Orange County Land Trust Annual Reception
June 07, 2013
Orange County Land Trust
20 Year Anniversary Benefit Reception
From the Hudson to the Delaware…..A Legacy of Land
At the historic Bear Mountain Inn, June 7
Tribute to Founder Louis V. Mills
Opening Remarks by Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney
Sugar Loaf, NY (OCLT): Tickets are now on sale for the Orange County Land Trust 20 Year Anniversary Benefit Reception - From the Hudson to the Delaware…A Legacy of Land - a celebration of open space preservation and farmland protection, to be held at the historic Bear Mountain Inn on Friday, June 7.
From the Hudson to the Delaware….A Legacy of Land will honor two decades of land protection by Orange County Land Trust, with a special tribute to Land Trust Founder and former County Executive Louis V. Mills.
The Honorable Sean Patrick Maloney, Member of Congress will provide opening remarks, and special recognition will be given to the Land Trust’s partners in conservation, past board members and conserved landowners.
Conservation partners to be recognized include Orange County, NYS DEC Region 3 and its Hudson River Estuary Program, Open Space Institute, Scenic Hudson, The Nature Conservancy, Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Town of Warwick, Palisades Interstate Parks Commission, NY-NJ Trail Conference, Orange Environment, The Sterling Center, Black Rock Forest Consortium, and Land Trust Alliance.
Guests will enjoy cocktail style dining, with an elaborate array of regionally inspired hors d’oeuvres and food stations, and local wines and cocktails making the evening a wonderful celebration of land conservation. A unique silent auction is planned with items ranging from an African Safari, weekend getaway to Nantucket, to local food and art. In addition, an award winning 18K gold pendant by renowned Sugar Loaf jeweler Rachel Bertoni will be raffled that evening. Only 100 raffle tickets will be sold, with ticket sales beginning May 1. Music will be provided by Mike Jackson, a local jazz guitarist.
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Built in 1915 in the Adirondack Great Camp style, the Bear Mountain Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is described as one of the earliest examples of a monumental park lodge built in national and state parks during the early 20th century. Located in Bear Mountain State Park, it recently reopened after undergoing a multiyear renovation.
For ticket information, sponsorship opportunities and advertising in the Land Trust’s 20 Year Anniversary Commemorative Journal, call (845) 469-0951, x14 or [email protected]. Guests are encouraged to reply early as last year’s event sold out. Tickets are $150. Proceeds benefit the protection of Orange County’s open spaces and working farms.
Many thanks to the following business sponsors of the Orange County Land Trust 20 Year Anniversary Benefit Reception:
Black Mountain Associates, LLC
Blackburne Farm
The Chesapeake Group- Investment and Merchant Banking
Cornerstone Environmental Group
First Federal Savings of Middletown
Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley
Richard W. Hoyt, Attorney at Law
LAN Associates, Inc.
Lewis Sign Company
Lowland Farm
Masterwork Home
Mount Saint Mary College
New Horizons Asset Management Group
Open Space Institute
Ralph E. Ogden Foundation
Seely & Durland Insurance
Bonni Masi Oswald State Farm Insurance
The Sterling Center
Turner Miller Group
Valuation Consultants
Warwick Tomatoes
Since 1993, the Orange County Land Trust has helped preserve nearly 4,700 acres of land in communities throughout Orange County and one in Sullivan County. These lands include working farms, ecologically important wetlands, old growth woodlands, scenic ridgelines and wildlife corridors. The Land Trust owns and stewards over 1,000 acres of land that is open to the public for hiking and other forms of passive recreation. In addition, the Trust recently entered into an agreement with the Town of Warwick to monitor and steward nearly 3,000 acres protected through the town’s Community Preservation program.
For more information, and for volunteer opportunities and ways of giving to the Trust, call (845) 469-0951, x12 or [email protected]
Photo captions:
Orange County Land Trust Invitation Photo by Nick Zungoli
Rachel Bertoni (left), with Land Trust Board member Jo Hull, displays her award winning 18K gold pendant that will be raffled the evening of the Land Trust 20 Year Anniversary Reception. The Sugar Loaf jeweler’s work has won many awards, and has been featured on the CBS Early Show and worn by Jennifer Lopez in the film The Back Up Plan. It has a retail value of $2,850 and can be viewed at Bertoni Gallery, 1392 Kings Highway in Sugar Loaf. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase beginning May 1 by contacting the OCLT at (845) 469-0951, x14.
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