French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust announced Oct. 5 that the “Protecting Our Watersheds: It’s Working” Annual Auction Party will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. at Stonewall Golf Club in Elverson.
The event is the biggest fund raiser of the year for French & Pickering, and all proceeds go directly to the preservation of endangered land and natural resources in northern Chester County.
Items of special note include the opportunity to be made into a fictional character in New York Times Best Selling author Lisa Scottoline’s upcoming novel “Most Wanted” and a one week trip to the Moditio Game Reserve in beautiful Thulani, South Africa where you will have the opportunity to explore an area filled with beauty, culture and a proximity to wildlife that is beyond all expectation.
Please join the friends of French & Pickering for cocktails, dinner and live and silent auctions. Many wonderful treasures will be up for bid, including exciting holiday destinations. View Auction items at www.frenchandpickering.org and please RSVP and purchase your tickets now. For more information, please call 610-933-7577. A portion of each ticket is tax-deductible.
Sponsorships are also available for companies and individuals, with more information at the website.
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is located at 511 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville. Since its establishment in 1967, French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust has protected more than 12,000 acres in northern Chester County through purchases, conservation easements and public/private partnerships. The non-profit organization works with landowners, townships, private foundations and the state and county to purchase and monitor conservation easements, create parkland and preserve environmentally sensitive land.
Trails provide public access to preserved land, recreational opportunities and beautiful views along northern Chester County’s Exceptional Value waterways. With funding from the state, county and the George and Miriam Martin Foundation, French & Pickering is engaged in the acquisition and development of the 10-mile French Creek Trail from Warwick County Park to the Kennedy Covered Bridge in East Vincent Township, and creating local connections to the regional trail network. It has completed the six-mile Pickering Trail, following the creek in West Pikeland Township from the Mill at Anselma to the township border at Clover Mill Road.