GSWA’s Green Acres Gala to be held in October

Harding Township — Great Swamp Watershed Association will hold its 2009 Green Acres Gala on Thursday, October 15th, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Basking Ridge Country Club. The cocktail hour and silent auction will be followed by a seated dinner, guest speakers and the presentation of the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Award.

This year’s recipients of the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Award are Schering-Plough Corporation and Wyeth. GSWA is delighted to honor both of these companies for their commitment to environmental health, their leadership in the Great Swamp Watershed Association’s Corporate Council and their long-time support of GSWA.

Schering-Plough Corporation and Wyeth have generously supported Great Swamp Watershed Association for more than ten years. Their support of the Adopt-a-Stream Project since 2003 has allowed GSWA to conduct chemical analyses and water quality monitoring and to identify strategies for ecological restoration. The resulting data have been used by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to propose new regulations that have improved our drinking water.

This support demonstrates how good corporate neighbors can have a positive impact on their communities. GSWA honors these companies’ commitment to helping the organization achieve its mission.

Net proceeds from the gala support the ongoing programs and activities of the Great Swamp Watershed Association.

Anyone wishing to purchase tickets, donate to the silent auction or place an ad in the gala’s commemorative ad journal should visit www.greatswamp.org or contact Sarah Rosen, GSWA’s Director of Development at 973-538-3500 x18 or srosen@greatswamp.org.

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Founded in 1981, the Great Swamp Watershed Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the water and land of the 36,000-acre watershed region in Morris and Somerset counties. The organization works to maintain the beauty and health of open space, and to monitor and protect five streams: Loantaka Brook, Great Brook, Primrose Brook, Black Brook, and the Upper Passaic — which feed into the Passaic River and providing drinking water to more than a million people.
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