REMINDER: No RSVP’s are needed and all are welcome. Just remember to bring a potluck dish, and your favorite non-alcoholic beverage. We are planning this event as alcohol-free; there will be cold water available.
You are cordially invited to enjoy an afternoon & evening of great company, music, garden tours & potluck refreshments co-hosted by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists with Shirley Deugo and Al Potvin at their beautiful property at
38 Carss Street in Almonte, Ontario
on Friday, August 21, 2015
from 4:00 – 8:00 pm
to celebrate and raise funds for the
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Fund.
Bring your favourite dish to the potluck refreshment table.
Also a folding chair, and your bathing suit for a swim in the pool.
A lifeguard will be on deck!
Come and enjoy:
***Toe-tapping music with the Jimmy Tri-Tone Band***
***Garden tours with Ed Lawrence, local horticulture expert
& CBC Radio gardening host***
***Walks amongst the trees on the property with Dr. Ron Ayling, retired forestry professor, U of Toronto***
***Birding with Cliff Bennett***
The Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Fund awards bursaries to local high school graduates undertaking college or university studies related to the natural environment.
The fund was established in 2007 by friends and family of local retired educator, naturalist and MVFN founding member, Cliff Bennett, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
Since 2007, more than $8,000 has been awarded to 15 students including graduates of Almonte and District High School; Carleton Place High School; Notre Dame Catholic High School, Carleton Place; Perth and District Collegiate Institute, St. John Catholic High School, Perth; and West Carleton Secondary School.
Donations over $20 will receive an income tax receipt. See you there!
