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Delaware Forestry Association annual meeting – Mar. 28 in Bridgeville

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013



Contact: Dot Abbott, dotad@udel.edu or (302)730-4000

The Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award and also honor 25th Year Tree Farmers at its annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgeville Fire Hall in Bridgeville, Delaware. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under 12 years of age, and registration should be completed by March 22. Proceeds from the evening’s silent auction will help support the DFA’s annual college forestry scholarship as well as other educational pograms such as the Delaware Envirothon competition and annual summer camps for students interested in natural resources.

Registration forms are available at delawareforest.com – click on the 2013 Newsletter link.

The Delaware Forestry Association is a non-profit corporation of the State of Delaware (established 1982) and functions to support and protect private forest landowners and the forest industry’s right to practice forestry through public policy and educational efforts.

Annual Meeting Agenda

  • 5:30 p.m.  – Registration & Social Hour
    Silent Auction … remains open till 7:45 pm
  • 7:00 p.m. – Buffet-style Dinner
    Menu: Oven-Fried Chicken, Crab Cakes, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Dumplings, Cole Slaw,Green-Bean Casserole, Rolls & Butter, Dessert, Beverage
  • 8:00 p.m.  – Welcome
    – DFA Business Meeting
    – Election of 2013 DFA Board Directors
    – Delaware Tree Farmer-of-the-Year Awards
    – Delaware Forest Service – Forestry Administrator’s Update
  • 9:00  – Wrap-up- Announcement of Silent Auction Winners – Adjourn

If you are able to donate items to the silent auction, please bring them with you or contact Dot Abbott at (302) 730-4000. DFA members can also pay annual membership dues at the door.

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Delaware Forestry Association annual meeting – Mar. 28 in Bridgeville

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013



Contact: Dot Abbott, dotad@udel.edu or (302)730-4000

The Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award and also honor 25th Year Tree Farmers at its annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgeville Fire Hall in Bridgeville, Delaware. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under 12 years of age, and registration should be completed by March 22. Proceeds from the evening’s silent auction will help support the DFA’s annual college forestry scholarship as well as other educational pograms such as the Delaware Envirothon competition and annual summer camps for students interested in natural resources.

Registration forms are available at delawareforest.com – click on the 2013 Newsletter link.

The Delaware Forestry Association is a non-profit corporation of the State of Delaware (established 1982) and functions to support and protect private forest landowners and the forest industry’s right to practice forestry through public policy and educational efforts.

Annual Meeting Agenda

  • 5:30 p.m.  – Registration & Social Hour
    Silent Auction … remains open till 7:45 pm
  • 7:00 p.m. – Buffet-style Dinner
    Menu: Oven-Fried Chicken, Crab Cakes, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Dumplings, Cole Slaw,Green-Bean Casserole, Rolls & Butter, Dessert, Beverage
  • 8:00 p.m.  – Welcome
    – DFA Business Meeting
    – Election of 2013 DFA Board Directors
    – Delaware Tree Farmer-of-the-Year Awards
    – Delaware Forest Service – Forestry Administrator’s Update
  • 9:00  – Wrap-up- Announcement of Silent Auction Winners – Adjourn

If you are able to donate items to the silent auction, please bring them with you or contact Dot Abbott at (302) 730-4000. DFA members can also pay annual membership dues at the door.

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