Master Gardener Sprouting Kit

Dear Prospective Master Gardener:

Thank you for your interest in the Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program.  Glades  and Okeechobee  County residents can complete a training program to become Florida Master Gardeners.  The dates for the next class are being planned for Wednesdays, September 3, through October 29, 2008.  Class time will be 9 am - 4 PM (daytime) for 9 consecutive Wednesdays.

To be selected for the upcoming training program, interested volunteers should review the Sprouting Kit  and complete the application. The Sprouting Kit is an 8-page document that can be downloaded in WORD or in Adobe Acrobat Reader.  It contains the following information:

• State Master Gardener Policies and County Master Gardener Guidelines

• Annual Master Gardener Agreement (FYI only)

• Master Gardener Volunteer Position Descriptions - Plant Clinic Assistant and 4-H Junior Master Gardener Leader

Download as a pdf (ADOBE):              Application

To be considered for this next class, complete the Volunteer Application & Sprouting Kit Questionnaire.  Remember to include your choice of dates/times for an interview.

Contact our county Extension office if you would like us to mail you a copy of this Sprouting Kit and the application. 

There is a program fee ($125) required to participate in the Okeechobee County Master Gardener training.  This fee is used to purchase informational items included in the Master Gardener Notebook, a MG polo shirt, and to cover some of the training class costs.  Also included is a $25 "deposit" which is refunded to you after 75 hours of volunteer service.  The entire fee will be refunded to you immediately if you are not selected for this year’s program.  Please make your check payable to "Extension Activities". 

Return all the forms and your check ASAP, but no later than Monday September 25th, 2008.  We will call and confirm an interview time.  

We look forward to meeting you in the near future!

Horticulturally yours,

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