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NCNPS Picnic, Plant Sale, & Annual Meeting – Registration is Full and now CLOSED

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Registration for the Annual Meeting & Picnic is closed as our meeting site has group size restrictions due to COVID. We hope to see you soon at another event or hike.

We look forward to seeing you at the NCNPS Annual Meeting, Picnic, and Plant Sale/Auction on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the ARC Building and Shelter #7 located at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden.  We will provide chicken, Bar B Que, coleslaw, and drinks.  

We will elect officers and Board members for the coming terms.  Here is the slate to be voted on:

June 5 Annual Meeting Slate of Officers and Board Members-at-large

Officers

  • President – (vacant)
  • Vice President – (vacant)
  • Secretary – Theresa Morr, Charlotte, NC
  • Treasurer – Diane Laslie, Pleasant Garden, NC

Board Members-at-large

  • Bettina Darveaux, Hillsborough, NC
  • Carol Fox, Matthews, NC
  • Lisa Gould, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Paula LaPoint, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Roxanne Newton, Statesville, NC

Other nominations will be accepted from the members in attendance at the annual meeting or by absentee ballot sent to PO Box 5907, Greensboro, NC 27435 and received by June 2.

If you are interested in joining the Board as President or Vice President, please email Theresa Morr, tfmorr9900@att.net with your letter of interest and qualifications.

If you wish to vote by regular mail, click here for a ballot and mail in instructions.

Click here for list of Accomplishments for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

Be sure to bring a box or tray for the plants you buy.  Also bring your own water bottle and cup.

Schedule

9:30 – 10:45 Bring your plants for sale or auction and food

10:00 – 11:00 Let’s Talk About Trees! – ID walk & discussion with Dr. Ken Bridle, Piedmont Land Conservancy

11:00 – 11:45 Plant shopping, networking, and socializing

11:45 –  12:00 Annual Meeting & announcements

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch and more plant shopping

1:00 – 3:00 Plant auction & discussion of select plants lead by Dr. Larry Mellichamp

Bring cash or check and take some plants home to help support the Society.

What to bring

  • native plants labeled  
  • a salad, vegetables or dessert with serving utensil
  • mask to wear when close to others 
  • lawn chair for outside eating 
  • cash or check to purchase plants

Location

5920 Hagan-Stone Park Rd, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313

Just after you enter the park off Hagan-Stone Park Rd., turn left at the first gravel parking lot and drive through the lot to the asphalt road toward the ARC Building and Shelter #7. Do not drive back into the park past the ponds. The left turn is very close to the entrance. The sign for Shelter #7 is just after you enter the park.

The Society will follow all required COVID-19 safety protocols that may be in effect on June 5.

 

The event is finished.

Date

Jun 05 2021
Expired!

Time

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Organizer

NCNPS Society

North Carolina Native Plant Society