Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) will host its annual Barge Party at the Lake Davenport Sailing Club on River Drive and Oneida Avenue in Davenport on Thursday, August 13 from 5:30pm until 9:00pm. Chad Pregracke and his LL&W staff and crew are celebrating twelve years of river cleanups, environmental education workshops, river forest restoration projects, engaging communities in river stewardship. During these twelve years, Chad has been the recipient of many awards including the Jefferson Award, American Institute for Public Service; Heroes of Conservation Nomination, Field & Stream Magazine and The Alumni Award and Dedication of the Pregracke Center at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois.
Attendees will enjoy a true river feast with a fish fry and shrimp boil next to the Mighty Mississippi River. The LL&W crew will give tours of the house and garbage barges. There will also be a silent art auction, live music and a few words from Chad and his crew to update you on their progress. "This event allows us to thank the Quad Cities for all they do to help us continue to make the rivers a cleaner place. It all makes a difference and everyone should be rewarded," says Chad, founder and president of LL&W. Tickets for the event are $35 per person. Reservations can be made by calling the LL&W office at (309) 496-9848 or going to their website at www.livinglandsandwaters.org.
Chad Pregracke started Living Lands & Waters in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the beautification and restoration of America's major rivers and to the education of people about environmental issues. From its single boat beginning, LL&W has grown to an internationally known organization with a fleet of barges and work-boats, engaging thousands of volunteers each year in river cleanups, hands-on environmental education workshops, Adopt-a-River-Mile programs and now the MillionTrees project. "This thank you and fundraiser is a perfect example of how much momentum and teamwork has helped this project progress. We have supporters flying in from all over the country to celebrate what we have accomplished so far," says Chad.
For more information, please contact Natalie Linville-Mass at Media Link, Inc., (309) 785-5142 or natalie@medialinkinc.com.
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