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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2017 CONTACT: Joan
DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Thornton</st1:City></st1:place> W. Burgess Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-weight:bold'>CAPE COD CRANBERRY DAY AT GREEN BRIAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'>Spend an early fall day enjoying all
that the Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen has to offer during <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod Cranberry Day</span></b> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>on Saturday, September 30<sup>th</sup>.</span></b> Green
Briar celebrates this native berry so prominent in the history of <st1:place
w:st="on">Cape Cod</st1:place> with cooking demonstrations in its historic 1903
Jam Kitchen using traditional cranberry recipes. A homemade cranberry dessert,
clam chowder and chili are served from 11am to 2pm for a $4 donation each. The
day’s activities also include a “Frog in the Bog” Story Time
at 10:30am and guided tours of a neighboring cranberry bog at 11:00am and
1:15pm. Donation for the bog tours is $3 or $5 per family. Visitors may
browse among the used book sale, view the two gallery exhibits, and check out
the nature center’s resident animals. The unique Gift Shop offers jams,
jellies and relishes made here as they have been for over 100 years as well as
a variety of nature-related items including books, jewelry, t-shirts, toys and
much more. The grounds, Smiling Pool Pond, and adjacent Briar Patch
Conservation Area make this a special spot in all seasons. Green Briar is
located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">6 Discovery Hill Road</st1:address></st1:Street>,
just off Route 6A in <st1:place w:st="on">East Sandwich</st1:place>. For
further information, call 508-888-6870 or visit the website at <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org/"><span
style='text-decoration:none'>www.thorntonburgess.org</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%'> -#-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan DiPersio</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Public Relations Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thornton</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> W. Burgess
Society</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Green</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Briar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6 Discovery Hill
Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02537</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-888-6870</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org">www.thorntonburgess.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To inspire reverence for wildlife and concern for the
natural environment</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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