With James at the helm, in just over a decade the Altamaha Riverkeeper
has grown to one of the state's most active and powerful grassroots
environmental groups. Now James is retiring, and the time has come
to thank him for all he has done for nature and people in Georgia.
We honored Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland
for his spirit, dedication, and service at a celebration on May 1,
2010 in historic Darien. This spectacular celebration is not to be
missed.
Festivities includee:
A reception to honor James and a chance to wish him well as he goes
into his retirement which we know will be filled with fishing and nature-photography
nirvana. The reception was held from 4-6:30 p.m. at Open
Gates Bed and Breakfast, built in 1876. Friends and colleagues
are invited to roast James with a favorite story and thank him publicly.
Reception, $25
The reception featured:
Randall Bramblett: Singer, Songwriter
and Musician.
A tribute performance by nationally known author and founding
board member Janisse Ray
Trapeze dance artist Susan Murphy, creator of Canopy Studio,
an aerial dance, movement arts, and performance center in Athens.
A special gourmet dinner with James followed the reception,
a unique and memorable experience. James went from being
a crabber to one of the 100 most influential people in Georgia. The
dinner was held a short walk away at the new River House Restaurant
in a beautiful antebellum home. A photographer was on hand to take
your photo with James.
Dinner and reception, $250
ARK is seeking event sponsors. Demonstrate
your support for James Holland and the Altamaha Riverkeeper’s evolution
into the next decade. Sponsors will be listed on the invitation and receive
the following benefits. Please check the level you wish to participate,
tear off this section, and mail with your check in the enclosed envelope.
Watershed Sponsor: $1500 - Admittance for 4 to the reception and
dinner
River Sponsor: $1000 - Admittance for 3 to the reception and dinner
Stream Sponsor: $750 - Admittance for 2 to the reception and dinner
Wetland Sponsor: $500 - Admittance for 1 to the reception
and dinner
Sponsors please send checks by March 20 so we can list you on the
invitation.
All other guests please send checks by April 12.
ARK welcomes your tax deductable contributions to support
our work
Create a Page for James’ Memory Book
To celebrate his retirement, and to thank him for a decade of leadership
and service, we are creating a “Memory Book” to be filled
with tributes
and greetings from his friends and colleagues, something that he will
be
able to look at over and over. Create a one page letter. It should
be 8
1/2 by 11, to fit in a plastic page protector. Make it however you
like.
Say whatever you like. It can be one sentence or a full page. It can
have photos, drawings, mementos, poems, a painting. If you create the
page in a computer format, you can email it to Altamaha Riverkeeper's
email address: and we will print it
and
add it to the book or mail page to:
Memory Book for James
c/o Waters
895 Catherine T. Sanders Road
Reidsville, GA 30453
Altamaha Riverkeeper retiring 10-year post
But James Holland will still be involved with the river, photographing
its beauty.
By Teresa Stepzinski | Jacksonville.com |
2-21-10
