<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000099"><div><span data-mce-style="color: #663366;" color="#663366"><span style="font-size: xx-small;" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span><span></span></span></div><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span name="x"></span><b>From: </b>"Catherine Hemmerdinger" <chemmerdinger@mbl.edu><br><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div dir="ltr">INTERESTING PROJECT AND HONEY BEES ALSO LOVE MILK WEED!!<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="auto"><blockquote><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><blockquote style="" data-mce-style=""><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:medium" data-mce-style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 24px/normal Helvetica;" data-mce-style="font: normal normal normal 24px/normal Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">The magnificent migration of the Monarch butterfly, and indeed the survival of this iconic species, is in jeopardy. The Monarch butterfly depends on the existence of the milkweed plant, which is the Monarch caterpillar's only food source. For a variety of reasons, the milkweed plant is vanishing across America, which threatens the Monarch's survival. In conjunction with other similar efforts, the </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">Monarch Project of Cape Cod </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">will provide and help distribute milkweed seeds across this region to help rejuvenate the Monarch's migration.</span></span></span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></div><div><blockquote style="" data-mce-style=""><div><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial;" data-mce-style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><b>The initial free distribution </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><b>of seeds will take place Saturday, March 29 , 10 AM- 2PM at the Waquoit Congregational Church's Farmer's Market, </b></span><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><b>15 Parsons Lane, East Falmouth. </b> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial;min-height:18px" data-mce-style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; min-height: 18px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial;" data-mce-style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">For further information, please contact: <a href="tel:508-548-5269" target="_blank" data-mce-href="tel:508-548-5269">508-548-5269</a> or </span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;" data-mce-style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size:18px" data-mce-style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="mailto:waquoitucc@comcast.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:waquoitucc@comcast.net"><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">waquoitucc@comcast.net</span></a></span></span></span></span><br></div></div></div></blockquote><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"> or <a href="mailto:paulrifkin@comcast.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:paulrifkin@comcast.net">paulrifkin@comcast.net</a> <a href="tel:508-737-9545" target="_blank" data-mce-href="tel:508-737-9545">508-737-9545</a></span><br></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size:24px" data-mce-style="font-size: 24px;">How you can get involved:</span></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size:24px" data-mce-style="font-size: 24px;"><br> </span></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">#1- Come to the Farmer's Market at the Waquoit Church on Saturday, March 29 and receive free milkweed seeds and growing instructions.</span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"> If you cannot make it to a Farmer's Market, call me at <a href="tel:508-737-9545" target="_blank" data-mce-href="tel:508-737-9545">508-737-9545</a> and we will figure out other ways for you to get seeds.</span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">#2- Spread the word about the project to friends, children, garden clubs, faith-based groups, schools, etc.</span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">#3- Let us know if you know of open fields or meadows where we might get permission to spread seeds.</span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;">#4- Donate money so that we can continue to purchase seeds to give away. Make check out to Waquoit Congregational Church (please write</span></div><div><span style="color: #04001f;" data-mce-style="color: #04001f;"> "Monarch Project" in the subject line.) </span>Bring it to the Farmer's Market which will take place every Saturday through May 24, 2014</div><div> or postal mail it to Waquoit Congregational Church, 15 Parsons Lane, East Falmouth, MA 02536.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>