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We Have a Lease!! The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) has signed a lease with the U.S. Coast Guard to restore the historic New Canal Lighthouse at West End. LPBF is dedicated to the reconstruction and preservation of the New Canal Lighthouse and its surrounding facilities. This is the future site of The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation New Canal Lighthouse Education Center, which will offer the public environmental and historical programs that focus on the ecology of the Pontchartrain Basin and the history of the New Canal Lighthouse. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Become a First Funder. For $25 and above, you will have the honor of being a First Funder, which gives you the bragging rights to say that you were one of the first to help save this historic beauty. You also will receive a complimentary membership to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and acknowledgement on our web site and in our annual report. Send a check to LPBF, P.O. Box 6965, Metairie, La. 70009; or call in with your credit card to (504) 836-2215. Please put on the check, ATTN: Lighthouse. For more info on the Lighthouse go to www.saveourlake.org.
LPBF's Beach Sweep 2006 presented by Toyota a HUGE Success On Saturday, September 16 LPBF hosted the 17th annual Beach Sweep putting over 2,100 people on the streets around Lake Pontchartrain to clean street curbs and storm drains. Based on 17 lbs of trash per bag, 37,000 lbs of trash were picked up and 147 miles were covered. This was by far our most successful Beach Sweep ever! Over 800 volunteers joined LPBF at Pontchartrain Beach for a picnic, with food provided by Outback Steakhouse. Thanks to our sponsors and the many groups who participated. (Please see our website for the list of sponsors and participants.) ____________________________________________ Support Save Our Lake LPBF continues work to restore and preserve the Pontchartrain Basin. Now more than ever, we need your help to protect our natural resources. Donations, annual memberships, gift memberships, corporate partnerships, and event sponsorships help fund programs that benefit the Basin. Please consider making a donation or becoming a member today! ____________________________________________ Save Our Lake Fundraiser A Huge Success! Close to 350 patrons joined LPBF for the 14th Annual Save Our Lake “Let’s Make Waves” Party and Silent Auction on Saturday, October 7th at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum & Research Center in Madisonville. Sheila Ehren, LPBF Event & Outreach Director said, “Local businesses were wonderful to us by donating an array of auction items and gift certificates and restaurants pulled out all the stops, providing our guests with a wonderful display of delicious foods.” Partygoers enjoyed a fun night of fabulous foods, cocktails, dancing to the music of Benny Grunch and The Bunch, and the chance to bid on many exciting silent auction items. Plan to join LPBF in 2007 for another exciting event! ____________________________________________ Are You Purely Pontchartrain? Have a great story about Lake Pontchartrain? Want to share photos and memories of the Lake? Are you writing poetry about the Pontchartrain Basin? LPBF is accepting submissions for our future “Purely Pontchartrain” web page on www.saveourlake.org. This is great way to express your feelings about the Lake, showcase your creative writing and share photos of the present and past with the world.
Please send photos, poetry and stories to Crystal Gross, Membership & Outreach Coordinator at crystal@saveourlake.org or LPBF, Attn: Crystal, P.O. Box 6965, Metairie, LA 70009. If enclosing photos, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope so that we may return your photos to you. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! ____________________________________________ Basics of the Basin Research Symposium The Eighth Biannual "Basics of the Basin" Research Symposium will be held October 25, 2006 at the University of New Orleans Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center (CERM Building). This symposium focuses on the restoration and science of the Pontchartrain Basin, which is east of the Mississippi River. Pre-registration is just $40 ($45 at the door). Registration includes lunch and a social in conjunction with the poster session. Parking is free. To register go to http://conferences.uno.edu/confCalendar.htm ____________________________________________ St. Tammany Parish Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Oct. 28th The Sierra Club Honey Island Group is organizing the first-ever Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, October 28th from 9:00 AM to Noon. Recycled items include batteries, light bulbs, cell phones, latex and oil-based paint, electronic waste, used tires, antifreeze, and waste oil, can be dropped off at the St. Tammany Parish Administrative Complex at 21490 Koop Drive in Mandeville. For more information visit: http://louisiana.sierraclub.org/honeyisland/hhwday.html ____________________________________________ |
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