Party With a Purpose: MARSTEL

Party With a Purpose:
MARSTEL-DAY GREEN GALA
Tree Fredericksburg
Eastern Shore Virginia I Featherstone I Fisherman Island I James River I Mason Neck
Nansemond I Occoquan Bay I Plum Tree Island I Presquile I Wallops Island
The 2016 Benefit
HOW TO SPONSOR THE 2016 GREEN GALA
Since 2013, the Green Gala has raised over $80,000 in donations for the National Wildlife
Refuge Association and Tree Fredericksburg. To join our league of sponsors who have
generously supported these organizations, please follow the steps outlined below.
Emerald $10,000+
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Platinum $5,000+
Gold $2,500+
Silver $1,250+
Commit to one of the sponsorship categories.
Fill out the commitment form and send us a high resolution logo.
Identify what, if any, promotions your company would like at the event.
Let us know an estimate of how many attendees you will be sending.
TREE FREDERICKSBURG
Dedicated to restoring and maintaining a vibrant urban forest in the city of Fredericksburg.
726 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 I (540) 207-4298 I treefred@cox.net I www.treefredericksburg.org
Tree Fredericksburg
DIXON PARK & MAYFIELD
COMMUNITY
Over 80 trees were planted around the playground and
streets to increase tree canopy in this minority community.
These trees help increase air quality and reduce energy use
on air conditioning.
OLD MILL PARK
Old Mill Park is a public facility home to soccer fields,
river-front views, picnic areas and playgrounds.
PRINCESS ANNE CORRIDOR
Lined with businesses and properties, Princess Anne Street
connects a major highway with the city of Fredericksburg’s
historic downtown. Tree Fredericksburg planted 150 trees
along the corridor to help revitalize that area.
RR AVE NEAR MAYFIELD
Trees were planted to replace a buffer between the street,
houses, and train tracks after the original buffer was cut
down when a third track was put down.
THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
HERITAGE TRAIL
Trees were planted along the 3.1 mile trail that winds along
the Rappahannock River.
HURKAMP PARK
This park hosts the Saturday morning farmer’s market in
downtown Fredericksburg. Cox Communications and
Marstel-Day, LLC teamed up to plant trees in the park.
WASHINGTON AVENUE
For over 30 years, plans to restore the canopy along the mall
on Washington Avenue have been in the works. In fall 2014
work finally began, starting near the religious freedom monument. Cherry trees, magnolias and black gum trees were
planted to give color throughout the seasons.
FREDERICKSBURG AREA WAR
MEMORIAL PARK
In 2009 a monument to our fallen war heroes was erected in
the triangle grassy area on George and Liberty Streets. Tree
Fredericksburg donated their time and effort to beautify and
provide trees for this memorial.
FREDERICKSBURG HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
City employees and other volunteers helped plant trees
around the Health Department.
DOWNTOWN TRAIN STATION
Saplings were planted in the wide, grassy area around the
downtown Fredericksburg train station. Once mature, these
trees will provide shelter for birds and squirrels.
ALMOST 5,000 TREES PLANTED
Location
Trees Planted
Normandy
397
James Monroe High School
995
Upper Caroline
338
Downtown
582
Lower Caroline & Train Station
228
Mayfield
375
College Terrace
495
Fairview
416
College Heights
383
Cowan Corridor
387
Route 3 Corridor
135
Lafayette Corridor
11
Idlewild
7
Total
4,778
CHINCOTEAGUE
Chincoteague NWR is located on Assateague Island. Its
14,000 acres encompass a diversity of habitats, including
beach, dunes, shrubs, maritime forest, freshwater areas, and
salt marshes.
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GREAT DISMAL SWAMP
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This refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast habitat
that once covered more than one million acres of
southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER VALLEY
As the youngest member of the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Rappahannock River Valley
National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve and
protect fish and wildlife resources such as the bald eagle and
including threatened and endangered species and wetlands.
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FEATHERSTONE
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Featherstone NWR contains 325 acres of marsh and riverine
habitat important to both waterfowl and eagles.
FISHERMAN ISLAND
Fisherman Island NWR, is one of only 17 sites in the United
States classified as a “Wetland of International Importance.”
The Refuge is designated as an Important Bird Area and is
comprised of 2,000 acres.
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JAMES RIVER
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This refuge offers important breeding and roosting habitat
for resident and migrating eagles. At 4,325-acres, James River NWR also supports hundreds of native plant and animal
species in the forests, wetlands, and grasslands.
MASON NECK
As the first national wildlife refuge specifically established
under the Endangered Species Act for bald eagles, Mason
Neck NWR focuses on forest, marsh, and riverine habitat
important to the bald eagle. The refuge was established in
1969 and contains 2,277 acres.
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NANESMOND
Courtesy Jim Williams
Nansemond NWR became part of the US Fish and Wildlife
Service National Wildlife Refuge System in 1973 when the
US Navy transferred 207 acres of salt marsh to the Service.
An additional 204 acres of upland grassland and forested
stream corridors were transferred in 1999.
OCCOQUAN BAY
Established in 1998, Occoquan Bay NWR is comprised of 640
-acres. It's primary values are the extensive grasslands interspersed with marshes and early successional shrub and forest areas with value to Neotropical migrants and grassland
dependent species.
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PLUM TREE ISLAND
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Plum Tree Island NWR was officially established in 1972 “for
use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management
purpose, for migratory birds”. It is an important stopover
site to migratory birds as they travel up and down
the Atlantic Flyway.
PRESQUILE
Presquile NWR is an important stopover site to migratory
birds as they travel up and down the Atlantic Flyway. This
1,329 acre island refuge provides protected breeding habitat
for State-listed threatened and endangered species, as well
as many neo-tropical migrating bird species.
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WALLOPS ISLAND
Courtesy James River Association
This refuge was created on July 10, 1975 when 373 acres of
land were transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The refuge, comprised mainly of salt marsh and woodlands
contains habitat for a variety of trust species, including
upland- and wetland-dependent migratory birds.
A PARTY WITH A PURPOSE: THE 2015 GALA
On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, over three hundred guests gathered at the Olde Silk
Mill in Fredericksburg, VA to celebrate the third annual Party with a Purpose. This
event celebrates the important works of two non-profit organizations who are
committed to preserving the great outdoors at the local level: the National Wildlife
Refuge Association and Tree Fredericksburg.
2015 GALA SPONSORS
Sponsors for the 2015 Green Gala helped raise $35,500. These donations were evenly
split between the National Wildlife Refuge Association and Tree Fredericksburg.
HOW TO SPONSOR THE 2016 GREEN GALA
Since 2013, the Green Gala has raised over $80,000 in donations for the National Wildlife
Refuge Association and Tree Fredericksburg. To join our league of sponsors who have
generously supported these organizations, please follow the steps outlined below.
Emerald $10,000+
♦
♦
♦
♦
Platinum $5,000+
Gold $2,500+
Silver $1,250+
Commit to one of the sponsorship categories.
Fill out the commitment form and send us a high resolution logo.
Identify what, if any, promotions your company would like at the event.
Let us know an estimate of how many attendees you will be sending.
For more information, visit: www.marstel-day.com/green-gala