Athens LandLand Trust for Conservation & Community 685 N. Pope Street • Athens, Georgia 30601 www.athenslandtrust.org 706.613.0122 Newsletter Spring 2017 • Volume 20 • Issue 1 ALT is Stronger Thanks to Our Volunteers!

Iowa State University students volunteering Volunteer David Court performs weekly at the Employees from Hughes Subaru of Athens at at Williams Farm. West Broad Farmers Market. Williams Farm. The last week in April marks National Volunteer Week, a time to spotlight the integral role volunteers play in supporting organizations in their communities. Every day, ALT is better able to serve those in need in our community thanks to dedicated, hardworking, and passionate volunteers from Athens and beyond. Over the past year, volunteers have contributed more than 3,000 hours in support of ALT’s programs! Since last fall,Trinity Accounting Group, Athens Church, students with UGA IMPACT, ServeUGA and the Department of Horticulture, and students from Coile Middle School were among the groups that helped out at Williams Farm, the West Broad Farmers Market and Garden, Five Acre Woods, and at ALT’s special events. This spring, volunteers came from near and far to Williams Farm: we hosted teams from Hughes Subaru of Athens, as well as 43 students and advisors from the Iowa State University chapter of Students Today Leaders Forever, who completed service projects in six cities across the country as part of their Spring Break Pay It Forward Tour. These groups helped clear privet, spread mulch and compost, painted the facilities in the farm’s pavilion, dug irrigation trenches, and more. To all of our volunteers we say: Thank you for your service! We can do what we do only with your help!

Athens-Clarke County’s MLK Day 2017 at the West Broad Garden On Monday, January 16th, ALT participated in the 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Nearly 1,000 people in and around Athens joined in, including more than 150 at the West Broad Market Garden. This event has grown in scope and size over the years, emboldened by President Obama’s mandate to make Martin Luther King Day a “day on, not a day off,” and through an awareness of the importance of individuals in championing change within the community. After all of the hard work, ALT hosted a celebration with entertainment, speeches, and performances from several members of the community, including Zeke Turner, Maxim Debonair, Mia, West Broad Farmers Market vendor and new ALT employee, Musa Hasan, and members of the Young Urban Farmers. It was a warm, sunny day, perfect for celebrating the legacy of Dr. King through service, fellowship, and a commitment to bettering our community. Volunteers of all ages lending a hand at the West Broad Market Garden. Athens Land Trust Board of Directors Upcoming Events and Announcements President, Lara Mathes Willa Fambrough West Broad Farmers Market Vice President, Kirrena Beth Gavrilles Gallagher Charley Hill Saturdays through December 16th Treasurer, Nancy Rosetta Kelley 9 AM - 1 PM Stangle Eric Orbock Secretary, Dan Lorentz Ed Taylor Spring Multi-farm CSA Darren Ash Donna Thurman Gloria Bizzle Sarah Sutherland Get weekly shares of Jared Bybee fresh, local, Certified Naturally Grown Our Board meets on the third produce and support Monday of each month at 5:30 PM small farmers in our Register now at in the ALT office; meetings are region! Visit our www.athenslandtrust.org open to the public. website to reserve your share! July 10th - 21st (M-F) Staff $160 per child Executive Director, Heather Benham Homebuyer Education A two-week camp at ALT’s Williams Director of Operations, Lorinda Crane & Credit Seminars Farm for rising 4th - 8th graders. Conservation Director, Krisztian Varsa Full scholarships available by Conservation Coordinator, Dyan Holt Farmer Outreach Coordinator, Christina Hylton May 20th 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM application. Farmland Protection Specialist, Deb Sheppard June 24th 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Housing Director, David Ogunsanya Housing Coordinator and VISTA Supervisor, Harvest Moon 2016 Kelsey Thompson Clear sunny skies gave way to a Housing Counselor, Angel McCoy beautiful moonlit night for the 9th Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator, Austin Harrison Annual Harvest Moon Dinner on VISTA Housing Assistant, Kamilah Roberts September 17th at the home of ALT Outreach and Development Coordinator, Board member Charley Hill and Erin O’Brien his wife, Julie. Guests sipped herb- VISTA Development Assistant, Amanda Innes VISTA PR Coordinator, Jen Reid infused cocktails, and enjoyed Community Agriculture Program Director, a farm-fresh four-course meal Stephanie Simmons prepared by Chef Mimi Maumus FoodCorps Service Members, of home.made catering, featuring Bexx Merck and Kana Miller produce grown on ALT’s two Farm Business Specialist, Musa Hasan Young Urban Farmers Program Coordinator, farms. Thanks to the generosity Shop, Friends of Boulevard Woods, Connie Roberts of the sponsors and attendees, Supporters of Public Education Young Urban Farmers Program Assistant, the dinner raised over $12,000 to Matters Georgia, Terrapin Beer Jamon Holt support ALT’s programs. We would Co., and WUGA. Special thanks, West Broad Market Garden Manager, Rebecca Ennis West Broad Farmers Market Manager, Sallay Jabbie like to thank our Event Coordinator also, to Independent Baking Co., VISTA Market Assistant, Adam Wilson Tony Eubanks, hardworking Jittery Joe’s, and WaterMan Spring Williams Farm Manager, Seth Nivens volunteers from ServeUGA, and our Water for their support. We hope VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, Dave Chamberlin sponsors: Always Always Flowers, to see you at the 10th anniversary Project Oversight, George Wright Aurum Studios, Bel Jean Copy of Harvest Moon this October 685 North Pope Street & Print Center, Carson Advisory, 7th -- mark your calendars for an Athens, Georgia 30601-2331 Epting Events, Five Points Bottle unforgettable night! 706.613.0122 • 706.613.0143 fax www.athenslandtrust.org Athens Land Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization Follow us on Facebook whose mission is to conserve, empower and sustain communities @athenslandtrust through responsible and visionary land use.

