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CONSERVATION SUPPORT  Our club actively supports conservation efforts and conservation

                     organizations.

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1. Meetings  A different conservation topic presented at each general meeting to inform members

                     of current enviornmental issuse that they should be aware of and actions they may be

                     able to take.

                     Several topics this year were:

                                  CT legislators sponsoring a bill in the state legislature to support wildlife species with the greatest need

                                            comprehensive investigation recently completed regarding U. S. groundwater

                                            federal government distributing $566,000 to support the creation of new trails in Connecticut 

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 2. Annual Donations

     $250 is donated to The Federated garden Club of CT to assist the Scholarship Fund for

     aspiring youths who are seeking education in agriculture and environmental studies.

 

     $150 is donated to The Connecticut Nurserymen Foundation to assist the scholarship 

     program to support young people in furthering their education in the fields of agriculture and 

     environmental studies.

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   3. In November 2024 our club participated in a survey on ticks and Lyme disease developed by    

       an Honors student at the University of Connecticut for her Honors thesis research.  

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  ​​​Other Civic Contributions: 

         Participate in the Annual Newtown Scarecrow Contest

         Decorate an annual Christmas tree currently stationed at the Community 

                          Center

         CompleteTea Pot flower arrangements to be sold at the Victorian Tea with

         profits going to support Newtown Youth Family Services   

         Incorporate a children’s activitie at the Newtown Lions Club Duck Race 

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