
Onboarding
Timeline
Welcome to the Ramsey County Master Gardener Volunteer Program!
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We're so glad that you decided to join us in 2024. Your background check has cleared, your Safety of Minors training is complete, and you have registered to the Horticultural Core Course.
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Before You Start
Below are a few housekeeping items that we recommend tackling before you officially get started. These will help you hit the ground running in 2024.
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Recommended Reading for New Volunteers
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University of Minnesota Board of Regents Code of Conduct
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Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program Policy on Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
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Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program Standards of Behavior
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Frequent Email Contacts
Add these names to your email's contact list/address book. You will be getting email and phone messages from them this year and you don't want your email's spam/junk filter to delete them.
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Darren Lochner – dlochner@umn.edu | 715 456 0690
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Brianna Gohde – gohde013@umn.edu | 651 216 5115
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Judie Ginter – judieg123@gmail.com | 612 388 5331
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Karen Randall – karensrandall@gmail.com | 651 592 0087
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Master Gardener State Team – mgweb@umn.edu
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SignUp Genius – info@signupgenius.com
January
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Receive first statewide Newsletter
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Receive first Ramsey County Newsletter
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Receive invitations to register for SignUp Genius
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Begin University of Minnesota Horticulture Core Course
February
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Receive a temporary name badge and t-shirt mailed to your home.
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Continue learning course through U of M
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Meet your mentor
March
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Continue learning course through U of M
- First in-person monthly meeting at Roseville Oval
April
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Volunteer Project Fair
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Volunteer projects ramp up
May
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Summer volunteering seasons begins!
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RCMG Plant Sale
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Complete any unfinished Core Course tasks
July
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Mid-year check-in with your mentor
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Hours check
September
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Intern + Mentor Celebration Event
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Intern + Mentor Feedback Survey
December
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Complete hours for the year
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December 21 is the last day to enter hours