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Thank you to all the bulb customers from Wheeler at the Handy Creek Bakery on this past Thursday. Friends of North County Recreation District (NCRD) will be back at Handy Creek Bakery again on Saturday, October 19th from 9 AM to Noon. The bulbs have been delivered and now need to be sorted into the individual orders. Most of that will happen on Monday as Friends will be gathering in the kitchen of NCRD to bag them for orders. Friends of NCRD are selling top-size flower bulbs to beautify you home in the coming spring months. According to our clients over the years, these bulbs produce jaw dropping flowers. For the most part these bulbs come from the Netherlands via ship. The company we buy from started in the Netherlands in 1912. After WWII the company came to the United States. In the States the family loaded their car up with bulbs and drove from one customer to the next to peddle their products. Of their 5 children their youngest son Tim became a bulb merchant, carrying on the family tradition. The company is still family owned. Can you imagine the bulbs come from across the pond, approximately 3,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at a port near New York City and then up to Bridgeport, CT., about another 65 miles. From Bridgeport to Manzanita, the driving miles are about 3034 miles. Give or take these bulbs have come 6,600 plus miles to get to Friends of North County Recreation District. Friends raises money to support programs and projects taking place at NCRD. Thank you for supporting us so we can support NCRD. So, see you Saturday morning, 9-noon, at the Handy Creek Bakery in Wheeler.