DONATIONS NEEDED: 2011 Annual Forestry Program Dinner and Silent Auction 

On Friday, November 4th, the Watershed Agricultural Council will hold its Annual Forestry Program Dinner and Silent Auction. Funds raised at the silent auction will benefit the Easement Stewardship Fund. This fund will provide oversight of WAC's easement holdings for future generations. Last year, the silent auction was filled with wonderful items, including many wood products from members of Catskill WoodNet. Last year's event raised over $4,000 towards the cause; this year we hope to raise $5,000 with your help.

To ensure this year's silent auction is filled with great items to benefit this wonderful cause, you can help us by donating an item or service from your business, a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant, or a monetary donation toward the Easement Stewardship Fund. Your donation is tax-deductible and promotes your wood business at the same time.

To donate an item to the silent auction, contact Bridget Hanley, Forestry Program Executive Assistant at (607) 865-7790 x 101. Checks for a monetary donation should be made payable to "Watershed Agricultural Council" and sent to 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY. Please note "Easement Stewardship Fund" on the check's memo line.

Join us in our mission to protect regional farms, forests and water resources. With your support, we can conserve working watershed landscapes for future generations. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and tax-deductible to the extent allowable. 

Delaware County eCenter Hosts Workshop Series

This fall, learn how to grow your business using the Internet with the Delaware County eCenter's workshop series, Tech Tuesdays and Facebook Fridays. These workshops include topics such as profiting from social media, selling on eBay and marketing to second homeowners. Attendees can pick and choose which workshops they want attend; go to one, or go to all if you want to!. The Tech Tuesdays workshops take place from November 1 to December 13 from 1:00-2:30pm. Facebook Fridays runs from October 28 to December 9 from 8:30-10:00am. All the workshops take place at the Delaware County eCenter, Main Street, Delhi, NY.

Registration is normally $10, but through Catskill WoodNet, any wood products business based in Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, or Ulster Counties can get reimbursed for both the $10 registration fee and round trip mileage (reimbursed at federal rates). After attending, simply contact Joshua VanBrakle and tell him which workshop you attended, the total registration cost, and the miles traveled. A sign-in sheet will be provided at each workshop for attendance verification.

Don't miss out on this great local opportunity to learn more about using the Internet to boost your profits! Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance for each workshop. To register for a workshop, call the eCenter at 607-746-9710.