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'Won’t you join us on Saturday, October 22nd for Orange Environment’s 29th Annual Awards Dinner and Fundraiser with Silent Auction.

Dear Orange Environment Friends and Colleagues,

Every year Orange Environment selects both individuals and groups from grassroots organizations, the media, government, and businesses that exemplify ecological stewardship and whose programs and actions help ensure that we keep Orange County green! This year’s awardees are:

Geoff Howard & Dave Washburn of Sustainable Warwick/Warwick Community Garden Catskill Mountain Keeper – Ramsay Adams & Wes Gillingham Warwick Winery – Sustainable Production Using Locally Grown Grains The Bellvale Farm/The Buckbee Family – Growing Local Grains for Local Winery Deborah Kopald – Advocate for Wireless/Non-Ionizing Radiation Right to Know Laws Wildfire Grill – Krista Wild – for using local ingredients and organic wines Barbara Warren – Citizen’s Environmental Coalition Shabazz Jackson & Josephine Papagni - Greenway Environmental Robin Crouse – Good Government Citizen Advocate in Town of Woodbury

The dinner will be on Saturday evening at 6:30 P.M., October 22, 2011 at the Saffron Indian Restaurant, 130 Dolson Avenue (Playtogs Plaza), Middletown, New York. Tickets are $35.00 in advance and $40.00 at the door. Please make checks payable to Orange Environment, Inc. and send to P.O. Box 25, Goshen, NY 10924. If you would like Orange Environment to send out additional invitations or posters, or if you would like to reserve a table for 6, 8, or 10 people and/or need more information -- please contact Jerome Spector at the number below or by email at oeoffice@warwick.net . Cash or checks for silent auction please.

For 29 years, Orange Environment has fought to protect the delicate balance of preserving our natural resources with the growing needs of our residents and expanding population. We have been working hard all year long on many projects and have just launched a new sustainable waste management web guide at www.orangeenvironment.org. OE will continue to fight to maintain the quality of life we all sought by moving here. We look forward to seeing you at the dinner on October 22nd …

For Ticket Information or Reservations Call Jerome Spector Toby Schack 845-610-3548 845-928-9632 (after 6 P.M.) Trustee/OE Dinner Committee Vice President Orange Environment, Inc Orange Environment, Inc.

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A series of articles, links, and case studies were completed by Orange Environment in 2011 and contain important information on Sustainable Waste Recovery, Better Recycling, Composting, Zero Waste, Successful Business Models (see the Sustainable Waste Recovery page)

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Irene, Irene, best reason for restoring wetlands I've ever seen

In My View by Michael R. Edelstein, Ph.D.
In the recent press, now dominated by the devastation wreaked on Orange County and the region by Irene, there was scant coverage (except in the Strauss papers) of a fascinating conflict taking shape in Orange County's black dirt region. The federal government has been purchasing land in order to restore wetlands. As demonstrated at the wonderful Wallkill River National Wildlife Reserve, mostly south of our county, the restoration of this historic region's wetlands causes an amazing flourishing of nature, also covered in the recent press.
(visit the Press Room page to view entire article)

There are no proceeds going to Orange Environment with the sale of any composter