Bruce Hodge, president of the Exeter Lions Club, and Bob Laye, chair of the Conservation Dinner Committee, hold the limited-edition print Midday Pause, by artist Elisabeth Tonner-Keats.
SOUTH HURON – A limited-edition print by artist Elisabeth Tonner-Keats that captures the scene of a calm day on the river is this year’s prize in the early bird draw of the Conservation Dinner.
Midday Pause, print number 168 of 475, is offered as incentive to buy a ticket before Feb. 22 for the gala dinner and auction. Draw for the print will take place on Monday, Feb. 25. The 24th Annual Conservation Dinner takes place Thursday, April 18, 2013 at South Huron Recreation Centre in Exeter.
The Conservation Dinner is organized each year by the Exeter Lions Club, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, and other community members on the dinner committee. The support of businesses, donors, patrons, volunteers, and artists has helped the annual event raise more than $600,000 for local projects in the event’s history, which extends well past two decades. The Conservation Dinner supports accessible trails for environmental health and human health, conservation education and recreation opportunities for young people and the young-at-heart, and commemorative woods that improve forest conditions and remember loved ones, among other important local conservation work that could not happen without this kind of public generosity.
The gala event features a well-known special guest, an accomplished feature artist, live auction, silent auction, special raffles, general raffles, dinner, ticket for a wine tasting, and more.
Items available for bidding that evening include fine original art, carvings, sports and entertainment memorabilia, jewelry, travel packages and more.
To purchase a ticket, or to donate to the charity gala, phone 519-235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610 or visit online. Tickets are $60 each, with a $30 charitable gift receipt issued for income tax purposes. The volunteer committee welcomes donations of financial support, art, sports and entertainment memorabilia, crafts and furniture, travel packages, jewelry and other items.
