Hahira, Georgia, May 1, 2024 —
WWALS thanks our sponsors for the WWALS River Revue fundraising dinner, including the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest: Wild Green Future, Georgia Power, and Brooksco Dairy.
WWALS President Sara Jay Jones said, “We thank all our
sponsors so far, and we look forward to many more! Many people and
businesses will be hearing from me and others in the near
future.”
Our first Stream $1,000 sponsor is Brooksco Dairy, back again from
last year.
Our first Big Shoals $5,000 sponsor is Georgia Power, which
contributed $1,000 to keep tickets free to the Mayor and Chairman’s
Paddle, and which has granted funds to the WWALS water quality
testing program for four years running.
Our first Headwaters $10,000 sponsor is Wild Green Future, who contacted us from Live Oak, Florida, and whose
grant paid for an 86lb thrust trolling motor, two
Lithium-iron-phosphate 100Ah batteries, a 9.9hp Mercury outboard,
and a 25hp Yamaha outboard, as well as a Husqvarna 24-inch chainsaw,
and some related equipment. We have used all these things on recent
chainsaw cleanups to remove deadfalls from the Withlacoochee River,
and with the WWALS jon boat as a safety vessel for the Mayor and
Chairman’s Paddle.
M.C. Chuck Roberts said, “I invite everyone to join us for the
WWALS River Revue, at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta,
5-8 PM, Saturday, September 7, 2024. It’s an indoor fundraising
dinner to benefit WWALS Watershed Coalition, with an evening of
food, drink, and entertainment.”
Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman said, Continue reading →