2012 UPCOMING FRIENDS EVENTS:
Our Rotary Partners meet with youth at the Archaeo Apprentice work site.
Saturday 25 February is Rotary Day in Perth, and Beth Peterkin and Pat Batchelor will be helping to celebrate the Rotary Club’s 65th anniversary of ‘good works’ at the new Algonquin College building, 2-4 pm.
http://www.perthrotary.org/celebrating-65-years-of-giving/
Monday 12 March is the last day to contribute to the Management Plan for Murphys Point Park. As a major stakeholder in the Park, the Friends are welcome to comment on the plan. The information file is available at the Kingston Zone office, at the Park Office, and at the Perth Union library.
http://friendsofmurphyspoint.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mp_invitationparticipate1.pdf
Saturday 31 March is the last day to qualify for the draw for a summer Ontario Parks day pass (value $107.50) by joining the Friends or renewing your membership. The new membership form is available on the Friends website
http://friendsofmurphyspoint.ca/memberships/
Sunday 22 April (Earth Day 
is our Annual General Meeting. We are still confirming times and locations, but we’d like to know if you are planning to attend. We hope to have a speaker, maybe some food, and we will be electing new Board members and sharing our plans for the summer programs at the park. Please RSVP to
membership.friends.of.mppp@gmail.com.
Saturday 28 April is the Festival of the Maples in Perth. As usual, we will have an information booth for the Friends, and will be selling raffle tickets for the canoe and gear. (The winners usually bought their tickets at Maplefest!) Please let me know if you’d like to help out. http://perthchamber.com/2011/10/26/downtown-perth-36th-annual-festival-of-the-maples-saturday-april-28th-2012/
Saturday 19 May is the annual garage sale in Perthmore Glen (the neighbourhood behind the hospital). This year, the Friends are planning to raise some funds for our summer programs on three different driveways (or three different garages, depending on the weather). So, when you do your spring cleaning, please keep some of your treasures to contribute to the sale. Once the snow goes, we will be able to store donations in our garages. As well, we’re hoping to host a barbeque (or a pancake breakfast?) and a bake sale, so we’ll be looking for help with that, as well.
