Educating others

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Our education programs are held in the meeting room at Purdue Extension Lake County [2293 N. Main Street, Crown Point, IN  46307, Phone:  219-755-3240]  The programs achieved great success, beginning in 2017 through 2019 when we temporarily suspended them because of COVID-19.  A wide variety of speakers offered monthly programs.  All programs were free to the public and publicized through email bulletins, sent from our Constant Contact database.  As word caught on, the database grew, as did our audiences.  They included programs on tree identification, roses, bats, lawns, hibiscus, bees and beekeeping, pollinator gardens…a real wealth of topics.

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The Speakers’ Bureau is a list, updated yearly, of Master Gardeners who are available to speak to community groups on specific topics.   Our speakers cover a wide range of topics from butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators to specific plants to beautiful gardens in beautiful places.  The list is sent by Purdue Extension to a number of local groups, including libraries, to use in planning their programs for the following year, and each year different speakers and different topics are included.   The interested organizations contact the listed speakers directly to arrange the programs.  Speakers cannot accept honoraria for speaking but can accept donations on behalf of LCMGA that are happily accepted by the Treasurer!

If you would like to receive a copy of the Speaker's Bureau list, please request one from Purdue Extension by calling (219) 755-3240.