Addition Auction Items

For all of those sports fans out there... GSWA will have Knicks, Nets, Yankees, and Mets tickets at our annual gala this year! For the ladies we will have tickets to the View and tickets to Regis and Kelly as well! The gala is in just a couple of short weeks so if you have not already sent in your RSVP card please do so as soon as possible so you can join the fun! For more information visit www.greatswamp.org or email: Amaddaluna@greatswamp.org ...remember the gala is October 14th at the Basking Ridge Country Club.

GSWA Annouces Sponsors

GSWA is proud to annouce that Merck and JM Sorge, Inc. will be sponsoring the 2010 Green Acres Gala.

We have also received some new auction items which include roundtrip airfare to Orlando, Knicks tickets, a one hour facial at RIdgewood European Day Spa, and tickets to the Morristown Community Theater.

The event is less than a month away, and we hope to see you there! For additional information or to find out how you can help us this year visit our webpage at http://www.greatswamp.org/ or email amaddaluna@greatswamp.org. We are available by phone at 973-538-3500 x 14

Exciting Auction Items Are Coming In!

We have been getting in some really exciting auction items lately that we are eager to share with you! Our first item is a signed baseball by Yankee legend Reggie Jackson. Another item is a golf foursome at Trump National. And finally, we will have 4 tickets to Regis and Kelly & 4 tickets to The View! The invitations are out and we are starting to receive RSVP cards, so send them in as soon as you get a chance. Can't wait to see all of you there, October 14th at the Basking Ridge Country Club. For more information on donating auction items, buying tickets, placing an ad, sponsoring the event, or buying a table please visit www.greatswamp.org or email amaddaluna@greatswamp.org .

More Auction Items!

More auction items are coming in! This week we received a golf foursome at the Basking Ridge Country Club, lunch for 2 at Due Terre in Bernardsville, brunch for 4 at Willie's Tavern in Bedminster, lunch for 4 at the Famished Frog in Morristown, and a gift certificate to Arthur's Tavern in Morris Plains. The attire for the evening will be City or Country, so feel free to dress it up or go casual! As a reminder the event will be held October 14, at the Basking Ridge Country Club. Hope to see all of you there!! For additional information feel free to call Amy at 973-538-3500 x 14 or email at: amaddaluna@greatswamp.org. Visit http://www.greatswamp.org/ to find out how you can contribute to the event this year!

Fall Breakfast Briefings Announced

GSWA continues its series of monthly breakfast meetings this fall. Covering a range of environmental topics, this is your opportunity to learn more from guest speakers and environmental specialists. Each briefing is from 8:00-9:30 a.m. at GSWA Headquarters, 568 Tempe Wick Rd., Harding Township (next to Jockey Hollow). A hot breakfast buffet is included.

Seating is open to the public and limited to 50 people so advance reservations are requested. Donations are appreciated. Register by calling our Event Info Line at 973-538-3500 x22, or visit www.greatswamp.org.

Tuesday, September 14: Fall Gardening Tips
Presented by: Mike Bucek, Green Path LandCare
As Fall approaches, learn how to put your garden safely to bed for the winter. Green Path LandCare, a Chatham-based family-owned and operated business, helps beautify landscapes, reduce chemical pollution and simply lives.

Tuesday, October 12: Social & Physical Landscapes of the Great Swamp Watershed
Presented by: David Tulloch, Rutgers University
The Rutgers University junior class in landscape architecture will present initial findings from their recent inventory of the social and physical landscapes of the Great Swamp watershed. Their report will be a creative reflection on both existing knowledge of the watershed as well as their own perceptions. They will be conducting further analysis and exploring regional design strategies for the area, so your input and response to their presentation will be invaluable to their progress.

Tuesday, November 9: The State of the Passaic River
Presented by: Kirk R. Barrett, Director, Passaic River Institute, Montclair State University
The watershed’s five streams flow through the Great Swamp and exit as the Passaic River. So what happens downstream of the Great Swamp watershed? Come and learn about issues facing the Passaic River, a source of drinking water for more than a million people.

Gala Auction Items

We hope you are all getting excited for our upcoming gala on October 14th! Just as a reminder, it will be at the Basking Ridge Country Club. The invitations will be coming soon, and we hope to see all of you there! We are getting plenty of new auction items each week and want to give you a taste of what you will see at the event! We have 2 certificates for Deep Root Fertilizers from Tree Tech, an overnight stay at the Sheraton Parsippany with breakfast, a gift certificate to Copeland Restaurant, an overnight stay at the Westin Governor Morris, and tickets to the Discovery Orchestra! Stay tuned for more items next week!

For more gala information please email Amy at amaddaluna@greatswamp.org or check out our website at www.greatswamp.org

Chris Daggett to Speak at Green Acres Gala 2010

Great Swamp Watershed Association is pleased to welcome Chris Daggett as the keynote speaker at this year’s Green Acres Gala. Mr. Daggett, president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, was the 2009 independent candidate for governor of New Jersey and former Commissioner of the NJDEP.

GSWA's 2010 Green Acres Gala will be held on Thursday, October 14th at the Basking Ridge Country Club, beginning at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and silent auction followed by a seated dinner. GSWA's Annual Meeting will be held prior to the gala beginning at 5:30.

If you'd like to purchase tickets, donate to the silent auction or place an ad in our commemorative ad journal, visit http://www.greatswamp.org/ or contact Amy Maddaluna at 973-538-3500 x14 or amaddaluna@greatswamp.org.