2 • The Athens Land Trust Newsletter • Spring 2017 Athens Land Trust First-Time Homeowners, Long-term Relationships Anthony Phillips and his family had been lifelong renters and long-term residents of the West Broad neighborhood when they decided to pursue the opportunity of home ownership. After admiring one of the neighborhood’s historic homes that ALT had recently rehabilitated, Phillips, a native Athenian and UGA employee, began a lease purchase agreement that allowed him to complete homebuyer education, financial counseling and planning, and finally realize home ownership in January of this year. Stephen and Sara Fogle have also worked with ALT over the past few years, and officially became first- Above: Anthony Phillips (center) time homeowners in November 2016. The couple, local is joined by ALT small business owners and entrepreneurs, had been Executive Director, Heather Benham, lease purchasers since 2013, and have now officially and ALT Affordable settled into their own East Athens home with their dogs. Housing Program Homeownership makes neighborhoods stronger and Director, David Ogunsanya, as he helps families build wealth. With homeownership rates in closes on his new Athens-Clarke County at 38% compared to 62% statewide, home. ALT is proud to be able to work with individuals and families Left: Stephen and Sara at every step of the homebuying process, and to do our Fogle pose with an part to help them achieve the goal of homeownership. artist’s rendering of their new home. Congratulations to the Phillips and the Fogles!

Thanks to our Partners who Support the Affordable Housing Program

Thank you to Athens-Clarke County, Bank We are grateful for our local partners who lent their of America, the Consumer Action Travel expertise to our recent homebuyer Scholarship, Enterprise Community Partners, education classes! Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Grounded Solutions Network, Oconee State Mitchell Amato (O’Kelley and Sorohan) Bank and the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Anne Carter (Law Office of Anne D. Carter) for their recent support of ALT’s Affordable Stella Collins and David Hadden (Coldwell Banker) Housing Program! These grants and donations, Shavon Echols & Melissa McCall (Greater Athens Properties) including vital Community Development Block Charlie Fleming (First American Bank & Trust) Grant funds from Athens-Clarke County, enable Dexter Haynes (Weichert Realty) ALT to continue to develop permanently Alec Hodson (Quarterman, Hodson and Morang) affordable single-family homes and provide John Laster (The Laster Law Firm) free homebuyer education, financial literacy, Mike Paulk (Brand Mortgage) individual housing counseling and fair housing Ron Ross and Vicky Samuel (Element Funding) services, including more than 300 client Matt Shirley (Fairway Independent Mortgage) services in 2016!

