Onboarding

Welcome to the Master Gardener Volunteer Program of Ramsey County!

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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 in January. These will help you hit the ground running next year.

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Download the Online Resources Tool

Volunteers use a lot of online tools. Use this cheat sheet to find
a list of the most common websites, and record your usernames
& passwords.​

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RSVP for a Welcome Event

Interns and mentors are invited to an informal gathering on Thursday, January 4

at the Roseville library. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together

to meet, share stories, and celebrate gardening in the middle of winter.

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​Save 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 (Ramsey County volunteer program coordinator)

• Brianna Gohde – gohde013@umn.edu | 651 216 5115 (Ramsey County volunteer program assistant coordinator)

• Master Gardener State Team – mgweb@umn.edu (central office)

• SignUp Genius – info@signupgenius.com 

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Check out Recommended Reading for New Volunteers

• Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program Volunteer Manual

• University of Minnesota Board of Regents Code of Conduct

• Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program Policy on Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

• Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program Standards of Behavior

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