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NEW MEMBERS

(Director's message continued from page 6)
The education committee has continued to provide top notch in-person events
We welcome the following throughout the year, and more are coming in 2023. Keep your eyes open for
information on Chesapeake Green, Greenhouse Field Day, Nursery Field Day and any
into MNLGA membership! Full
number of cooperative educational events with our friends and colleagues at the
contact information may be
University of Maryland Extension. Thank you to all our venue hosts for opening their
found within the member portal businesses to the membership. And much like members to step up and testify, our
of the MNLGA website, www. committees and events are always looking more input and companies to host events.
mnlga.org. We encourage you to
Be sure to keep an eye on the calendar at mnlga.org and for announcements in Root
reach out to your peer members of the Matter and Free State. We know you see these announcements because you
– they may be a valuable respond when you want too … now it’s time to respond for the good of your peers
business connection for you. and because it’s the right thing to do for you and the industry.

In closing, I would like to thank our dedicated Free State writers who selflessly offer
Samuel Quick their time and expertise for every single issue produced, year after year. Join me in
Columbia Association thanking Stanton, Jerry, Ginny, Leslie, Mike and new this year, Wendy Brister. We will
Columbia, MD 21046 always make room to the best of our ability for those who want to contribute to Free
State and you don’t need to commit to every issue – if you’ve got a one-time feature
or company news to share, please send it my way.

I look forward to seeing you at the MNGLA Annual Meeting and MANTS. Until then, I
hope you have a very happy holiday season. A
Vanessa A. Finney
Executive Director, MNLGA

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PUBLICATION NOTICE
Industry Resource Hub The deadline for submissions for the

MARYLAND summer issue of Free State News is
NURSERY, LANDSCAPE April 1, 2023.
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