Funding made available for these affordable housing projects by Athens-Clarke County Department of Housing and Community Development HOME and CDBG Programs of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Spring 2017 • 3 Athens Land Trust Athens Hosts Shirley Sherrod, Community Land Trust and Civil Rights Pioneer On March 4th, the Athens-Area Black History Committee (AABHC) hosted the Fifth Annual Black History Bowl Celebration at the historic Morton Theatre, with special guests DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, and farmers’ rights activist Shirley Sherrod. The event, with nearly 400 attendees, inaugurated the Bowl’s Michael L. Thurmond Black History Lecture Series, honored local African-American culture and heritage, and featured youth recitals and performances, an award ceremony for local community leaders, and a screening of the short documentary, Arc of Justice. The film tells the story of how Shirley and Charles Sherrod, along with other West Broad Farmers Market Manager, Sallay Jabbie (left), joins Albany Civil Rights activists, pioneered the first Community Michael Thurmond, Shirley Sherrod, and AABHC Co-Chair Fred Smith at the 2017 Black History Bowl Celebration. Land Trust in the late 1960s in South Georgia. Former Executive Director of the Atlanta Land Trust Collaborative, Tony Pickett, conducted a Q&A session with Ms. Sherrod, who shared her experience battling civil rights injustices and discussed the role that land plays in that challenging power structure. A reception followed at the First AME Church, where Ms. Sherrod signed copies of her memoir, The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear. ALT was proud to partner with the AABHC to generate a discussion about the role CLTs can play in fostering inclusiveness and prosperity in our ALT Executive Director, Heather Benham, joins Shirley Sherrod at the reception and book signing. community.

Paris Street: A Picture of Revitalization This spring will see the completion of two new, EarthCraft-certified, three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes in the West Broad neighborhood. We’re marking the occasion on April 22nd with an open house on Paris Street, along with a community block party at the West Broad Market Garden. You’ll find more information about these exciting neighborhood developments on our website and social media. In the meantime, take a look at what revitalization looks like for one small

stretch of this block, where in place of three burned- Above: Dilapidated structures on Paris Street in the West Broad out, dilapidated structures, ALT has constructed two neighborhood. Below: Construction of two new homes nears completion. new, energy-efficient, permanently affordable single- family homes. Longtime neighborhood resident James Campbell, who has long despaired at the blighted Paris Street properties, now remarks, “I am so happy to see new homes being built. It really improves the neighborhood -- not just the look, but the safety, too.” These homes will be owner-occupied by first-time homebuyers, and ALT is currently working with several interested families!

4 • The Athens Land Trust Newsletter • Spring 2017 Athens Land Trust West Broad Farmers Market Opens and West Broad Neighborhood Revitalization Progresses As we go to press, we are preparing for the fifth season of the West Broad Farmers Market. The beginning of this season is marked with many celebrations of community, including a Neighborhood Block Party at the West Broad Garden on April 22nd, the Market’s Opening Day on April 29th, and a May Day and Alumni Celebration on May 6th. In partnership with the Athens Housing Authority, the West Broad Market Bus will provide free shuttle service to the market every Saturday during the season, increasing transportation options in surrounding neighborhoods. We are excited to welcome many new vendors, several of whom recently completed ALT’s Grow Your Business Ms. Ethel’s Soul Food with a Twist is (GYB) Vendor Development class. GYB is one of many a staple of the West Broad Farmers ways ALT is incubating neighborhood-based businesses Market. and fostering economic development in the West Broad neighborhood. As part of our ongoing work with a FreshLo grant from The Kresge Foundation, ALT has received input from hundreds of stakeholders, including neighborhood residents, vendors, and Clarke County High School students, about economic development opportunities for the community, including the establishment of a commercial kitchen in the neighborhood. In late 2016, ALT staff, West Broad residents, commissioners and Young Clarke Central students at a West Urban Farmers visited Green Opportunities in Asheville, Broad neighborhood input session in North Carolina, where a former black elementary December 2016. school has been renovated into a commercial kitchen and center for job training and economic development. The trip gave stakeholders a glimpse at the possibilities for the sort of food-based enterprises and neighborhood-based economic development that community members and West Broad residents are seeking. GreenFest 2017 Each year, Athens-area organizations come together for GreenFest to recognize citizens and groups who are protecting and improving our environment. Sustainability and conservation are at the heart of ALT’s programs, so we were proud to present the following awards at the April 21st event: Conservation Partners of the Year: Dr. Jagdish Sheth and Madhu Sheth for working with ALT to protect 117 acres in two Georgia counties (see page 7). Members of the Year: Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher for their sponsorship of the West Broad Farmers Market. Partner of the Year: Fred Smith for his work on behalf of the Young Urban Farmers Program, the Athens Heritage & Urban Agriculture Festival, and the West Broad Farmers Market. Ray & Karen Witten Volunteers of the Year: David Court for providing music and Dale Redmon for setting up tents weekly at the West Broad Farmers Market. Community Garden of the Year: Rainbow Circle Garden, a garden run by and serving Volunteer Dale Redmon at the West Broad Farmers Market. refugee families in our community.

