ELACHEE NEWSLETTER
**LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2009**


WE'RE GOING GREEN!

ELACHEE'S

FIRST
E-NEWSLETTER!

What we've been up to at Elachee lately...Camp Elachee, ready, set, GO!

What We’ve Been Doing at Elachee

  • Witnessing an increase in the numbers of students taking part in Elachee’s hands-on, brains-on environmental education programs from 32,810
    last school year to 34,473 this year.

  • Increasing the number of campers served in our popular day camp, Camp Elachee, from 670 in 2008
    to a projected 780 in 2009.

  • Completing restoration on 5,600 linear feet of creeks to date in the Chicopee Woods Nature
    Preserve and continuing aggressive removal of
    exotic invasive plants    .
Stream in the Chicopee Woods

 

  • Celebrating the recent successful passage
    of SPLOST VI     with funding to fence a
    portion of the preserve, build an elevated
    trail to connect our pervious-surfaced trail
    parking lot and the main campus, and install
    educational “Gardens that Teach” on our
    grounds.

  • Conduction a self-study in preparation for
    our 2nd re-accreditation visit by SACS
    (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
    in November 2009.
  • Making significant updates to our
    Strategic Plan     for the organization.

  • Celebrating the receipt of a very generous
    gift of $250,000 to our endowment fund from
    The Shirley Family Foundation.

  • Reducing expenses by 8% to meet funding
    and income levels.

We hope to see you at Elachee…

  • Snake Day 2009 is September 12th
    from 10 am – 2 pm

  • Elachee’s NightFall Family Halloween Festival Saturday October 24th and Friday, October 30th from 6 -9 pm, complete with night hikes, crafts and costumed naturalists.

  • Safari 2009 Benefit Auction and Diner slated
    for Saturday, September 19th     from 6 -10 pm.
    Music, trips, art, and great items galore in the live
    and silent auctions, seated dinner, and more.
    Individual tickets and sponsor tables available. Donations are welcome!
  • Winter in the Woods Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 12th from 11 am to 2 pm.
    Hikes, games, crafts, cookie decorating and singing. Fun for the whole family!

 
  • Watch for news on a Fall 2009 Elachee 30th
    Anniversary event!

  • Mark your calendars for Elachee’s first ever
    Eco-Challenge event: The Chicopee Woods
    Trillium Trek, on Saturday, May 15th, 2010.

 

 

Snake Day at Elachee

Thanks for your support of Elachee and its programs.
For more information please call us at (770) 535-1976,
visit our website at www.elachee.org or become an Elachee fan on Facebook.


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