Waterfowl Festival�
February, 2009 
Waterfowl Festival Newsletter
Spring is Almost Here!
In This Issue
Festival Advantage Card
Donations of Land
Conservation Gifts Program
MSAC Online Registry
Volunteer Party
Quick Links
 
 
 
Our Sponsors

Significant grants from the following helped make the 2008 Waterfowl Festival a success - we thank them for their continued support:
 
Maryland State Arts Council
 
 
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority
 
 
Fair Play Foundation 
 

Support GoodSearch
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Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching and shopping online with GoodSearch. Choose Waterfowl Festival as your charity whenever you're online and help us raise funds. Just click on "Verify" after you've typed our name in order for the donation to be applied. Make GoodSearch your homepage by going to
www.goodsearch.com
 
Thank You! 
 

Join the Facebook Community 
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The Waterfowl Festival is now part of the Facebook community - join our group, and add us as a friend. To join go to www.facebook.com
 
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Festival Advantage Card
Still Plenty of Time to Use Your Card - Click above to see all participating businesses and fantastic deals!
 
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With discounts from 10% to 50% at 12 participating Easton businesses, you can't afford to be without a Festival Advantage Card which can be used an unlimited amount of times at each retailer through December 31. From free manicures to half price entrees to 20% off for garden goods, plus discounts on large pizzas and pasta, the savings are huge!
 
Establishments include: Berrier Ltd., GM Giant Car Wash, Martini's Restaurant, Michelle Rose Salon, Miranda's Shoes, News Center, Postal Suites Plus, Roberto's Pizza, Robin's Nest Floral & Garden Center, Shore Sportsman, Skirtin Around, and Town & Country Liquors.
 
The card is a bargain at only $20 and can be purchased at Festival headquarters (40 S. Harrison St.), on our website, at participating businesses above, and from Festival board members. The Waterfowl Festival receives the proceeds from the sales while you save on purchases all year. 
 
YOU SAVE BUCK$ - WE SAVE DUCKS! 
Gifts to Waterfowl Festival 
Generous donations of land
 
At the end of 2008, the Waterfowl Festival was the recipient of two very generous tracts of land - the first being the Bay Street Ponds property which was donated to the Festival by the Grayce B. Kerr Fund, and the second being 4 acres of wooded land on Cordova Road, about two miles from Easton, donated by Douglas Ewing II.
 
Although there are no immediate plans for either property, the Waterfowl Festival was honored to receive these two gracious gifts, consistent with the Festival's mission of conservation.
 
To read the complete story, see our latest issue of Tidings.
 
There is No Bailout for Wildlife 
Support the Waterfowl Festival All Year
 
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Help the Festival maintain its level of funding for wildlife and habitat by making a donation to the Waterfowl Festival Conservation Gifts Program. 100% of your tax-deductible contribution will go toward our conservation grants.
 
To donate and keep the Festival spirit alive all year long, you may call our office at 410-822-4567, go online, or mail your check to Waterfowl Festival, P.O. Box 929, Easton, MD 21601.
 
 
Free Online Registry for State Artists 
Maryland State Arts Council
 
The Maryland State Arts Council now provides an online opportunity for Maryland artists to share their work with the public through the Visual Artists' Registry. The registry is free to Maryland artists with no jury process required. Information and images may be uploaded online. For more information either visit the link above or call MSAC at 410-767-6555.
Volunteer Party 

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If you missed the annual Volunteer Party in January, you missed one of the best parties ever! With a "Mardi Gras" theme and a band "Just Add Water" who donated their services for the event, one volunteer managed to dance right out of her shoes and left them behind. Now, if THAT'S not a good party, we don't know what is! Pictured above, the shoes are safe and sound in the Festival office whenever the volunteer would like to come and pick them up. Read more about the party and our great decorating crew plus see some fantastic party pictures in the latest issue of Tidings.
 
Tidings
Festival Newsletter

 
To read all the latest news from the Waterfowl Festival, be sure to check out the latest Tidings. In this issue, you'll find stories on new board members John Mautz and Mary Wheeler, the Festival's community on Facebook, a memorium to some of the recent losses in the Festival family, many pictures of our tireless volunteers, the 2008 Waterfowl Festival awards which went to John Flohr, Talbot County Public Schools, Jerry and Barbara Friedman, and Jay and Helen Friedman, the President's Award which went to Al Gipe, Window Decorating Award winners, Calling Contest winners, and all Corporate, Community, Advertising, Promotional and Calling Contest Partners, as well as pictures from our Volunteer Party.
 
Read carefully - we'll be testing you later! 

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 November 13 - 15, 2009