Spring 2017 • 5 Athens Land Trust Celebrating Conservation Partnerships at the 6th Annual Upcountry Oyster Roast

Thanks to this year’s sponsors, proceeds from the Oyster Roast will support future conservation efforts!

Charles Apostolik Dennis Creech and Callie Pendergrast Elise and Daniel DerVartanian Donderos’ Kitchen Epting Events Dick and Susan Field Sarah and Jack Frierson Beth Gavrilles and Philip Juras Each spring, ALT’s Upcountry Oyster Roast celebrates our Half-Moon Outfitters conservation partners who support our efforts to protect land Charley and Julie Hill statewide. With their help, ALT now protects 14,553 acres of forest, Cecil and Sandy Hudson farmland, river corridors and wetlands, historic sites, and other ICook_ieForYou Independent Baking Co. green space in 31 counties and 9 of Georgia’s 14 river basins. Last Elizabeth Little year’s conservation achievements included over 790 acres protected. Dan Lorentz and Lori Ringhand Together with landowners and other conservation partners, guests Doug Makemson gathered at the Portico along the Apalachee River on Sunday, March Odom Real Estate Appraisal Inc. 26th to enjoy oysters and clams from Sapelo Sea Farms, farm- Walter and Dorothy O’Niell fresh sides, decadent desserts, and a lively soundtrack from the Eric and Jessica Orbock Dixieland 5. Thanks to Carole Ludwig, donor of ALT’s first ACEP-ALE Parker Properties and Appraisals (NRCS’ Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Robby and Laura Roberts Land Easement) conservation easement in 2016 and Chairperson of Lea Rondonck the Oconee County Farmland Preservation Committee, for sharing Nancy Stangle Peter Turner and Cynthia Johnston Turner her thoughts about farmland protection. Thanks also to all of our sponsors and attendees. The day was warm, sunny, and memorable!

Conservation Program Expands to More Counties Since last November, several landowners have worked with ALT to protect more than 900 acres in six Georgia counties. Thanks to these donors, we are able to conserve land for sustainable agriculture and silviculture, natural resource protection, and recreation. In fall 2016, landowners Tommy and Brenda Parrish donated a conservation easement of over 216 acres just outside Madison, in Morgan County. The property consists of agricultural and natural forest land, with four ponds, bottomland hardwood forests, mesic hardwood forests, oak-hickory-pine forests, and streams. The land is also used for recreation and sporting dog activities, and the Parrishes will continue to make the land available for hosting Burgess; wetland. events for friends, and church and youth groups.

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Parrish; “Stick Pond.” Shiver; upland oak-hickory-pine forest. Applewood; Etowah River.

