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FLOW: Great Lakes Society Annual Celebration
About the Great Lakes Society
FLOW invites water lovers to join the Great Lakes Society in its founding year. New members pledging and making their first year contribution before December 31, 2013 will be recognized as Founding Members. Members pledge a four-year commitment to donate at one of three levels.
* Isle Royale Member: $500 or more per year for four years
* Mackinaw Member: $250 per year for four years
* Manitou Member: $125 per year for four years
Great Lakes Society Founding Member and Director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School, Melissa Scanlan, says that joining the organization is important for maintaining the integrity of these shared waters, which contain 20% of the world's freshwater supply. "I support FLOW by joining the Great Lakes Society because the Great Lakes are a public treasure to be protected today for future generations," says Scanlan.
FLOW ("For Love Of Water"), the Great Lakes Basin's only public trust policy and education center, is hosting its first Great Lakes Society Annual Celebration at The Workshop Brewing Company in Traverse City, MI from 12-3pm, on Saturday, August 17, 2013. FLOW welcomes community members and guests of all ages to join in the celebration and learn about FLOW's programs and the Great Lakes Society.
Great Lakes Society members share a common purpose: to protect the common waters of the Great Lakes Basin. The Society's members provide vital funding to FLOW with a four-year pledge of support. FLOW will present two Beacon Awards to acknowledge those members who have shown tremendous passion for and dedication to protecting the Great Lakes. This free program includes performances by several talented local musicians, including pianist Jimmy Olson and vintage swing duo The True Falsettos.
FLOW's Founder and Chair, Jim Olson notes that "FLOW's cutting edge work-on water, energy and food, climate change, water levels, invasive species, diversions and exports, nutrient loading and the public trust doctrine-would not be possible without our Great Lakes Society. These dedicated supporters make our work here at FLOW possible and allows us to apply our critical research and work to protect waters of the Great Lakes."
FLOW is fortunate to host the party at a brand new venue, The Workshop Brewing Company, located at 221 Garland Street in the Warehouse District. The Workshop's mission is to sustain nature, build community, and honor the craft of brewing beer. They do this by creating honest, traditional beers and wholesome, delicious food using ingredients sourced as locally/organically as possible, served with genuine warmth and enthusiasm, in a setting that is welcoming and fun.
