January
Community Design Workshop

Help Shape a Vision Plan for the Village of Dayton

Schedule
for Community Design Workshops--a fine event--the democratization of planning!! Amazing.
• January 28-31, 2008
Location: Fresh Ponds Village
Recreation Building
• 356 Ridge Road • Dayton, New Jersey

February

Seed and Plant Catalogue Festival: February 17th, was held at the South Brunswick Library. The South Brunswick Garden Club, a committee of the DVCC, hosted a TEA and SEED/PLANT CATALOGUE DISCUSSION. This is now a tradition and a great event--we learn a lot. Thanks to Karen Linder for all her information on starting seeds er.

March
This year the world famous Philadelphia Flower show theme is all about Jazz, with a New Orleans theme. Join us on March 3rd of 2008 for a tour of the flowershow. We toured the Philadelphia Flower Show this year and had a grand time. Hope you can join us next year. Some of us visited the flower show three times in one week!!

April

Planting the Triangle and Wetherill Herb Gardens -come see the daffodils and pansies there.

May
Plant Sale and Exchange, May 18, 2008 (NOTE We return to our normal date) Exchange and Sale ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get ready for next year--start planning what you'd like to trade.
Location: Slack-Carroll house, 354 Georges Road, Dayton. Refreshments are served!!

May 20th 2007 A trek thru Pigeon Swamp with Dr. Mary Leck was well attended. In 2006, Dr. Leck lead a trail walk thru the unique ecology of the Magolia Swamp in Sondek park, which was a great success. Dr. Mary Leck, expert in botany and professor at Rider University, and Dr. Charlie Leck, expert ornithologist and professor at Rutgers University, guided scouts, their parents and leaders thru the animals and plants we see along the way. She repeated the educational experience with a trek through Pigeon Swamp in the Spring. For information on next year's trek, just email us at info@daytonvillage.org

July
We toured Woodside Nursery and bought daylilies in 2007. So, in 2008 we'll plan a trip to another hybridizer! Input welcome, just e-mail your ideas to info@daytonvillage.org

Annual neighborly picnic. 2008 date TBA. Picnic is held from 1 to 5 p.m. Location: Wetherill house, 269 Georges Road, Dayton, NJ. McGRuff the Crime Prevention dog was a big hit in 2007. For 2007 Kromatic Royalty, Rachel's band, was also a very big hit. A grand time was had by all. Thanks to all that made the day possible!

EXHIBIT

Exhibit opened--2007
Grandma's Lotions and Potions except for tours by appointment, closed on October 28th; Some of the highlights included, the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission brought about 60 participants on one of their famous 'trolley tours' to the Slack-Carroll house. A fine time was had by all with Terry Caruso giving information about the herbs and naturalist information; Ceil Leedom talking about the history of the house and of the Doctors who served Dayton (putting it all in historical context); and with Chelsea Laniado giving an overview of the installation of the Butterfly Garden as well as offering a demonstration on making herbal lip balm and how herbs were used in cosmetics. Thanks too to Barbara Laniado who organized the refreshements and talked about how the house was saved with the help of the Girl Scouts.

Travelling Exhibit 2008 Mosquitoes and Mosquito Control--Did you know that in the early 1900s, there was an attempt to have the mosquito declared New Jersey's state bird? Or that New Jersey led the Nation in organizing and developing mosquito control organizations and techniques? This traveling exhibit and activities is geared to 3rd to 5th graders and can be used in the classroom or scout troop. For more information, call 732-329-3429.

Call 732-329-3429 for more information or e-mail info@daytonvillage.org.

Eagle Scout candidate Brian Del Guercio completed a Victorian Garden Room at the Slack-Carroll House in 2006! It is now a part of the Grandma's Lotions and Potions Exhibit.

August

September

October

November

December
Holiday festivities 2007 at the Slack-Carroll House and at the Five Corners date December 9, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. Around 400 people attended the tree lighting and singing and the party at Dayton's Indian Fields School. The scouts hung natural ornaments on trees (as bird feeders) and Boy Scout Troop 888 led the flag ceremony; Frosty the Snowman arrived. Then we went to the Dayton School (Indian Fields) on Georges Road for a fun party. Thanks for the volunteers who prepare the refreshments of hot cocoa, other beverages, and cookies and snacks.

We're planning for December 2008 now--so volunteers welcomed.

To Contact us:
call 732-329-3429
or write
P.O. Box 258
Dayton, NJ 08810
E-mail: info@daytonvillage.org