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Recent Accomplishments
Revenue:
- Annual special events - Cane Day, Evening at Dudley & Star Gazing
- Donations
- Membership Dues
- Grants
- Friend's Commissary gift shop
Improvements:
- Paid for Farm Supervisor
- Added new docents and volunteers
- Increased membership
- Donated Supplies and Equipment
- Established a Web Site
- Paid to move the Marchant Commissary to the park
- Purchased farm equipment and seed
- Purchased CPU for volunteer use
- Purchased folding tables and tents for park and CSO use
- Instrumental in constructing a Collections building and staffing with volunteers
- Opened and staffed Commissary Store
Goals
Projects:
- Schoolhouse Educational Center
- Attaining National Landmark status
- Special activities for "Friends" members
- Update website with "charge" capability
- "Friends" meeting facility
Special Events:
- Evening at Dudley Farm
- Ice cream social and volunteer awards
- Cane Day
- Plow Days
- Harvest and Planting Days
- Star Gazing
- Quilt Show
- Antique Tractor Show
Volunteer Opportunities
- Farm maintenance
- Website and brochures
- Docent training
- Heritage nursery
- Vegetable and flower garden maintenance
- Removal of invasive exotic plants
- Annual fund-raisers
- Publicity
- Commissary gift shop clerks
Priorities:
- #1 priority is the securing of a "schoolhouse" eductional facility
at the north end of the parking lot. Currently we have no facility to
hold educational programs and demonstrations for children and the
public.
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