by Blue Line Streams, tributaries to the Middle Fork of the Broad River, and includes oak-hickory- pine forests and significant wetlands. In early 2017, Mitigation Resource Group donated a conservation easement of over 96 acres of natural forest with more than one mile of frontage along the Etowah River and more than one mile of streams in Lumpkin County. This land, comprising Carnesville; woods, road. stream and wetland mitigation bank areas, will continue to be maintained in its forested state. The Burgess Pigment Company donated a conservation easement on 348 acres of agricultural and silvicultural We are thrilled to welcome new Conservation land that also provides recreational space for company Committee members, Peter Turner, a former employees. The Washington County property has more associate dean at Cornell University, and ALT Board than 99 acres of wetlands, beech-magnolia slope forest, Member and Executive Director of the UGA Real canebrakes, forested depressional wetlands, bottomland Estate Foundation, Erick Orbock, who is serving hardwood forests, mesic hardwood forests, oak-hickory- as Committee Chairperson. Our Conservation pine forests, and more than 2 miles of Sun Hill Creek and program is stronger thanks to the time and Sisters Church Creek and their tributaries. expertise that committee members contribute! In Athens, ALT worked with Amy Shiver to protect 40 acres of agricultural land and natural forest on the border of Oconee County. The land contains 100-year floodplain, Blue Line Streams, a pond, and steep slopes of oak- hickory-pine forest which will continue to be protected, while limited agriculture will be permitted in the pastures. The Oconee River lies just beyond the property’s border. Dr. Jagdish Sheth donated land, including land protected by conservation easement, in Barrow and Franklin Counties (totaling 117 acres) in fee to ALT. The Barrow County property contains 48 acres of hardwoods, creek, and wetlands, and part of Watershed Lake, a source of drinking water for the City of Statham. The Franklin County property is bisected Watershed Lake; tributaries.

Spring 2017 • 7 Athens Land Trust Young Urban Farmers Shine at 3rd Annual School Lunch Challenge An enthusiastic crowd met at Whitehead Road Elementary School on Saturday, March 18th for the 3rd Annual School Lunch Challenge. Four teams competed to create dishes that met USDA guidelines and satisfied a discerning panel of CCSD student judges. Last Resort Grill’s winning chicken parmesan sandwich will be incorporated into next year’s CCSD lunch menu. Attendees sampled the dishes and watched ALT’s Young Urban Farmers battle it out in the Junior Food Fight, a cooking demonstration held in conjunction with the event. Dontae and John’s coconut curry collards won the Golden Lunch Tray, plus lunch with Chef Peter Dale at The National! Thank you to our partners, the Richard B. YUF Dontae Meadows and John Anderson, winners Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, Clarke County School of the Junior Food Fight, enjoy lunch with Chef District, Athens Farm to School, UGA College of Family and Consumer Peter Dale at The National. Sciences and Department of Foods and Nutrition, The Fresh Market, Seed Life Skills, and Heirloom Cafe & Fresh Market for strengthening agriculture, nutrition and garden education in our schools and engaging the Athens community with the past, present and future of the National School Lunch Program!

Rotary Club of Athens Supporters Take the Plunge for ALT’s Young Urban Farmers! Gray skies and water temperatures in the chilly 50s did not deter several hundred intrepid supporters from plunging into Lake Chapman at Sandy Creek Park on Saturday, February 11th. The Rotary Club’s 6th Annual Athens Polar Bear Plungefest, its largest and most successful plunge yet, raised funds for ALT’s Young Urban Farmers program, as well as the Georgia REACH scholarship. ALT staff, board members and YUF took part in the plunge and enjoyed the day’s festivities. ALT was also invited to the most recent meeting of the Rotary Club, where we received a $20,000 donation made possible by all those who supported and participated in this fantastic event. Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Athens, including Participants sprint toward Lake Chapman for the Mark Bounds and Will Hodges, for selecting the Young Urban Farmers Rotary Club’s Polar Bear Plungefest. Program as a beneficiary and for their commitment to local youth!

St. Mary’s Produce Stand Expands In 2015, ALT undertook a partnership with St. Mary’s Healthcare System to address our shared goal of promoting community wellness through the creation of a thriving local food system. The St. Mary’s Produce Stand provides an additional retail outlet for fresh produce in the West Broad neighborhood, and supports local agriculture by providing a market for the small farmers ALT serves through our Farmer Outreach Program and Farmer Network. This season, look for St. Mary’s Produce Stand to offer fresh, local produce every Friday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., either in the hospital’s lobby or at special pop-up markets in the Athens area! Visit our website for updated information all season, from May 5th through The St. Mary’s Produce Stand in the hospital’s Atrium December 1st. during the 2016 season.

