Our February meeting is the time of year we present our awards. But as our usual procedure, we had our program first, which was presented by David Doggett, a Jefferson County MG and a tour guide at Aldridge Gardens in Birmingham. His program and great PowerPoint was on the Aromi Azalea. This was a very in-depth and interesting program. The Aromi Azalea may be seen at Aldridge Gardens. Thank you, Mr. Doggett,
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Our awards were as follows:
\nNominees for\u00a0MASTER GARDENER OF THE YEAR: Alice Broome and Lee and Wally Walters- winner: ALICE BROOME
\nPROJECT OF THE YEAR: Habitat for Humanity Project and Phase 4 of Chilton County Extension Office landscape- winner: PHASE 4
\nOF THE C.C. EXTENSION OFFICE LANDSCAPE
\nTOP TEN HOURS: First Place: Tied Harriett Jackson, 305 hours and\u00a0Alice Broome\u00a0304.25 hours
\nSecond Place: Alan Reed, 237.5 hours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Third Place:\u00a0Audrey Giles\u00a0227.5 hours
\nOthers in TOP TEN HOURS: Sondra Henley, Pat Farmer, Trisha Williams, Joyce Lawson, and Lee Walters.
\nTOP INTERN HOURS: Susan Cleckler, \u00a0258.75 hours
\nSTAR AWARDS: BRONZE- Donna Babin, Susan Cleckler, Faye Collins, Skip Coulter, Lattie Hardy, Spencer Hardy, Joyce Lawson, Sherry Ray,
\nElaine Webb, and Elizabeth York.
\nGOLD-Anita McGhee and Ann Moore
\nEMERALD: Sondra Henley
\nBADGE AWARDS:
\nGOLD: Imogene Bresse, Jimmy Knowles, and Mildred Knowles
\nAlso recognized was HELPLINE COORDINATOR Lanell Baker and Debbie Housner and Larry Jones. Lanell received a Gold pin as coordi-
\nnator and Debbie and\u00a0Larry received a Bronze pin for working 3 days on the\u00a0 helpline.
\nWe had 30 in attendance, with 3 visitors: Teresa Freeman, our Intern-in-waiting; Nelson Wynn, our County Agent; and our speaker, David
\nDoggett.<\/p>\n