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Friends of Hurricane Creek Annual Dinner and Fundraiser
| What | Benefit |
|---|---|
| When |
November 19, 2009 06:00 PM
November 19, 2009 09:00 PM
November 19, 2009 from 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm |
| Where | Capstone Village, Tuscaloosa AL |
| Contact Name | John L. Wathen |
| Contact Email | hccreekkeeper@hughes.net |
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Mark Your Calendars!
On November 19th at Capstone Village Friends of
Hurricane Creek will hold our annual dinner and fundraiser. Come one, come
all and bring a family member or friend.
Beginning at 6:00 P. M. at
the Capstone Village dining room we will have a silent auction for many of
CREEKKEEPERs photo prints as well as art works from around the
area.
From about 6:30 to 7:00 I will give the year in review report to
the
membership with many photographs of both pretty stuff and the ugly side
of my job which is why we do what we do.
Our keynote speaker this year
is Andy Willner, Executive Director, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper; former
researcher, the American Littoral Society.
Andrew Willner has been a city
planner, furniture designer, sculptor, boat builder, environmentalist, story
teller, and photographer. He was the NY/NJ Baykeeper www.nynjbaykeeper.org for nineteen years and retired in
April
2008. He has started a consulting firm, Andrew J. Willner, Inc.
is
exhibiting and published a book of his photographs, was a visiting
public scholar at Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute from
2008-2009. www.mounmouth.edu/urban_coast_institute. He is a founding
member and continues to serve on the international Waterkeeper Alliance Board
of Directors www.waterkeeper.org, and has
travelled nationally and internationally to speak on behalf of the
Waterkeeper model of water and habitat protection.
Mr. Willner is a sought
after speaker on a wide variety of subjects
including environmental advocacy,
habitat restoration, and sustainability.
UPdate...
Adam Snyder has
agreed to come and speak on behalf of Conservation Alabama.
Adam will give us
an update on Alabama politics and how it plays into our environmental
mission.
You can't miss this!
A $25,00 per plate donation is
required.
Please send RSVP to hccreekkeeper@hughes.net before Nov. 14
John L.
Wathen
Hurricane Creekkeeper,
Friends of Hurricane Creek
Members
of
WATERKEEPER Alliance
http://www.waterkeeper.org
Who has the authority to say
someone else
is not being a good steward of the environment?
Anyone
who notices.
To read John's Blog and see what he's been up to, go here: http://creekkeeper.blogspot.com/
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