We were happy to celebrate our fall event, Music at the Farm!
On Thursday, Nov. 19 at Farm 255 we celebrated some of Georgia’s best features: caring people, great music and beautiful land. The benefit concert began at 10:30 p.m., and guests enjoyed bluegrass, rock, folk music and more until 2 a.m.
We celebrated with the sounds of Athens favorites—The Bros. Marler, Lara, and Davin McCoy, who shared the stage with Davis Causey of the Allman Brothers and Tom Ryan of Widespread Panic. All proceeds from this evening of music, community and fun, goes directly towards helping to preserve local green space. Thanks to all who were involved!
Annual Celebration of the Land
Our annual Celebration of the Land membership event took place on Nov. 1 and thanks to all our members who participated, it was a huge success! Nick and Jane Bath generously shared their land for the day and about 25 members took part in the fun. There were mule-drawn wagon rides, creek-side hikes, homemade cookies and cider, and bluegrass music. We look forward to celebrating with you again next year!
We are looking for an intern!
ORLT is looking for an intern to help our board generate effective and creative communication with members and key publics. The unpaid internship will last 12 weeks, beginning in January. We are looking for a commitment of 10-15 hours per week, and are very open with regards to scheduling.
This internship will offer flexibility, as the intern will be able to create and implement tactics independently through the guidance and approval of our staff. The intern should be a self-driven communications student with excellent written and oral communication skills. Experience with social media and graphic design is a plus!
If interested, please send resumé, cover letter, and two writing samples to oconeeriverlandtrust@gmail.com.
Other news…
Over the last three months, a public relations class at the University of Georgia has been working with us to implement a public relations campaign. With their help, we’ve redesigned our Web site, updated our promotional materials, created a student membership program and coordinated exciting fundraising events like Music at the Farm!
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