[MassChestnutNews] The Autumn Board Meeting of MA-TACF

[Jamie Donalds]

Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers,
 
The Autumn Board Meeting 
of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held 
Saturday,October 3rd from 1pm to 4 pm at
 River Bend Farm Visitors Center, Uxbridge, MA
Directions at the parks website -  http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/blst.htm
-and a the bottom of the page.
 
All are welcome!
 
Note:There will be no Growers Meeting  preceding the Board Meeting 10AM-12:30PM.
The meeting will start at 1PM

 DRAFT AGENDA for 10/3/09 please email me with additional items! at N1DJB at yahoo.com

 
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  AUTUMN TACF BOARD MEETING

 
Welcome and introduction to River Bend Farm  - (Jamie Lois)

Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)
 
Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)
 
Board of Directors Issues - 
              Bylaws on Consecutive terms - (Yvonne)
              Nominating commetee -(Yvonne,Jamie)
              Board vote -   chapter representation- (Jamie)
            
Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)
Membership
New Contacts
approval of minutes from summer meeting

Inoculation report  - (Kendra, Charlotte,John E.)
 
New England Regional Science Coordinator report- (Kendra)
                      National Grant results      
 
MA-TACF Annual Meeting-
                     Site -National Grid - Worcester (Guy,Brad)
                     Speaker - in the works - (Jamie)
                     Newcommers meeting - (Brad)
                     Volinteer for Video Recording Speaker -(Jamie)
 
RI News: .   -(Yvonne)
                     Westerly seedling planting
 
Seed Orchard Development-
                    Report on Easement Agreements  with landowrners - (John Mirick)
                    Seed Orchard at Mooore SP -Letter response??
                    future actions with Trusties of Reservations
 
Support for Stockbridge Orchard - (Jamie ,Rufin)
 
Summer/Autumn Orchard Activities, (Charlotte)
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Please email any other topics for discussion or
suggestions.

*Note   I still have the projector and screen. If anyone
needs it let me know and I will bring it to the
meeting

 
Board Members-Please let me know if you can not attend this meeting.
 
Chapter Members-Feel free to join us!
 

Directions to River Bend Farm Visitors Center
>From the Mass Pike or Route 146 
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Worcester/Providence Exit 10A to Route 146 South.  In 12 miles use the Uxbridge Exit for Route 16 and turn left onto Route 16 East, drive 2 miles to the traffic lights and turn left on Route 122 North, drive 1-1/4 mile and turn right at traffic light onto Hartford Ave.  In 1 mile, turn right on Oak Street at the UMass Memorial Tri-River Family Health Center.  Visitor Center is 1/10 mile down the road on the left in the red barn. 
 

thanks
-Jamie Donalds
President
The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation


      
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