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Status of bookkeeping by Town regarding registration fees <br /> The Town Manager's office has been very good taking the applications and the checks and depositing <br /> the registration fees. Virginia will check to see if the committee has access to the monies deposited. <br /> OLD BUSINESS: <br /> Cape Cod Community Garden Network—No Update <br /> Continued discussion of publicity and newspaper articles—the Board <br /> There was a discussion on contacting the Mashpee Enterprise Newspaper to get some publicity for the <br /> gardens. Virginia suggested contacting Hanna Schuster from the Enterprise and have her do an article <br /> about we are now open and tie it in with other things that are happening in Mashpee. She will be <br /> contacting Richard DeSorgher, Mashpee Historical Commission, to see if he can come up with some <br /> ideas. Also, the members discussed having a get together during harvesting time for the gardeners. <br /> NEW BUSINESS: <br /> Community Garden improvements and schedule <br /> The members discussed contacting several agencies to see if they would be interested in one of the <br /> garden plots i.e. May Institute Life Center, Veterans Organizations, Wampanoag Museum, Boys and <br /> Girls Club, Kiwanis Club and Mashpee Senior Center. They also discussed creating a brochure or flier. <br /> Irene will try her hand at a flier. <br /> Repair of garden bed borders (Anthony) and request to Town/DPW to do a few border <br /> replacements. <br /> At Anthony Oliver's suggestion Virginia stated she would contact Wayne Taylor, Assistant Town <br /> Manager,to see if he could make arrangements for DPW to replace the rotted and potentially <br /> dangerous border edging on a few of the plots. <br /> Review letter of introduction for Board use when requesting in-kind donations and Board member <br /> assignments <br /> The members reviewed the letter of introduction for the Board to use when requesting in-kind <br /> donations and made a few minor changes. The Chair's signature and office telephone number will be <br /> used and the donations will be followed up with a thank you letter. Mohamad suggested having the <br /> thank you letter all prepared and ready for signature by the Town Manager's Office. <br /> ADDITIONAL TOPICS: This space is reserved for topics that the Chairman did not reasonably <br /> anticipate would be discussed. <br /> Stephanie inquired about the Committee reaching out to Russell Norton from the Cape Cod Extension <br /> Service regarding volunteers from the Master Gardeners Her question is are the volunteers going to <br /> get education credits because if they don't get credits they may not want to volunteer. Virginia will <br /> follow up with Russell. <br /> 2 <br />