“ART FOR WATER” - BENEFIT ART AUCTION ONLINE THROUGH JUNE 23

Damascus Citizens, along with sponsor Richard Dreyfuss, invite you to an art auction, ART FOR WATER, to benefit a legal fund to protect the Upper Delaware River watershed from the catastrophic threats posed by gas drilling

Master prints and contemporary artworks have been donated by artists, individual collectors and galleries. Included are drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture and mixed-media collages.

Art lovers and interested buyers can view the artwork and bid on Ebay beginning Sunday, June 13, 8:00 p.m. and ending on June 23, 8:00 p.m.

The art can also be viewed in person at ArtSource International Gallery hosted by Joyce Chasan.

A preview will take place on Tuesday, June 22, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and a silent auction and reception will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

ArtSource International Gallery is located at 333 Park Avenue South (at 25th Street), Suite 2A, NYC.

More information, including images of the artwork for sale can be found here>>

admin Announcements Delaware River Basin, economic development, gas drilling, gas extraction, gas well, human health, Marcellus Shale, water quality

Representatives from member organizations comprising the Pennsylvania Campaign for Clean Water met last week at Dickinson College to review accomplishments during 2009 and set strategy for the Campaign for the coming year.

Though some limited successes were noted in working with PADEP on a variety of fronts, the consensus was that continued advocacy on the part of the Campaign is of increasing importance.  Focus areas will continue to be:

• issues surrounding gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale
• riparian buffers
• stormwater management (including Chapter 102 regulations, the MS4 General Permit, revising the BMP Manual)
• stream re-classification to Special Protection status
• and possibly new sub-groups yo address other concerns.

If you or your organization is interested in joining the Campaign, contact Anne Misak in Clean Water Action’s (Clean Water Fund ) Philadelphia office at 215-545-0250, or amisak@cleanwater.org

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