The Galveston County Master Gardener Speakers Bureau offers a wide variety of research-based gardening topics for our area. We are available to speak to groups of 10 or more in our region.

Please note we are meeting requests for face-to-face presentations and respectfully review each inquiry. NEW ONLINE PROGRAMS: we are accepting requests to deliver personalized online presentations live to your group.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Galveston County and the Galveston County Master Gardeners are pleased to offer Speakers Bureau services at no charge; however, we are happy to accept donations of at least $25 in support of the educational activities of the Galveston County Master Gardener Association, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

Please keep in mind:

We require 30 day notice for any speaker request. Please note our February thru April season is one of high demand, and we recommend to request speakers as early as possible.
Programs are 45-60 minutes, including Q&A. We can adapt upon request.
We appreciate a donation of at least $25 to help support our organization’s mission of providing education in research-based gardening practices.

Galveston County MG Speakers Bureau Request Form

Please fill out the following information as completely as possible. All fields with an ‘*’ are required. Your information will be sent to our Speakers Bureau coordinator who will contact you within one week to work out further details. After you hit “Send” please make sure you see the message “Thanks for contacting us! We will get in touch with you shortly” which you will find displayed under the form.

Date for presentation(Required)

Group name requesting a speaker(Required)

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Contact Email(Required)

Contact Phone(Required)

Online or in-person speaker request(Required)

Choose 'yes' if requesting online presentation to your group, fulfill applicable remaining info and submit this form. Choose 'no' if in person and completely fulfill the remainder of this form.

Program Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Time allowed for the program in minutes (at least 45 minutes)(Required)

Speaker start time(Required)

Estimated number of attendees(Required)

Please enter a number from 10 to 50.

Is this event open to the public?(Required)

For in-person PowerPoint presentations, we use a projector and screen. Do we need to bring our own portable screen and/or projector?(Required)

Select a speaker topic from one of the following:(Required)

Please use this space for additional information about the engagement. Use this space to suggest topics for consideration.

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Galveston County MG Speakers Bureau Request Form

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