16th Annual Portage County
Environmental Conservation Awards Dinner
Saturday, April 5th, 2014 6-9:00 p.m.
Contact
Portage Park District
info@portageparkdistrict.org
330-297-7728
Steering Committee:
Karen Wise, Chair, Beth Buchanan, Deb Butler, Stevie and Jay Byrne, Christine Craycroft, Tracey Knierim, Scott McKinney, George Rose, Jane Preston Rose, Kurt Ruehr, Marilyn Sessions, Linda Seeman and Barbara Watson.
Support Parks and Trails
This event is also a fundraiser for the Portage Park District Foundation, which provides funding for park maintenance and operations, especially critical after severe budget cuts in recent years. Please consider contributing to this event through a donation of cash or silent auction items.
2014 Portage County Environmental Conservation Awardees
Environmental Stewardship: Rick Strebler
Environmental Education: Crestwood Outdoor Education Committee
Environmental Activism: Friends of the Crooked River
Green Business: Lucky Penny Creamery
Honor Roll for Land Conservation: Fred and Carol Maier, Randolph
Read more about these environmental conservation heroes HERE
Fundraising proceeds benefit the Portage Park District Foundation, whose mission is to support the Park District's critical work of conserving Portage County's natural and cultural heritage.
See the list of donors for this year's event HERE
The dinner will be held April 5that the Kent American Legion, 1945 Mogadore Road from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature a reception with music, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres featuring local foods, a buffet dinner, awards program and more. Call or email the Park District for more information at (330) 297-7728; ccraycroft@portageparkdistrict.org