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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Sans" size=3>Greetings Fellow
Chestnuteers,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#0000ff size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans"><FONT size=3><STRONG>The Summer Board
Meeting of the Mass.</STRONG><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT color=#000000>
</FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Lucida Sans"><FONT
size=3><STRONG>Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be
held <BR></STRONG><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> <FONT
color=#000000><STRONG>Sun</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN><STRONG>day,<SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>July
2<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000>0</FONT></FONT></SPAN>th from 1pm to 4
pm </STRONG><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT color=#000000>(cookout at
12:30)</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN><STRONG>at Moore State Park in
Paxton,<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>MA</STRONG></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face="Lucida Sans"><FONT size=3> <STRONG><FONT
color=#000000>.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT> </FONT></SPAN> <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT><STRONG>All members are
welcome!</STRONG> Cookout starts at 12:30. Moore State Park is a beautiful
location and has a well-established chestnut orchard, so members can
enjoy the location and seeing our work in progress. Moore also has lovely
plantings, hiking trails and a historic stone
sawmill.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Directions </STRONG>at the parks website - <A
href="http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/more.htm" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/more.htm</A></DIV>
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<DIV> We will be having a cookout at lunchtime as a
opportunity to <SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000>welcome visitors and
to</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>say goodbye to Leila Pinchot. </DIV>
<DIV>Several people stepped up at the April Board meeting to bring
somthing to make the cookout happen ( food beverages salad,<SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>a
grill etc.) Let me know who you are!!</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#000000>Jamie </FONT></SPAN> will bring Hamburgers and
Buns.<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000> Guy will bring sausages. Yvonne will bring
portabello mushrooms for grilling & cheese.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>Is there someone who will bring something like a vegie soup for those
who don't eat meat?</DIV>
<DIV>let <SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT><FONT color=#000000>Jamie </FONT></SPAN>
know.<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT><FONT
color=#000000>We're </FONT></SPAN> looking forward to a
beautiful day!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><STRONG>The
Growers Meeting will precede the Board Meeting
10AM-12:30PM.</STRONG><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff>(This is a meeting
covering issues specific to chestnut orchard managers and
other chestnut growers in our chapter.) </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008> </SPAN><BR><FONT
size=3><STRONG>PROPOSED AGENDA</STRONG><SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><FONT
color=#000000 size=3>S</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN><STRONG> for
7/<SPAN class=828200917-15072008>20</SPAN>/08</STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3>
MEETINGS</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><STRONG>10:00 –
12:30 ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>Follow up Workshop to convert Orchard data </DIV>
<DIV>(Orchard Managers - Bring your laptops or your
latest orchard data with you!!) </DIV>
<DIV> - Leila,Jamie<BR></DIV>
<DIV>-Jamie has 25 - F1's to pass out to orchard managers. Who
get<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000>s</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> them?? - Charlotte<BR><BR>other
Items??<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><STRONG>12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH (</STRONG><SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff> <STRONG><FONT
color=#000000>COOKOUT)</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><STRONG>1:00 pm - 4:00
pm SUMMER TACF BOARD MEETING</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>Welcome and introduction to Moore State Park - (Denis and
Lois)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Treasurer’s Update (Michael N.)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><BR>Secretary’ s Report
(Kathy)<BR>Membership<BR>New Contacts</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Inoculation report - (Leila)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Introducing our new New England Regional Science Coordinator -
(Leila)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Annual meeting - Ideas for location and a speaker - (Jamie)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>RI <A rel=nofollow>News: land</A> trusts and new
orchards -(Yvonne)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Possible Seed Orchard at Moore? Talking to <SPAN>DCR</SPAN> (Denis
and Lois)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Spring Orchard Activities, (Charlotte)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>New Board of Directors Roster - (Yvonne?)<BR><BR>Progress on
Email Updates (Kathy, Yvonne)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>"Mighty Giants' Book events - (Brad)</DIV>
<DIV>Upper Goose Pond/Appalachian Trail Event (Michael N.)<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Please email any other topics for discussion
or<BR>suggestions.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>--What Did I forget?? let me know--</DIV>
<DIV><BR>*Note I have the projector and screen. If
anyone<BR>needs it let me know and I will bring it to the<BR>meeting</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff>l<FONT
color=#000000>so</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> I have 1 bag of osmocote and 4
bags of planting mix available.</DIV>
<DIV>If you need either of these let me know how much and I'll bring it to
the meeting <BR><BR>Board Members-Please let me know if you can not
attend this meeting.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Chapter Members-Feel free to join us!</DIV>
<DIV><BR>thanks<BR>-Jamie Donalds<SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>President</DIV>
<DIV>The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation<SPAN
class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff>contact for more
directions: <A
href="mailto:loisbreau@aol.com">loisbreau@aol.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=828200917-15072008><FONT color=#0000ff>contacts for more
information: <A href="mailto:n1djb@yahoo.com">n1djb@yahoo.com</A> ,
<A href="mailto:yfederowicz@cox.net">yfederowicz@cox.net</A>
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