|
|
Green Spaces
The e-newsletter of the Newport News Green Foundation
11820 Fountain Way, Suite 301
Newport News, VA 23606
757-597-2842
www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org
|
|
Welcome to the November edition of Green Spaces, the e-newsletter of the Newport News Green Foundation. This monthly newsletter is intended to keep you up-to-date on the work the Green Foundation is doing to make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work, and play.
In this edition you will find recent news and information. We hope you will share this newsletter with a friend or colleague. Also, don't forget to visit the Newport News Green Foundation on Twitter and Facebook, and visit our web site: www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org.
Sincerely,
Amanda Dale Wroten
Executive Director
|
 |
|
Beverly Hills Garden Club Celebrates 50 Years by Donating to the Green Foundation
The Beverly Hills Garden Club recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by providing the Newport News Green Foundation $500 in grant monies to assist the foundation in promoting the creation and preservation of green space throughout the City of Newport News through advocacy, acquisition, and assistance to others.
 The Beverly Hills Garden Club celebrated its 50th anniversary at Le Yaca restaurant in Williamsburg on November 16, 2010, where a check was presented by Liz Darnell, President of the club.
"We are excited about sharing a common goal of making our community better," said Amanda Wroten, Executive Director of the Newport News Green Foundation. "Beverly Hills Garden Club's generosity will help make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work and play for current and future generations. We are honored by their generosity and look forward to partnering with them in the future." |
|
Annual Fund Campaign
The Newport News Green Foundation is currently conducting its annual fundraising campaign. Donations to the campaign are 100% tax deductible and go to fund the Foundation's mission - to promote the creation and preservation of green space throughout the City of Newport News through advocacy, acquisition, and assistance to others in order to make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work, and play. You can make a donation online on the Foundation's website - www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org - or by contacting the Foundation office at (757) 597-2842. Thank you for helping to preserve a greener future! |
|
Civic Club Speaking Opportunities
The Green Foundation is currently visiting area civic and volunteer organizations to inform city residents about preserving a greener future. If you are a member of a club and can arrange an opportunity for a member of our staff to speak at your meeting, please call the office at (757) 597-2842, or email amanda@newportnewsgreenfoundation.org. |
|
|
|
|
This month's newsletter is sponsored by:
With roots that stretch back to 1850, Virginia Natural Gas serves more than 264,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southeastern Virginia. Based in Norfolk, Virginia Natural Gasis one of the fastest growing Natural Gas distribution companies in the country and is known for its outstanding customer service. Our parent company, AGL Resources, is one of the nation's preeminent distributors of natural gas. |
| |
|
|
|
