| Buy Raffle Tickets Online Then come to Friends Fest for the raffle drawings!
Top Prizes:
Kayak, Crescent LT Ultralight 10’, Seat and Paddle Fly
Fishing Trip
with Guide, Justin Fischbach $50
Gift Certificate
to Wilderness Adventure
Raffle ticket pricing:
1 ticket for $5 3 tickets for $10 (extra value)
6 tickets for $20 9 tickets for $30 12 tickets for $40 15 tickets for $50 24 tickets for $75
40 tickets for $100 (extra value!)
1) Go to PayPal. (You do not have to have a PayPal account to use this.)
2) Enter the total dollar amount for the tickets you want to buy.
3) Choose and click to pay either with PayPal (if you have an account) or with another credit or debit card.
4) Click on Add special instructions to the seller and write in how many raffle tickets you want mailed to you, plus your address and phone number. Then fill out the rest of the credit card info and submit.
On our end we will fill out your tickets and enter them into the bucket and we will mail you your ticket stubs (though they are not necessary to win.)
Raffle ticket holders do not need to be present to win the kayak, but some other prizes will be awarded to Friends Fest attendees only.
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| | Friends Fest Picnic and Raffle Drawing
Location details about our annual celebration for fun, community, good food and yes, PRIZES, will be announced soon in a separate email, but hold the date for Sunday, September 8, 3-8pm. Potluck dinner and BBQ at 5:30pm. Raffle drawings after dinner. No dogs, please.
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| Farm Day Festival
Join Conservation Partners' and FOMR at the festival. Come see us and have some late summer farm fun! See the flyer HERE!
- Sunday, August 25
- 1-5pm
- at Project Grows' Farm
- 608 Berry Farm Rd., Verona
- Free event
- Food trucks
- Educational activities for kids
- Live music local beer & wine
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| Christians Creek Added to E.coli Monitoring Program
In July, FOMR added eleven new monitoring sites in the Christians Creek
Watershed to its E. coli Monitoring Program. Of the eleven sites, nine
are on the main stem of Christians Creek, one is on Barterbrook Branch,
and one is on Meadow Run. Read more for site listings and scores HERE! |
| New Virginia Fishes
Field Guide!
We are proud to share that FOMR member Paul Bugas, Fisheries
Manager with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and
others have published a new Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of
Virginia. The book can be pre-ordered now for September. "Foremost
experts on Commonwealth fishes bring their decades of field experience
to readers, offering a complete reference to the fishes of the entire
state of Virginia." Read more and ordering options are at https://www.vafreshwaterfishes.com/. |
| | Cleanup and SteamSweepers Update
As this "goes to press", FOMR is in the midst of our summer river cleanup and as many as 14-15 volunteer teams are out there scouring the river for wayward trash by canoe and on foot. Fifty tires are already out of the river, plus loads of other junk...and we have just gotten started!
Also this week, six volunteers conducted a trash and
river condition assessment of the lower Middle River.
Using Garmin GPS units loaned to us by The Center for Natural Capital we recorded
the location of trash in the river as well as the conditions of the
river bottom, banks, and buffer zones in the 16 miles from Damtown to
the North River.
The largest portion of the trash
consists of old tires, fence, and agricultural plastic. The data will be used by StreamSweepers in locating and removing the items in the future. The data
will also be analyzed to prioritize potential areas where river
restoration efforts might be made in the future.
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| | Brotherhood of the Junglecock
Campfire Weekend
All kids ages 6 to 17 and their sponsors are invited to experience a
full weekend of fishing, conservation activities, competitions, and
prizes. Learn how to tie flies, cast a fly rod, and get streamside
instruction from local guides on a private trout stream. Registration deadline for the Brotherhood of the Junglecock Campfire Weekend is September 8. The camp weekend is October 5-6. To register and learn more click HERE! |
| Izaac Walton League of America
Joe
McCue recently delivered an overview of the goals and accomplishments
of FOMR to another great group of conservationists in our local area,
the Izaac Walton League of America. For nearly 100 years, the Izaak
Walton League has fought for clean air
and water, healthy fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving special
places for future generations. Today, the League plays a unique role in
supporting citizens locally and shaping conservation policy nationally. Familiarize yourself with this organization's work! |
| Volunteer Spotlight
Mike Harmon recently completed his tenure on our FOMR Board of Directors. He has been a long-time volunteer in our E.coli monitoring program as well, and you saw his friendly face at many of our public events. We wish you the best, Mike, as you continue to share your talents with our community and we are grateful for your time, help and support over the years!
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| Household Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Day
For residents of Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro. Click HERE for a list of what will be accepted and NOT accepted. |
| Coming Up August
10-18
Middle River Cleanup Week
17 End of Summer, End of River Float
Trip, FOMR, 9am, (Waiting list only)
19 E.
coli monitoring
25
Conservation Partners Farm Day
Festival, Project Grows' Farm, 608 Berry
Farm Rd., Verona, VA, 1-5pm.
September
6 Pure Water Forum Quarterly Meeting
8 Friends Fest Picnic and Raffle Drawing
Dr. Dan Cristol, from the College of William and Mary,
Wayne Theater,
521 Main St. Waynesboro., 7pm.
16 E. coli monitoring
Center,18 Government Center Lane, Verona. 8:30am-12pm
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FOMR is a Paddle America Club member
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| Read more about Friends of the Middle River at our website HERE.
And follow us on Facebook!
P.O. Box 131, Verona VA 24482 540-609-8267
FOMR is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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