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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES </strong></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: Inspirations, Innovations, Transformations</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CONTINUING</strong> <strong>EDUCATION </strong> </span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378137?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=3"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Gardening Conference, Covington, IN</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378138?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=4"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Wildflower Plants in the Home Landscape</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378139?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=5"><span style="color: #4276aa;">4-Seasons Gardening Webinars</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE:<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378140?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=6"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Home, Lawn and Garden Day 2017</span></a></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MISCELLANEOUS</strong></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378141?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=7"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Last Chance to Record 2016 Hours!</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378142?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=8"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Submit CCMG Award Nominations</span></a></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Inspirations, Innovations, Transformations</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Photos due Friday, January</span> 27</em></strong></span></p>
<p>In February, our Master Gardener monthly program will feature <em>Inspirations, Innovations, Transformations</em> – the improvements YOU made to your garden this past growing season. Please submit your “before” and “after” photos with a 25-word description to Ava (<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a>) by <strong><em>Friday, January 27</em></strong>. </p>
<p>Photos will be combined in a presentation that we will enjoy during our annual Awards Program scheduled for <strong>Tuesday, February 21</strong>. Questions? Contact Dixie Jackson (<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:CenSDixie@aol.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">CenSDixie@aol.com</span></a>) or Bev Herman (<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:brherman154@gmail.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">brherman154@gmail.com</span></a>). </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Gardening Conference</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. CST</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Purdue University Extension and University of Illinois Extension are collaborating to offer the annual Bi-State Gardening Conference, being held at The Beef House Restaurant at 16501 Indiana State Road 63, Covington, Indiana, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. CST), and the presenters will begin at 7 p.m. EST, following dinner.</p>
<p>This year’s conference will consist of two presentations:</p>
<ul>
<li>“Pollinator Pocket Gardening” by Sandy Mason, University of Illinois Extension State Master Gardener Coordinator</li>
<li>“Cover Crops for the Home Garden” by Ashley Holmes, Purdue University Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources.</li>
</ul>
<p>The cost for the program is $20, which includes dinner. Register at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378137?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=9"><span style="color: #4276aa;">https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=15734</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Wildflower Plants in the Home Landscape</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m. </em></strong></span></p>
<p>Join the Champaign County Master Gardeners as they welcome John Marlin for his presentation of <em>Wildflower Plants in the Home Landscape</em>. John will elaborate on what varieties of native plants thrive best in our urban landscapes and how to make them thrive. Begin planning your 2017 garden with us and practice environmental stewardship in your own home garden. The program will be held <strong>Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m. at the Champaign County Extension office</strong>.</p>
<p>This program is free of charge and open to the public. Call the Champaign County Extension office at 217.333.7672 or <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378138?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=10"><span style="color: #4276aa;">register online</span></a>.</p>
<p>John Marlin is retired Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences researcher and professor from the University of Illinois and is also a research affiliate for the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. For more information on John on his expertise,<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378143?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=11"><span style="color: #4276aa;"> click here</span></a>.</p>
<p>Questions? Contact Program Coordinator Ava Heap (<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a>).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: 4-Seasons Gardening Webinars</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The 2017 4-Seasons Gardening Webinar series is set to begin January 31! Here are the first three webinars for the year:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Seed Starting </em></strong>- January 31 at 1:30 pm and February 2 at 6:30 pm</p>
<p>Growing plants from seed is both rewarding and cost effective. Join Kim Ellson, Extension Horticulture Educator, as she discusses key elements for successful seeding this spring. Strengthen your skillset and learn about germination triggers, breaking dormancy, scheduling, seeding methods, damping off and hardening.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>How to Have Healthy Houseplants </em></strong>- February 14 at 1:30 pm and February 16 at 6:30 pm</p>
<p>Houseplants add life and beauty to a home. Rhonda Ferree, Extension Horticulture Educator, will provide simple tips to select and care for houseplants. After this program, even those with “brown garden thumbs” will know how to have healthy houseplants throughout their home.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br /> <strong><em>Moth Orchids – Start an Orchid Odyssey</em></strong>- March 7 at 1:30 pm and March 9 at 6:30 pm</p>
<p>As the most highly evolved flowers on earth, orchids are an amazingly diverse plant family growing in deserts, mountains, marshes, northern woods, Illinois forests, and even our homes. If you are looking for an easy-to-grow but elegant houseplant, moth orchids are a great option. In this webinar, state Master Gardener Coordinator, Sandy Mason, will help you learn how to grow, repot and even rebloom moth orchids. </p>
