Soque Bulletin Blog: December 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011

Soque Bulletin - December 9, 2011 - Holiday UPDATES!

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Soque Bulletin

December 9, 2011

YOU'RE INVITED…..

Mark your Calendars! Friday December 16th is the 3rd annual Soque Christmas Party and this year we have a BEER TASTING theme. To participate just bring a craft beer (defined as a beer made by a brewer that is small, independent, and traditional) at least one large 24 oz bottle, or two 12oz bottles and a potluck dish (veggies, meats, snacks or sweets). We'll do blind taste tests of beers to see which one's you like and help you navigate the wonderful world of craft beer. If you like the taste of beer in a glass rather than a plastic cup, please bring your favorite mug to show off. We'll also be selling SRWA Holiday Packs (see below) and signing up any new folks to our Soque Bulletin or maybe even as Members. Support your local river loving group. Excellent selections of craft beers can be found at Betty's in Helen, that beer store on 129 south in Cleveland, Hillside Beverage in Gainseville, and Beverage Superstore in Suwanee. Very limited selections are of course at Ingles but try and surprise us (and let us know of other good selections nearby). RSVP if you can and let us know how many and what you're bringing so we can tempt everyone - soque@windstream.net

END OF YEAR CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Thank you recent donors! We're off to a great start in meeting our $3,000 END OF YEAR goal thanks to some very generous donations this past week. We're 1/3 of the way there with $1,075. We know that many of you just received our letter in the mail this week and we hope you'll send it back to us. For those of you who may not yet be on our mailing list, please print a copy of the letter attached as a PDF and consider us during your end of year giving.

The Soque River Watershed Association and our hardworking community of supporters is tyring to create a GREENER TOMORROW…..TODAY through our Conservation, Restoration and Sustainabiltiy programs. And you can help by making an End of Year Donation and raising that green bar both literally and figuratively. We want to give that ladybug over there a neck ache.

If you aspire to a GREENER TOMORROW……TODAY please help us make our $3,000 goal by making a contribution. Just click on this leaf right here…..

If you're not already a member, now's a great time to join. Or click on the OTHER category and add the amount of your one time donation. You can also find our donation page from our website www.soque.org.

Or…..Purchase a Soque Lovers Holiday Pack! These purchases go towards our goal as well and are an attractive way to give a local gift. There's two options:

· THE BITTY PACK - for $10 get a 5oz. jar of the Webb's sourwood honey "best honey in the world", Soque photo card, SRWA flashlight keychain, Soque Watershed Map and Soque Lover sticker.

· THE WHOPPING PACK - for $20 get the same thing but upsize to a 16oz jar of honey, and a beautiful bees wax candle. All Packs are gift wrapped in bags with an attractive ribbon for easy gifting. Makes a great gift for Soque Lovers.

The Bitty Pack on left is just $10 - The Whopping Pack on right is just $20.

Includes map, photo card/envelope, honey, key light, Lovers sticker and candle (whopping only)

We'll also provide shipping for just $5 if you'd like to surprise someone for the holidays.

Ordering Options

Call 706-754-9382

E-mail Kimberly at srwa@windstream.net

Order Online at

https://www.donationpay.org/soqueriver/

Pick Other and add amount

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Justin Ellis

Executive Director
Soque River Watershed Association

PO Box 1901

Clarkesville, GA 30523

telephone 706.499.2261
soque@windstream.net

www.soque.org

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Soque Bulletin - December 2, 2011 - Special Holiday Announcements!

Dear Soque River Lover,

We know that your mailbox will soon be overflowing with holiday cards, so we wanted to let you know that many of you will receive a special letter from the Soque River Watershed Association soon.

In the spirit of the season we want to thank all of you who have been so generous to the SRWA this year. Please consider helping us end the year on a high note and strengthen our efforts to create a GREENER TOMORROW…..TODAY. By making an End of Year Donation towards our Conservation, Restoration and Sustainabiltiy programs you'll be helping us raise the green bar. We've set a very attainable goal to raise $3,000 before year's end.

Our dedicated Board of Directors and staff have offered to donate the lead gift totaling $250 so far. That's already 8% of the way to successfully meeting our challenge!

Local Sources of Support are by far our most important funding source, accounting for over 50% of our budget. The best thing about funding from the community is we can then focus these funds towards projects that are most important to you. That's why we're increasing on-the-ground vegetation projects like rain gardens, tree plantings, and restoration; investing time in expanding our Greenway Trails; and supporting sustainable land based businesses like our Locally Grown farmers market, our community garden; and a new cannery/community kitchen.

If you aspire to a GREENER TOMORROW……TODAY in 2012, please help us meet our challenge of raising $3,000 by the end of the year. This funding will support our work and ensure that Habersham County and a community of Soque River Lovers continues to raise the bar for Conservation, Restoration and Sustainability!

Here's how you can help:

Help us make our $3,000 goal by making a donation by clicking on the leaf.

Here's 4 other ways you can get involved or support us this month

Buy sustainable local foods, wreaths, and other holiday goodies at Northeast Georgia Locally Grown by visiting http://northeastgeorgia.locallygrown.net. Every dollar spent stays in the local community, supports local farmers, and a portion of each sale benefits the SRWA. Last orders of the year will be this Sunday and Monday.
Attend the SRWA annual Christmas Party at Justin's house Friday, December 16th - 6pm @ 237 Wilson Street. Mark your calendars or RSVP early at soque@windstream.net.
Attend SRWA Tree Planting and Stream Restoration on Tuesday, December 13th. Contact Duncan if you're interested. dhughes@northgatech.edu.
Purchase a Soque Lovers Holiday Pack (Bitty Pack - for $10 get a 5oz. jar of the Webb's sourwood honey "best honey in the world", Soque photo card, SRWA flashlight keychain, Soque Watershed Map and Soque Lover sticker. Whopping Pack - for $20 get the same thing but upsize to a 16oz jar of honey, and a beautiful bees wax candle). All Packs are gift wrapped in bags for easy gifting. Makes a great gift for Soque Lovers.