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November 11, 2020Looking for entries for Virtual Gingerbread Wonderland, final days of Bulb Purchases to benefit the Friends and the 2020 Tree Symposium.Read on for additional information and how to register.IMPORTANT INFORMATIONFriends Staff will be out of the office until January 2021, however we will continue working remotely. Please note our new Post Office Box number and staff emails. MAIL: EMAIL: SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTSPANDEMIC SCHEDULEMorris County Park Commission has reopened the Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta 7 days a week, from 8am to dusk.
We will keep you posted as further updates become available. GINGERBREAD WONDERLAND 2020 GOES VIRTUALCelebrating 29 Years of Wonder!
The Friends' Gingerbread Wonderland Planning Committee has completed revisions to our website that will support a Virtual Gingerbread Wonderland this year. Want to Enter Your Own Gingerbread Creation?Visit our Virtual Gingerbread Page to learn all the details and submit your entry. If you are going to submit an entry for this virtual exhibit, please email: mennist@arboretumfriends.net or lbencivengo@arboretumfriends.net to let them know. Invitations to participate under new guidelines have been extended to prior participants who indicated an interest in creating a virtual submission this year and we are happy to announce that entries are now open to all. Our schedule calls for closing applications in late November and opening viewing of and voting for virtual displays beginning in early December until the end of the year. We are looking forward to a wonderful display of Gingerbread creations again this year! 
BULB PURCHASES BENEFIT THE FRIENDSHelp support the Friends’ Fall Bulb Planting at the Arboretum by buying your bulbs from Brent & Becky’s Bulbs! Just click on the image to go to www.bloominbucks.com and choose Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. 25% of your order will be donated to the Friends. This fundraiser runs through mid-November, so hurry and make your purchases and benefit the Friends at the same time. Thank you!2020 TREE SYMPOSIUMFour consecutive Tuesday evenings: Nov. 17, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 at 7:00 PMVIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING
Rutgers Master Gardener CEUs and International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) CEUs will be available for all lectures.
Additional information on each program, as well as registration can be found on our website by clicking on the tree image and scrolling down.
HOLD THE DATEThe Friends will present our Annual Members Only New Year's Party on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 4:00 PM. We are planning a virtual tour of the very varied and colorful Flora and Fauna of Costa Rica. Put the date on your calendar, you will not want to miss it! Watch for more details on our website and in the next issue of Arboretum Leaves. AUTUMN AT THE ARBORETUMThere were many people walking around the Arboretum grounds on Tuesday, November 11, enjoying another in a series of gorgeous Indian Summer days. Most were wearing masks, as are the statues on the grounds! Thanks to Margery Ennist for more beautiful Fall pictures. 
Click on any of the images to open our website's photo gallery to see them enlarged. 
FRIENDS YOUTUBE CHANNELWe are happy to announce that the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum now have a YouTube channel. Please visit by clicking the image (or going to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwLu6l-05_VnSNQlkvi3Aw YOU CAN STILL REGISTER FOR PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONSOnce you have registered for "Composting and Eco-friendly Yard Care" or "Dahlias", you will receive a link to watch the recorded version. Go to our Events page to register and pay online.Retail PartnersWhen shopping at our fine Retail Partners, please remember to present your Membership card at the beginning of your check out transaction. Our Retail Partners need to enter the discount at the beginning of that process. If you have not yet used this wonderful Member Benefit, you can view our full list of Retail Partners by clicking here. Amazon SmileDon't forget to "SMILE!"Amazon Smile, that is! Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charitable organization you select. Please consider selecting The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum as your designated recipient from this wonderful program. Click here and log in to your amazon account to designate the Friends as your charity. All our events can be found on our Events Page where, we are happy to say, you can register and pay on line -- just click on the "Add to Cart" buttons on our Events page and Membership page. Questions or need more information? Call 862-325-7754. |
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