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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Neuse Riverkeeper Update
Lower Neuse RIVERKEEPER®
Larry Baldwin 1307 Country Club Road New Bern, NC 28562 252-637-7972 252-514-0051 fax riverkeeper@neuseriver.org
Upper Neuse RIVERKEEPER®
Alissa Bierma 112 South Blount Street Suite 103 Raleigh, NC 27601 919-856-1180 919-839-0767 fax alissa@neuseriver.org
The NeuseRIVERKEEPER® Foundation protects, restores and preserves the Neuse River basin through education, advocacy and enforcement, in order to provide clean water for drinking, recreation and enjoyment to the communities that it serves.
Do you love the Neuse?
Please help us continue to protect it by becoming a sustaining member
Help Save the Neuse with SweetWater Brewing Company!
Throughout June,SweetWater Brewing Companyand several Raleigh-areabars and restaurantswill be doing their part to save the Neuse River. To get involved, visit your favorite watering holes and purchase paper fish for $1, $5, or $10, to help raise awareness and much-needed cash for the river. Some restaurants are also hosting drawings for free paddle trips with the Neuse RIVERKEEPER® Foundation.
SweetWater will also host a benefit concert for the Neuse on Friday, June 10 at the Pour House in Raleigh, featuring North Carolina nativesThe Moderate. With influences ranging from guitar pioneers Built To Spill to the rollicking and countrified sounds of sourthern rock, The Moderate never fails to pique an audience's interest.
Several local businesses have donated gift cards for raffles and we'll have a special members-only drawing for arain barrel from Rain Water Solutions. (Renew or join onlineor at the concert to be eligible.) Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Neuse RIVERKEEPER® Foundation.
SweetWater runs similar river protection collaborations with WATERKEEPER® Alliance organizations in the South, including French Broad RIVERKEEPER®, Mobile BAYKEEPER®, Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER®, and Upper Chattahoochee RIVERKEEPER®. This season, SweetWater also launched a newWATERKEEPER® Ale, a hefeweizen brew created specifically to bring awareness to the WATERKEEPER® organizations, their mision and the campaigns at hand.
This year's participating bars and restaurants include all of last year's biggest fundraisers:
