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SUMMARY:2026 Annual Dinner Meeting
DESCRIPTION:WHAT:\nNewton Conservators’ Annual Dinner Meeting\n\nWHEN:\nT
 hursday May 7\, 2026.    \n6 pm Social gathering with hors d’oeuvres a
 nd cash bar\n7 pm Dinner\, business meeting\, awards ceremony and keynote 
 speaker\n\nWHERE:\nAmerican Legion Post 440\, 295 California St\, Newton M
 A 02458\n\nAWARDS:\nEnvironmentalist of the Year\nFormer Mayor Ruthanne Fu
 ller\n\nCharles Johnson Maynard Award\nNative Fish Coalition\n\nDirectors'
  Award\nNewton Conservators' Trail Guide Team\nKeynote Speaker: Nick Doria
 n\, Ph.D.\n"The Secret Lives of Native Bees"\nOver four thousand species o
 f wild bees inhabit North America. They come in every size\, shape\, and c
 olor you can imagine\, and they live all around us\, hiding in plain sight
 . Dr. Dorian will introduce us to some of the fascinating wild bees of eas
 tern North America and their varied lifestyles\, habitat needs\, and intri
 cate relationships with native flowering plants and other insects. He will
  explain why they’re important for our environment.  We'll learn to not
 ice\, appreciate\, and how to help these important pollinators in our comm
 unity.\nRegistration\nPlease note that in order to help fund the event\, w
 e now have a second ticket type called Nature Advocate.  This includes a 
 $60 tax-deductible gift towards event costs beyond the meal itself.  (The
  Standard ticket is\, as always\, not tax deductible.) Thank you for your 
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