otherwise. You may work any time at your convenience
Greenhouse Work Days –Every Wed. and Sat. morning
When working in the gardens or greenhouse the time is counted as VEG hours
Working out at the complex for any other maintenance will be considered ALL HOURS--Airport Land Lease--ALL HOURS COUNT AS VEG HOURS.
MASTER GARDENER
VOLUNTEER TIME AND RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Hours needed by December 1st for Interns to become Texas Master Gardeners:
REQUIRED VOLUNTEER HOURS
VEG (including ALL hours) -- 20
Approved Projec t-- 10
ET – Extension Telephone (Any County) -- 8
The remainder to total 50 hours may be any of the above areas.
Total (30 must be volunteered in Victoria County) 50
Hours needed by December 1st for Texas Master Gardeners to be recertified:
REQUIRED VOLUNTEER HOURS
VEG (including ALL hours) 15
The remainder to total 21 hours may be in VEG, ALL or any Approved Project, 6
21 Total (6 must be volunteered in Victoria County) 21
REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS 6
Approved Project/Activities – Informative Talks, Landscape Maintenance (except Airport Land Lease), Master Gardener Administration/Leadership, Master Gardener News (print or Web), Youth Education, Symposiums, Victoria Garden Tour, Junior Master Gardener Activities, Master Gardener Monthly Meetings and Master Gardener Monthly Board Meetings. (Excluding VEG, ET – Extension Telephone, ALL – Airport Land Lease, and IC -Individual Contacts).
Note: Master Gardener Interns may attend Continuing Education Hours but they are not required. Only Master Gardeners are required to attend Continuing Education Hours to be recertified the following year.
Note: By-Law changes may potentially affect these recertification requirements.
This form will be sent out in July of each year for you to verify your hours.
Section 8.
Members must maintain their certification through re-certification each year to retain
membership in the association. Re-certification will include a minimum of six (6) additional
hours of training and twenty-one (21) additional hours of Extension Service volunteer work of
which fifteen (15) shall be at, for or with the Victoria Educational Gardens (VEG). All members
must be approved through the required Youth Protection Standards background check which is
renewed every three years.