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Hunt Club Community Association (HCCA)

June 6,2022

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Year of the Garden�“live the Garden Life”�Year Three GGHC

    • Objective-help residents grow food, focus-those who live with limited financial means
    • 234 “Seed Kits” (46 kits to OCH residents)
      • Budget $600 ($300 HCCA + $300 Councillor Brockington)
      • Expenses $595 (expense claim forthcoming)
      • Potential to produce- $17,800 in fresh produce

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Funders & Contributors

Product:

    • Seeds
      • Anonymous donor-625 packages-gifted (value $2,300 retail and $17K in produce)
        • Approx 500 packages given to gardens such as MMM garden, Shepherds of Good Hope
      • Lee Valley 120 packages of seeds for N/C (value $440)
    • Seedlings Richmond Nursery
  • Volunteer contributions
    • Time spent by core team: 180 hours
    • Design/marketing/data management/printing-donation of time/expertise

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How

  • Planning February to mid-May
  • First year where pick up from one location was possible
  • Core Volunteer Team + others-packing seed kits, distribution
  • Coordination and interdependence of team roles and responsibilities
  • Commitment and spirit

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Key Success Factors

  • Purpose and timing
  • Volunteers
  • Generosity of suppliers and donors
  • Funding
  • Seen as a great community project-uniformly well received.

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The Future

  • Submit expenses
  • Wrap Up Meeting June 9-lessons learned-early planning for 2023
  • Ongoing education/awareness through social media
  • Other possibilities-support food cupboards, sharing of excess produce
  • Funding

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Consideration:� to HCCA Board for Fall 2022

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  • Funding
    • GGHC $300 funding at beginning of fiscal year i.e. fall (to secure seedlings order for spring) and
    • Inform GGHC if the Board will be carrying liability insurance (impacts the go/no go of GGHC)

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Volunteers & Sponsors

Lorraine Busby– Tasks & timelines via Roadmap

Jason Dubue-Registration, web page& FB design content/posters

Kitty Dubue - Communications

Christine Johnson –Outreach and distribution to OCH-Ashgrove/posters

Piero Narducci- Distribution/posters

Lamis Wehbe– Volunteers/Onsite Manager –day of distribution/posters

Courtney McRory-Councillor Brockington’s office liaison

Barb Shea - Team Leader/liaison/product acquisition/seedkit storage & prep/posters

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