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elsewhere — without buying or get- 

 ting to see everything you wanted 

 to. The age group with the most 

 disposable income is reaching the 

 stage of their lives where this is 

 becoming an important issue. I 

 don't think the restroom has to be 

 anything fancy — just clean. A well- 

 maintained portable toilet suits me 

 just fine and some places had them. 



I know spring is a tough season 

 and we all enter it with the best of 

 intentions. I also know some of 

 what I've written here you've heard 

 before However, after seeing things 

 from a customer's perspective, I've 

 come to realize how important the 

 things I've mentioned really are to 

 your sales and to your customers' 

 satisfaction. 



I hope your spring season is 

 great and that all your weekends 

 are sunny! 



[Ann can be reached at 603-435-6425.) 



A Word of Thanks 



In mid-winter, a quiet time for 

 many people, major NHPGA events 

 take place — the Winter Meeting and 

 participation in the Farm and For- 

 est Exposition. We also have a dis- 

 play at New England Grows. 



This quiet time was a busy one 

 for the NHPGA members who made 

 these events a success. At Farm 

 and Forest, we thank Bob Rimol, 

 George Timm, and Bob Demers and 

 the Demers Garden Center staff for 

 handling our display there. Bob 

 Rimol also brought the display to 

 New England Grows. George is re- 

 designing our display to reflect our 

 more varied involvements and 

 some of his ideas were visible. 



Tim Wolfe worked with Michelle 

 Fischer from the New Hampshire 

 Landscape Association organizing 

 the joint winter meeting. He and 

 Michelle put together a lively pro- 



gram of diverse speakers offering 

 much useful information. Chris 

 Robarge and Guy Hodgdon handled 

 registration. 



All these people — and probably 

 others unlisted — deserve your 

 thanks. Volunteer effort is what 

 keeps the NHPGA going. 



Endowment Update 



Our steady growth toward our goal 

 continues. The New Hampshire 

 Horticultural Endowment has now 

 received pledges for $80,000. This 

 means we have attained 80% of our 

 goal!!!! Major gifts from the Ball 

 Seed Company and the Champions 

 of New Hampshire Farms/New 

 Hampshire Department of Agricul- 

 ture (thanks, Steve Taylor, for your 

 help on this one) have helped us 

 to get this far. Generous gifts were 

 also received from Edgewater Farm 

 (West Lebanon), Johnson and Dix 



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APRIL. MAY. 1998 