<p>As with last year, you can register to view live at 1:30 p.m. from the Champaign Extension office conference room OR from your home computer at either 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays or 6 p.m. on Thursdays.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378139?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=12"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here to register to view from the Champaign Extension office</span></a>.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378144?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=13"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here to register to view from HOME</span></a>. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Home, Lawn and Garden Day 2017</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Saturday, March 4</em></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>For workshop descriptions</strong>--- <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378145?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=14"><span style="color: #4276aa;">HLGD 2017- Brochure</span></a></p>
<p><strong>To register for HLGD 2017</strong>--- <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378140?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=15"><span style="color: #4276aa;">https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=15784</span></a></p>
<p>Plan to attend the 2017 Home, Lawn and Garden Day sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension McLean County Master Gardeners. Turn March into magic with educational workshops, inspirational speakers and horticulture treasures from local garden centers and artisans.</p>
<p>The $50 registration fee covers lunch and these highlights:</p>
<ul>
<li>Keynote Address by Chris Benda, botanist and President of the Illinois Native Plant Society on “<em>Illinois Wildflowers for the Home Garden</em>.” With so much of the state converted to agriculture and urbanized areas, it is so important that</li>
<li>Homeowners create mini-refuges on their properties when possible. Native wildlife needs native plants to survive. Learn how to create such a habitat using easy-to-grow species available at local nurseries.</li>
<li>Morning Session with Local Certified Floral Designers. They will inspire us all with <em>“Floral Arrangements: So Alike yet So Different</em>” as they use like flowers to produce unique arrangements, all while sticking to the principals of design.</li>
<li>Choose from 39 horticulture topics for four Workshops.</li>
<li>Shop at dozens of exhibitors – bring your checkbook or cash; few offer credit card transactions.</li>
<li>Learn about many horticultural specialties from new and familiar exhibitors.</li>
<li>Bid on unique items at the Silent Auction with proceeds to benefit local Master Gardener projects.</li>
<li>Visit the "Ask a Master Gardener" WJBC Radio Panel to ask your gardening questions!</li>
</ul>
<p>Online registration will open on January 9, 2017. Register early for workshop choices — First-come, first served. Registration closes February 23, 2017, or when registration reaches 260 attendees. Cancellations will be accepted until February 23, 2017, for a full refund; no refunds will be granted after February 23.</p>
<p>If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the McLean County Extension office at (309) 663-8306.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Last Chance to Record 2016 Hours!</em></strong></span></p>
<p>All 2016 activities (both Volunteer and Continuing Education) will be archived THIS Friday, January 20. Use the next final days to get your last hours for 2016 recorded or else they will not count towards the hour awards distributed in February!</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378141?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=16"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here to start recording</span></a>!</p>
<p>To remain an active Master Gardener volunteer, you are required to complete 30 hours of volunteer service and 10 hours of continuing education hours annually. Master Gardener Interns are required to complete a 60-hour internship prior to committing to the annual hour requirements.</p>
<p>Why you should report all your hours (not just the minimum)?</p>
<ul>
<li>So you will be eligible for awards</li>
<li>So you can amaze your friends with the number of hours you have logged</li>
<li>So our funders can see just how fantastic MGs are and how much they do in the community</li>
</ul>
<p>Visit the <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378141?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=17"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Volunteer Hour Reporting webpage</span></a> to review how to record your hours.</p>
<p>The only way we know that hours have been earned is if you report them. These hours are also submitted to the state to support funding. If you need help with the reporting process, contact Horticulture Program Coordinator, Ava Heap at 333-7672 or carmien2@illinois.edu for assistance.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Submit CCMG Award Nominations</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Submission due by Friday, February 3</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Now is the time to nominate fellow Master Gardeners and special community members for the <strong><em>Making a Difference</em></strong> and <strong><em>Friend of a Master Gardener</em></strong> award.</p>
<p>The<strong><em> Making a Difference Award</em> </strong>honors Champaign County Master Gardeners who, through their initiative, commitment, and quiet, unselfish service, enrich the CCMG program.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378146?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=18"><strong style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</strong></a><strong> for the Making a Difference nomination form. </strong></p>
<p>The <strong><em>Friend of a Master Gardener </em></strong>is given to non-Master Gardeners or a company for exceptional service to the Master Gardener program.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378147?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=19"><strong style="color: #4276aa;">Click here </strong></a><strong>for the Friend of a Master Gardener nomination form.</strong></p>
<p>To learn more about these awards and to view past recipients, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/7378142?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=20"><span style="color: #4276aa;">click here</span></a>.</p>
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<p>801 N. Country Fair Drive, Suite D</p>
<p>Champaign, IL 61821</p>
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