8 • The Athens Land Trust Newsletter • Spring 2017 Athens Land Trust Staff Updates As we build on our valuable partnerships and work to better serve the community, our team continues to grow! Austin Harrison, who interned with ALT’s Affordable Housing Program last fall, serves as the Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator, assisting with ALT’s work in the West Broad neighborhood. Farm Business Specialist, Musa Hasan, brings his experience as a research analyst at Emory University and owner and operator of a small farm to ALT’s Farmer Outreach Program. Connie Roberts, who served at ALT as a FoodCorps Service Member in 2015, brings her youth development experience to the Young Urban Farmers Program as the new YUF Coordinator. Jamon Holt is working with Connie as the YUF Program Assistant. Connie replaces Seth Nivens, who will continue to share his passion for sustainable agriculture with Athens-area youth as the Williams Farm Manager. Athens native Sallay Jabbie is the new West Broad Farmers Market Manager, and she is joined by Americorps VISTA Market Assistant Adam Wilson. The WBFM We’re grateful for our recent interns who contribute team also includes three new Market valuable time and energy to our programs! Ambassadors who will promote the market, West Broad Farmers Williams Farm Young Urban represent ALT and the WBFM at community Market Tatum Monroe Farmers Program events, and support outreach and education Amber Cannon Brent Roberts Molly Murphy activities during market Saturdays. Nicole Hand Tanner Biggers Hannah Wilson Conservation Marissa Joyner, Linda Stephens, and Greg Emily Swift Winley, welcome to the team, and thank you for your commitment to community! National Service Programs Have a Big Local Impact! ALT is proud to host five VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) and two FoodCorps service members who are part of the AmeriCorps service network of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). These young

leaders, who bring vital resources to ALT’s 2016 Impact of ALT VISTA & FoodCorps members service programs, are part of a team of more than two dozen AmeriCorps service members supporting Athens-Clarke County nonprofits and public schools. ALT recruits service members from Athens-area Americorps service members are across the country who relocate for a year recognized at the April 4th luncheon. of service in the Athens community. We are grateful for support from Oconee United Methodist Church, who are generously providing housing for our current FoodCorps service members. Our thanks also go to Athens Mayor, Nancy Denson, for spotlighting the impact of all of the local service force by participating in the fifth-annual Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service on April 4, 2017. Georgia Program Manager Gina Pais attended the ceremony on behalf of CNCS. ALT’s dedicated service members channeled the spirit of service by putting in a morning of work at the West Broad Garden the following day. We’re grateful to the Rotary Club of the Classic City of Athens, who hosted the luncheon, for their support for nonprofit and national service groups, and we hope the day’s events will inspire more residents to serve in their communities!

