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| 1032 - Master Gardener | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1032.1) | 28 |
Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers |
| 1032.3) | 1018 |
Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county |
| 1032.4) | 124 |
Number of continuing education hours completed by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.5) | 250 |
Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.7) | 0 |
Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course |
| 1032.6) | 0 |
Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.2) | 5 |
Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener |
| 1032.8) | 28 |
Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community |
| 1032.9) | 28 |
Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives |
Author: Bethany Wilson
Major Program: Master Gardener
Extension Master Gardeners are required to volunteer hours of service back to the community or in efforts that help Cooperative Extension. Over the course of this fiscal year, even with lack of engagement events due to COVID, the Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners have volunteered over 1000 hours of community service. Using hourly wage data from the Independent Sector, this amounts to roughly $23,500. Not only do Master Gardeners help maintain three public ga
