Flanders Foundation Hosts “LUNCH ON THE LAWN: DISCOVER THE BEAUTIFUL FLANDERS MANSION”

Flanders Mansion
Mission Trail Nature Preserve
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.

Lester Rowntree Arboretum & Native Plant Garden
Mission Trail Nature Preserve
View of Gate at Entrance off Driveway
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.

WHO:
Flanders Foundation, a non-profit corporation, is the sole local organization dedicated to the restoration and maintenance of the National Register of Historic Places Flanders Mansion.

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE FLANDERS FOUNDATION
“To preserve, enhance, and maintain the Flanders mansion property as an historical, cultural, and educational resource for the benefit of residents and visitors to Carmel-by-the-Sea.”

For information about Flanders Foundation’s Mission Statement, Vision Statement, News and Articles, Act Now! - How You Can Help, Myths about Flanders, Reports to the City Council, December 1999 Report to the City Council and Directors and Advisory Board, click on post title above or copy, paste and click http://www.flandersfoundation.org/.

Flanders Foundation
P.O. Box 1414
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Telephone: (831) 626-3826
Email: info@flandersfoundation.org

WHAT:
“Lunch on the Lawn: Discover the Beautiful Flanders Mansion”
A Walk through Mission Trail Nature Preserve to the Flanders Mansion.

Tomorrow’s “Nature Walk” will feature the history and biology of Mission Trail Nature Preserve, Flanders Mansion and the Lester Rowntree Native Plant Garden by Flanders Foundation President Melanie Billig and a historical/nature talk by former Carmel-by-the-Sea Fire Chief Bill Hill.

Note: Please bring a brown bag lunch; complimentary cold drinks will be provided by the Flanders Foundation.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 10:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Saturday, June 16, 2007, 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Saturday, July 14, 2007, 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

WHERE:
Mission Trail Nature Preserve
Start: Entrance to Mission Trail Nature Preserve at Rio Road across from the Carmel Mission.
End: Flanders Mansion

HOW:
Please call for a reservation:
(831) 626-3826 or (831) 620-0532.

WHY:
Promote greater awareness, understanding and appreciation for Mission Trail Nature Preserve, Flanders Mansion and the Lester Rowntree Arboretum as unique historical/cultural/environmental resources for the public, residents and visitors alike.