By Paul Kammerdiner
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17 Dec, 2021
At this year’s annual retreat, we talked about the need to scale back some of the projects and brainstorm new ways to raise revenue for our operations budget. We have lost a significant portion of our private funding and we all understand that we do not receive any public funding and never have. So, a major portion of what was discussed was about new events that would be either ticketed or would require an admission fee unless you had a membership. Following is a list from that planning session of possibilities. Shakespeare/Renaissance Festival Garden Show Beer & Pork, Pig Out @ the Arb Outdoor Antique Fest Plant Sale Some sort of wine event Dog Walk Days (Dog Days of summer) Theme Days (Tulips, Peonies, Lilacs, etc.) Music in the Gardens Art in the Gardens: Gnome Hunt Always a popular activity for our younger visitors; for the second year, local businesses “sponsored” the gnomes and they were placed throughout the grounds for visitors to discover. Our ever ready and terrific volunteers gave them a new coat of paint.