Paul Garland of Garland's AgwayAs members and friends of Rutland County Audubon well know, the first Saturday in November marks the annual ritual of RCAS bird seed sales. These sales have take place at both Garland’s Agway in Rutland and Blue Seal Feeds in Brandon. What the reader of this journal may not know is that the first seed sale Rutland County Audubon undertook was with the cooperation and sponsorship of Rutland Agway in November, 1984. This would make the recently completed bird seed sale in November of 2011 the twenty-eighth!
Anita Campeau and her daughter help out RCASFor the majority of these years Paul Garland of Garland’s Agway has been the sponsor and facilitator of this annual event. Anita Campeau of Blue Seal Feeds in Brandon goes out of her way to ensure the seed sale at that location runs smoothly. If you happen to meet Paul or Anita either at their stores or on the street, a “thank you” would be in order and much deserved.
The opportunity of greeting many friends and supporters of Rutland County Audubon occurs but once a year at these seed sale events. These are important contacts for us in Audubon and so we too would like to state our appreciation of these two local merchants.