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DIRECTIONS TO
BRAELOCH: Click here.
Conservation
Celebration 2010
Honoring Dr. M. Rupert Cutler
and James and Esta Wilson
Sept. 12, 2010--4-7 pm--Braeloch, Vinton, VA
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Braeloch
lodge is the setting for this year's Conservation Celebration. |
The Western Virginia Land Trust will hold its fall
Conservation Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 4-7 pm at Braeloch in
Vinton, VA. Dr. M. Rupert Cutler of Roanoke will accept the
A.
Victor Thomas Environmental Stewardship Award for his commitment to open
space preservation in Virginia, and WVLT will present James and Esta
Wilson of Martinsville with the land trust's first conservation easement
donor award. Please mark your calendar and plan to
join us at the event! An invitation will be mailed to all current WVLT
members in August.
 The Celebration will feature
a
catered dinner by
Blue Ridge Catering, beer
from Floyd's Shooting
Creek Brewery made with local hops, wines from
Valhalla Vineyards, hard
cider from Foggy Ridge Cider
in Floyd and Carroll counties, live music from
Easy Pickin's, and a silent auction. At last year's event, around 250
land trust members, conservationists, elected officials and business
leaders gathered on the campus of Hollins University to honor former
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
Admissions are $45 per person before
September 3 and $50 thereafter. Children under 12 are free.
You can purchase your admissions here by using our online
donations link:
Silent Auction
The Conservation Celebration will once again feature a
silent auction! Items up for auction thus far include:
- Guided quail hunt
- Beaufort, NC cottage week
- Barking Beagle Vineyard tour w/dinner
- Glider ride from New Castle International Gliderport
- weekend condo stay at the Homestead Resort
- Two VT/UVA football tickets
...and much more!
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The stunning view of the Roanoke Valley
from Braeloch. |
Corporate Sponsorship
In 2009, nearly two dozen local companies
contributed more than $30,000 to sponsor last year’s
Celebration, which drew a crowd of 250 to honor Gov. Tim
Kaine at Hollins University.
You can make certain your business is represented among
the cleanest and greenest in the Valley by sponsoring this
year’s Celebration. All sponsors receive complimentary
admissions, ad placements in Saving Land, the Land
Trust’s news magazine, and special recognition in the
full-color event program.
For more information, call the Land Trust at (540)
985-0000. Thank you for supporting our efforts to preserve
what makes this a special place to live.
Sponsorship levels:
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: $10,000
12 complimentary admissions and front page feature in
program and fall issue of Saving Land
EVEREST: $5,000
6 complimentary admissions and full-page ad in program and
fall issue of Saving Land
MCKINLEY: $2,500
4 complimentary admissions and half-page ad in program and
fall issue of Saving Land
ROGERS: $1,000
2 complimentary admissions and quarter-page ad in program
and fall issue of Saving Land
MCAFEE: $500
1 complimentary admission and eighth-page ad in program and
fall issue of Saving Land |
