SEYMOUR LAND
CONSERVATION TRUST, INC.
January, 2010
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
Here
we are again, beginning another new year.
If you’ve been a member of the Seymour Land Trust in past years, we hope
that you will consider joining again for 2010.
If you haven’t joined us before, please consider doing so when you
receive this letter.
The
types of membership are: Individual
– which means a membership for just one person – at a cost of $20; Family
– which would cover yourself, your spouse, any children under the age of 16, as
well as your grandchildren – for $30; Lifetime – which makes you a
member for the balance of your life – for $500.
We’ve
gotten requests from people wishing to give a membership to friends and
relatives as Christmas gifts. Perhaps
you might consider doing the same as a gift to someone who would enjoy being a
member of the Land Trust. An avid
fisherman or a nature lover would really appreciate your thoughtfulness in
introducing him/her/them to the peace and serenity of our lovely
park and pond.
Membership
in our organization includes fishing privileges at Legion Pool, which is
stocked with trout. It is strictly a
“catch and release” fishing facility.
You must be a Land Trust member in order to use our newly renovated
During
July and August we will be having free movie nights at dusk on Saturday
evening, with free popcorn to Land Trust members. Also, we will be giving a discount to Seymour
Land Trust members who bring their membership card to the registration desk at
the annual Halloween Haunted Trail.
Other upcoming projects which are being considered are possibly having a
wi-fi connection at the park at Legion Pool.
Another project which is being looked into is allowing members to use
the bathrooms in the rear of the environmental building by having a code system
of some sort on the doors. This would
allow members who are enjoying the park to also have the use of the facilities.
The
Seymour Land Trust is committed to enhancing the quality of life in our
community. We achieve this by fostering
partnerships with our local government, businesses, local non-profit organizations,
developers and the people in our small community. The events we sponsor throughout the year,
like our 20th annual fishing festival which this year will be on May 14 (class)
and 15, 2010, in honor of Francis Gauvin, one of our most dedicated volunteers
who just passed away. The Halloween Haunted
Trail Festival will be held on Columbus Day weekend (possibly for two nights)
and Santa’s visit and fireworks in December are made possible by our dedicated
team of volunteers, including the Seymour Police Department, Citizens Engine
Co. #2, Seymour Ambulance Association, and by local businesses that make
donations to cover the majority of the expenses involved. For updates on Seymour Land Trust activities,
check out our website at www.seymourlandtrust.org. We also have a page on Facebook now.
As
you may have seen, we have put on a new addition to the
Veteran’s
Park at the corner of
We
believe residents in our community deserve some quality recreational and
educational projects. Your financial
assistance will help us to achieve this goal.
We are a non-profit organization as defined under IRS Code 501C3. Therefore, your membership dues are
tax-deductible. The Land Trust
remains committed to our goal to make life more pleasant and enjoyable for you
and your family. We rely exclusively on volunteers,
donations and grants to support our organization. No tax dollars are used to subsidize the Land
Trust. We privately own the areas in
which our parks reside and we do not receive any funds from the town
or the State. Every dollar we
receive is from our annual membership dues, grants or donations, and is used
for material, equipment, and providing services for the general public, as well
as handicapped citizens.
We
are all volunteers serving our community.
The officers, board of directors, and dedicated volunteers do not
receive any kind of salary for the time they spend being involved with Land
Trust activities. We all do it because
we care and enjoy serving our community.
Anyone wishing to join in to help out is always welcome! If you have some free time and would like to
get involved in a very good cause, please join our group of volunteers. There is always something to be done at the
park, on the trails, and in the building.
For more information, please call Alex Danka at (203) 881-3400 or e-mail
him at alexdanka@sbcglobal.net.
Your
donation and support are very important.
Checks should be made payable to the Seymour Land Trust and returned in
the enclosed self-addressed envelope.
Thank you for your consideration to our
request.
Sincerely,
The
Officers, Board of Directors, and Volunteers
of the Seymour Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
Enclosures: Membership Form
Self-Addressed Envelope