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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello New England TACF!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This is a reminder about the <b>New England Regional</b> <b>TACF
</b>meeting to be held on <b>Saturday, March 20<sup>th</sup></b>. The
meeting should be a great chance to share ideas and experiences with your
neighboring chapters, as well as a chance ask questions or see how others have approached
similar issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Please RSVP</b> to me (<a href="mailto:Kendra@acf.org">Kendra@acf.org</a>)
if you plan to attend, as I will be putting some materials together for
attendees to look over before the meeting. I have received an RSVP from
many of you already, but if you plan to attend and have not been in touch,
please let me know we should expect you. We will be discussing a few
topics with background documents I will be sending out, and our conversations
will be more productive if attendees have had a chance to look through these
materials ahead of time. I plan to send out meeting materials to all who
have RSVP’d, including directions, by Friday, March 12.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please pass this invite along to others I may have
missed. This meeting is open to all, however I don’t anticipate
spending too much time on introductory material. It would be great to
have a few board members and orchard managers from each chapter in
attendance. I do hope the meeting will be a forum for sharing experience,
which could be very useful to newcomers, and I encourage anyone interested to
join us. I hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>New England Regional Meeting<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forestry Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>45 Elwyn Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Portsmouth, NH 03801<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Saturday, March 20, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>9:30 – 4:00<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please bring a <b>bag lunch </b>(there are a few local “quick”
options in the area). Snacks to share are always welcome!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Oh yes, and for those who may be coming into town on Friday
or who live in the area, I will be giving an educational presentation on chestnut
and local efforts as part of the Urban Forestry Center’s Education
Programs on Friday, March 19 at 7:00pm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Best –<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kendra<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kendra Gurney<br>
The American Chestnut Foundation</span><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>®</span></sup><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>New England Regional Science
Coordinator<br>
USFS Northern Research Station<br>
705 Spear Street<br>
South Burlington, VT 05403<br>
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cell: 802.999.8706<br>
<a href="mailto:Kendra@acf.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>Kendra@acf.org</span></a></span>
or <a href="kgurney@uvm.edu">kgurney@uvm.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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