Passing this along from Diane Connors.......
FIELD TRIP to the Massachusetts Tower Hill Botanical Gardens
11 French Drive
Boylston, Massachusetts
Thursday, September 29, 2011 (deadline is 9/14 for payment receipt & completed registration)
arrival meeting time: 10 – 10:10 AM
General Admission Fee: $7/adult, $3/child, 5 & under are free
Rain or shine? Yes. This trip is partially outdoors, mostly indoors.
Class Admission Fee: The rate for those children participating in a class program (1-2 hours) would be $7/child (includes admission). They are also welcome to tour
the inside/outside grounds, too. There are no refunds as monies are committed to paying for the given headcount.
Time: Please leave wiggle room for traveling time and plan to arrive before 10 AM.
Description: For this trip families have the option of registering for the general admission or the classes. The self-guided tour is quite impressive.
Scavenger hunts are available for children who are viewing the gardens, and there are maps for everyone to use for visiting.
There will be 3 classes that will be custom designed for the grade levels for the children, and size is limited to ten. DRESS FOR THE WEATHER as portions
of the class time will be spent outdoors. The first paid registrants will get the spaces and the fee will be committed to the organization so there will be no refunds.
I’ll be asking for one chaperone
for every ten children registered for a class, as well as an alternate in case one is needed. The person that actually is
the chaperone will have their adult admission refunded to them at the event.
The Gardens are inside and outside and include many acres
of floral beauty. You can see the varied gardens listed here to the right of the photo: http://www.towerhillbg.org/thwebgar.html
There is also a gourmet café and a Gift Shop. http://www.towerhillbg.org/thwebsvectwigs.html
Facts about Tower Hill here: http://www.towerhillbg.org/TH_SEVCstats11.pdf
Make & Take Worm Composting
CLASS 10:15 AM – 11:15
for children entering grades 3-5 (15 max)
Tree Identification
CLASS 10:15 AM – 12:15
for children entering grades 6-8
Plant Classification in the Systematic Garden
CLASS 10:15 AM – 12:15
for children entering grades 9 - 12 (10 max)
FOR REGISTRATION: Print out TWO copies of *this page* - one for you (so you remember you signed up!) and one for Diane, and follow mailing and payment directions.(cut and paste this portion of the post into a WORD document)
Incomplete registrations will be returned to the sender - please proofread. MARK YOUR CALENDAR, please !
PAYMENT & MAILING: On this date___________________ I sent a check made out to Diane Connors, to pay for
admission for ____________ paid adults and ____________________ paid children, and _________ free
children, to attend the above event. The amount of my check is _____________________________ and
the check number is __________________. I understand there are no refunds and monies are committed
to the above facility as part of the total trip headcount.
Register the following PAID children for the following classes (write out the info): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mail a copy of this form & check, to: Diane Connors, P.O. Box 629, Columbia, CT 06237.
PAYMENT CONFIRMATION: Diane will confirm our paid space for this trip
by emailing this address (print neatly, I'm old =-)
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If the trip is full, checks will be returned to their owner.
If there is a wait list appropriate for this trip, Diane will contact you. If you have questions, EMAIL me at: DrMomOfTen@hotmail.com & give me a few days to reply, though I'm usually more prompt.
