Horticultural Endowment Update: 

 Grant Applications Available 



After a successful fund-raising 

 campaign, The New Hampshire 

 Plant Growers' Association has es- 

 tablished a Horticultural Endow- 

 ment to actively support scientific 

 research and education in the field 

 of ornamental horticulture. The 

 primary goal of this endowment, 

 in keeping with our donors' 

 wishes, is to benefit the New 

 Hampshire horticulture industry 

 and, secondarily, the industry at 

 large. The Association now invites 

 all horticulturists and researchers 

 in related sciences to submit appli- 

 cable grant proposals for funding. 



Projects may include (but are 

 not necessarily limited to): basic 

 and applied research; equipment to 

 aid in research and education; and 

 travel, training, speakers or events 

 affiliated with research. Grants will 

 be awarded on the basis of the 

 project description, including the 

 project objectives as well as meth- 

 ods, procedures, materials, equip- 

 ment, and personnel involved in 

 the project. Grant monies available 

 for the 1999 awards total $2,500.00. 



Individuals submitting research 

 proposals must be faculty mem- 

 bers, students, or qualified employ- 

 ees of institutions engaged in hor- 

 ticultural research and education. 

 Grants will be awarded to eligible 

 non-profit organizations, colleges 

 and universities, horticulturists, 

 and research institutions, as well as 

 innovative industry and public-pri- 

 vate collaborative projects. 



The deadline for proposal appli- 

 cations is October 1, 1999. Grant 

 awards will be announced by De- 

 cember 1, 1999. Grants will be 

 awarded on an annual basis, sub- 

 ject to review and renewal. Al- 

 though approved for funding for 

 only one year at a time, grants will 



be considered for renewal upon re- 

 ceipt of a renewal application. 



Interested individuals must com- 

 plete the Endowment's application 

 form. A copy may be obtained by 

 writing: New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association, Horticultural 

 Endowment Fund, 7316 Pleasant 

 Street, Loudon, NH 03301. 



If you are interested in con- 

 tributing to the Endowment it- 

 self, please contact Henry Hun- 



tington at (603) 435-8361 or 

 Peter van Berkum at (603) 463- 

 7663. Contributions to the En- 

 dowment are fully tax deductible 

 and may be pledged over a 

 period of up to three years. The 

 purpose of the New Hampshire 

 Horticultural Endowment — and a 

 long-held aim of the New Hamp- 

 shire Plant Growers' Associa- 

 tion — is to promote improved 

 floriculture practices. 



1999 



NEW HAMPSHIRE FAIR DATES 



JULY 



23-25 Stratham Fair; Martin Wool at 772-4977 



29-1 North Haverhill Fair; David Keith at 989-3305 



AUGUST 

 3-8 Cheshire Fair, North Swanzey fairgrounds; Sandra Amadon 



at 357-4740 

 20-22 Cornish Fair; Robert Bladen at 542-4622 

 21-22 Belknap County 4-H Fair; Sue Roberts at 267-8135; 



Concessions: Ginny Clifford at 524-4398 



SEPTEMBER 

 1-6 Lancaster Fair; Paul Thurston at 788-4531 

 2-6 Hopkinton State Fair; Alan Hardy at 746-4191 

 10-12 Hillsboro County Agricultural Fair (fairgrounds in New 



Boston); John Robertson at 588-6106 

 17-25 Rochester Fair; Jeffrey Taylor at 332-6585 

 30-3 Deerfield Fair; Jane Boucher at 463-7421 



9-11 



OCTOBER 

 Sandwich Fair; Richard Papen at 284-7062 



For information, contact the New Hampshire Association of Fairs 

 and Expositions, 25 Capitol Street, PO Box 2042, Concord, NH 

 03302-2042 or visit their web site at http;\\www.nhfairs.com. 



