The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

2 weeks ago

This past week, GA-TACF volunteers have engaged in a variety of public outreach and social events, starting with Dr. Martin Cipollini’s presentation at the Rotary Club in Rome. Rome Rotary has been a significant contributor to our work over the last couple of years and we’ve been very thankful for their support. Accompanying him was Vice President and TACF Volunteer of the Year Kathy Patrick (also his wife). A short article from Rotary’s Windmill newsletter is included as well as one of Kathy receiving her award at last month’s TACF meeting in TN.

Next up was Jack and Patty Rogers staffing an educational display at the Scouts BSA Conservation Weekend on Saturday November 11 in Blairsville. Jack and Patty had a great time sharing our work with the scouts and their leaders. The visit was coordinated by Chris Johnson, 2023 Conservation Weekend Midway Coordinator.

As some of you might know, we also had our 40th Anniversary Celebration at Best End Brewing in Atlanta on Sunday November 12. Rome area singer/songwriter David Bell provided the entertainment, and Kathy Patrick provided the chestnut blondies – both of which were huge hits! We had nearly 50 attendees, most of whom were new to our organization. We gave away about 40 chestnut seedlings to those donating or joining our organization. A lively group (thanks to yummy Best End beer) had a really nice time and great conversations happened all around. A few folks even acted like nuts… Look for more social events such as these to come early next year.

Lastly (but sorry, we got no photos of this one), on Tuesday, Dr. Cipollini led a visit by Douglas County’s Alexander High School FFA club to Berry College’s chestnut nursery and orchards. Encouraged by long-time Douglas County resident Dot Padgett and her local group of chestnut enthusiasts, these students are learning how to plant and care for chestnuts on the school property. Teacher Ryan Bragg organized the visit and Dr. Cipollini fielded lots of great questions from the students. They went home with nine more seedlings to add to their site. The American Chestnut Foundation ... See MoreSee Less

The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

3 weeks ago

This past Tuesday, about 15 volunteers happily showed up to plant about 100 chestnut seedlings at the Flint phytophthora research orchard site, a project done in collaboration with GA-TACF, Reinhardt University, and the landowner Dr. Austin Flint. Having nice groups like this makes for easy work and more time for fun and learning. Here are some pics of the day's activities. Many thanks to all who were involved! The American Chestnut Foundation

To learn more about what we do and how to become involved, please come to this Sunday's 40th Anniversary event at Best End Brewing in Atlanta, 2 - 6 pm. Read more here: tacf.org/ga-news/40th-anniversary-celebration-best-end-brewing-atl/ ... See MoreSee Less

The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

3 weeks ago

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