DEC. 84 & JAN. 85
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS by Gordon D. Wick, Exec. Dir. This time of year, we tend to reflect on the past year’s activities, as we assess levels of success and attempt to
set our budgets for 1985. As of our October 1984 statement year to date performance has an overall positive trend. The membership revenues are up substantially over last year (21%) and last year had shown an increase of 17% over 1982. Course revenues and facility rentals are also showing excellent gains but we must be realistic in projecting further major gains since the activity levels we have generated are already straining our building’s capacity at many points during the year. The needs for more major maintenance and refurbishing are becoming more critical as the increased activity levels put heavy wear and tear on aging carpets, drapes, wall coverings, lighting fixtures and furnishings such as tables & chairs. It has been most encouraging to welcome the N. Toronto Hort. Soc. here as another very active resident club and in the past month we have been able to help with publicizing 3
Season’s
new
specialty
clubs’
organizational
meeting. Two of the 3 clubs held their initial meetings here and we trust they will hold at least 3 or 4 meetings at CGC in 1985. Once again for 1985, CGC has been given the whole of the east mezzanine of the automotive building for the ‘Garden Festival 1985’ from Feb. 20th to the 24th to co-ordinate as an educational feature area. We have offered space to our user groups as well as to outside amateur horticultural groups and agencies dealing with amateur gardening. I am quite pleased that the Centre has been able to act as a catalyst for such extensive
publicity for gardening at the amateur level.
. CGreetings
cont.