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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Jamie –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Weather looks cooperative for this weekend so plan to see you all
on Sunday. Will there be time for me to give a brief update on the database
project? Yvonne has been very involved with it as well and may also want to
share her thoughts and impressions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ve also been pooling information about the types of agreements
other chapters have used when working with Universities. I will have a report
at the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kendra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kendra Gurney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>802.999.8706 (cell)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org
[mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamie
Donalds<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 15, 2010 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> orchard mgrlist; orchard news<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MassChestnutOrchards] Reminder - this Sunday -TACF-MA Winter
Board Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you all there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Updated agenda is below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> -Jamie Donalds<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong>The Winter Board Meeting <o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong>of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut
Foundation </strong><b><br>
<strong>Sunday,January 17th from Noon to 4 pm </strong></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><i> AGENDA</i></strong> for <span class=yshortcuts>1/17/10</span><em>
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<strong>Noon - 4:00 pm WINTER TACF BOARD MEETING </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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Welcome and introduction - (Jamie Guy)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Budget committee report (Michael N.,Jamie J Meik.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Board of Directors Issues - <o:p></o:p></p>
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Update our bylaws at the Secretary of State's office-How
& Who- (Jamie,J. Mirick)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Planting of BC3F3 Meadowview nuts
assigned to chapter by members.(Rufin) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Restoration Planning – (Rufin,Jamie)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)<br>
Membership<br>
New Contacts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Approval of minutes
from fall,annual meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Progress on wood plaques &
letter for Jim Garland and <span class=yshortcuts>Frank Howard</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Inoculation report - (Kendra, Charlotte,John E.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Orchard to inoculate in 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
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How do we best use Frank Howard's donation? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Break at 2PM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>New England <span class=yshortcuts>Regional Science
Coordinator</span> report- (Kendra)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Regional
meeting: <span class=yshortcuts>March 20th</span>, <span class=yshortcuts>Urban
Forestry Center</span> in <span class=yshortcuts>Portsmouth, NH</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Umass <span class=yshortcuts>Seed orchard</span>
possibilities <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Geocaching<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>RI <span style='color:#003399'>News: </span>. -(Yvonne)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Seed Orchard Development-<o:p></o:p></p>
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Report on Easement Agreements with landowrners - (John Mirick)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Seed
Orchard at Moore SP- MOU -Lois, Dennis, Jamie,J. Mirick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> North
Grafton Land -Peter and Shirley Williams (Kathy,Rufin)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Future actions with Trusties of Reservations- J.Meik<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Support for Stockbridge Orchard - (Jamie ,Rufin)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Spring Orchard Activities, (Charlotte)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Nanking Lines – how many will we do?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Other Items - <o:p></o:p></p>
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