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Atlantic Master Gardeners Association
Volunteer Service
2022 Volunteer & Education/Continuing training hours can now be submitted as you earn them on our Members Only page.
Hours may also be submitted using MS Excel spreadsheet or email.
Information required: date, description of events, and hours.
AMGA Volunteer Co-Ordinator - helencook123@gmail.com
Here are some ideas on how to obtain these hours
Note that hours earned working directly for a business, including those spent developing a website, writing promotional material or preparing for and attending work-related conferences, are not Volunteer Service.
Volunteer Service
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Researching/presenting a topic for an in-person or Zoom gardening session
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Preparing for and speaking/presenting at a local garden club, association or library or at monthly AMGA gardening sessions
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Conducting a webinar/workshop
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Working at an “Ask a Master Gardener” kiosk or serving as a panelist at a garden show
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Joining a gardening/landscaping work party at a hospital, hospice, or community centre
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Assisting at a community garden/plant sale/garden show
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Researching/writing articles for a local, NSAGC or AMGA newsletter
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Serving on an AMGA or garden club committee or executive
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Participating in an AMGA or garden club AGM
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Developing teaching materials for a gardening course/workshop/training session
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Training for/judging in a garden show
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Developing/maintaining a garden club’s website
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Advising gardening project participants
Continuing Education / Training
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Participating as a learner in a Zoom or in-person AMGA or garden club educational session
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Attending as a learner a gardening conference/workshop/webinar
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AMGA Conference is worth 8 continuing education hours
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Taking a horticultural course from an accredited institution
e.g., The New Prairie Landscape Course, Dalhousie University

