Friday, April 13, 2018 3 Brooklin Town Crier The 16th Annual Pitch-in Brooklin will take place Saturday, April 21, 9 am -11 am. This event is organized by the BAM Lions Club in recognition of Earth Day. We are looking forward to having all Brooklin residents come out to help clean up their local parks and neighbourhood. So, grab your family, friends and neighbours and come out and Pitch In! You may win a prize!! To ensure you don't miss a thing, your first step is to meet up on the Pitch-in Brooklin Facebook page. Friend us, post an idea and connect with others in the community so that can all work together to pitch in for Brooklin. Where: Every park in Brooklin What: Join your neighbours to help clean up our parks and neighbourhood Special thanks to the Brooklin Spring Fair Board for providing prizes for this event. If you are interesting in sponsoring this event or being a Park Captain, please e-mail Michael_argue@hotmail.com. Pitch-In Brooklin Returns More than 1,200 Grade 3 students from across Durham Region attended Durham Farm Connections, an educational program that meets Ontario curriculum requirements and allows students to be farmers for a day. The three-day event, held April 3 to 5 at Brooklin's Luther Vipond Memorial Arena, included live animal displays and hands-on demonstrations by local farmers. This included beef and dairy cattle, pigs, cider, crops, egg production, land stewardship and vegetable stations. A Durham Region farmer was at each station to speak with students and answer questions. "Durham Region is home to 1,323 farms and contributes $257.6 million in farm cash receipts to the economy in Durham Region, making it a key sector," said Nancy Rutherford, Manager of Agricultural and Rural Affairs. The Durham Farm Connections program provides agricultural education opportunities for both farm and non-farm communities in Durham Region. It has been recognized with an Ontario Premier's Award for Agri-food Innovation Excellence, as well as a Watershed Award from the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA). Durham Farm Connections is also the 2018 recipient of the Farm & Food Care Champion Award. Durham Farm Connections also organizes an annual High School Program that aligns with the Grade 9, 11 and 12 science curriculums, and focuses on agricultural research and technology. For more information, visit durhamfarmconnections.ca. Durham Farm Connections Provides Agriculture Education "Proud to be a Brooklinite" Founded in 2000 and published 24 times per year. Editor, Richard Bercuson 613-769-8629 • editorofbtc@gmail.com The Brooklin Town Crier is locally owned and operated and is a publication of Appletree Graphic Design Inc. We accept advertising in good faith but do not endorse advertisers nor advertisements. All editorial submissions are subject to editing. For advertising information, contact: 905.655.7642 Email: brooklintowncrier@gmail.com Next Issue: Friday, April 27, 2018 Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2018