Spring 2017 • 9 Athens Land Trust Thank you to our 2017 partners, members and donors! Supporting Foundations Wells Fargo Housing OAK S. Frances Hensley & Partners Foundation Wilson and Sarah Monika and Michael Athens-Clarke County Wholesome Wave Georgia Barmeyer Kapousouz Athens Area Black History Winthrop Foundation Diane Bell Daniel and Beverly King Committee Gary and Joan Bertsch Scott and Heather Kleiner Athens Area Community STEWARD Jeffrey Boring and Emily Kimberly Klonowski Foundation Anonymous Patterson Thom and Elizabeth Athens First Bank & Trust Darren and Kathryn Ash Pete and Lorinda Crane Leonard Athens Housing Authority Kate Blane and Dan Madeleine Dahl Erika Lewis Bank of America Everett O.C. and Manita Dean Elizabeth Little CAHEC Jared Bybee and Mehrsa Delmar and Marian Finco Nancy Lindbloom Clarke County School Baradaran Teri Hamlin David and Suzanne District Bertis and Katherine Nina Hellerstein Lindsay Clarke County Cooperative Downs Mark Huber and Lisa Maria Lopez Extension Jared Harper and Elena Knighton Bill Loughner and Helen Corporation for National & Brown Cecil and Sandra Hudson Wilkes Community Service Dan Lorentz and Lori Carl Jordan Nancy MacNair East Georgia Cancer Ringhand Nat and Helen Kuykendall Dennis Mason and Eleanor Coalition Terry Perenich Valrie McIntyre Walker Enterprise Community Kathy Prescott and Grady John Mullen Katha Massey Partners Thrasher Lori Paluck and Dan Margaret McLanahan First American Bank & Beynart Kristy McManus Trust FOREST Chris and Sarah Peterson Joe Nemetz Fortson, Bentley and Anonymous Family of Al Pless Jim and Dorothy Newland Griffin Dr. and Mrs. J. Derrell Clark Patricia Richards Maureen O’Brien and Georgia Department of Willa Fambrough J.P. Schmidt George Wright Community Affairs Charley and Julie Hill Thomas and Lori Scott Kevin and MaryFrances Grounded Solutions Lucy Huie James and Leigh Shore O’Neil Network Lara Mathes and Tony Margaret Spalding Walter and Dorothy O’Niell Luther and Susie Harrison Eubanks Margaret Strahl Brian and Martha Orland Foundation Mary and Laurence Deborah Weiler and Loren Maria Pardo Keep Athens-Clarke O’Toole Hunt Julia Penning County Beautiful Jinx and Gordhan Patel Kyle Pointer The Kendeda Fund Tyler Scott SEEDLING Jim and Karen Porter The Kresge Foundation Ed and Barbara Taylor Nancy and Michael Amato James Reap MAXIMUS Foundation Rob and Carol Winthrop June Ball Walter Reeves National Association of Amanda Bernt Melissa Roberts Conservation Districts GROVE Bill and Anne Berryman Robby and Laura Roberts Natural Resources Travis and Susie Burch Jeff and Carol Bishop Kathleen Rojek Conservation Service Gail Cowie Charlie and Lisa Bliss Ira and Julie Roth Oconee River SWCD Dan and Liese Emily Carr Sigrid and Clate Sanders Oconee State Bank DerVartanian Nancy Carter Karl and Debbie Schab Purpose Built Dick and Susan Field Pratt Cassity John Schelhas and Susie Communities Beth Gavrilles and Philip Dan and Sally Coenen Criswell Riverview Foundation Juras Betty Jean Craige Christine Schelhas-Miller Rotary Club of Athens Dave and Anne Gunton Martha DeBeaugrine Julie Schoenfeld Southface Energy Institute Tom and Jane Keene Sharyn and Joe Dickerson Kate Scott St. Mary’s Health Care Joseph Miller Jud and Sarah Doherty Ken Sherman and Sherrie System Eric and Jessica Orbock Jack and Sarah Frierson Gibney-Sherman Sutherland Alex and Janet Patterson Jim and Lucy Gillis Collin Smith Terrell Family Foundation Nancy Stangle C.E. Greene and Jeanne Allen and Merry Stovall Turner Family Foundation Sarah Yates Sutherland Barasanti Paul and Tobie Trudeau University of Georgia John and Charlotte Waters Jessica Greene Carter Vest and Joel US Department of Gene Weeks Matthew Hall and Erica Siebentritt Agriculture Gilbertson Jackie and Sam Wammock Dana and Eric Heil

10 • The Athens Land Trust Newsletter • Spring 2017 Athens Land Trust Thank you to our 2017 partners, members and donors! William Whitman and Rosetta Kelley Gregory Gullette and Thanks also to: Paula Schwanenflugel James and Nancy Kissane Sayamon Singto ACC Employees & Retirees Grant and Holly Whitworth Briana and Levin Jeffrey and Scottie who gave through the 2016 Clayton Wilcox MacDougald Henderson Charity Drive Ed and Sue Wilde Jean McDowell Tamar June Athens Academy Service Blaine and Joanie Williams Vitina McKinney Doug Makemson and Leadership Kevin York Joe and Cynthia Moon Teresa and Kenneth Big City Bread Angela Morgan McClure Carson Advisory, Inc. ACORN Carol Myers and Richard Lori Newcomer Creature Comforts Brewing Michael Odom Saunders Robert Pease Co. William Parker Phyllis and Don Nelson Erin Podvin Donderos’ Kitchen Peter Turner and Cynthia Kristin Nielsen Tom Rodgers First Presbyterian Church Johnston Turner Jim and Lane Norton Usha Rodrigues 2016 Holiday Benevolence Madeline and Phil Van Russ and Joan Page Buddy and Kathy Shelnutt Market supporters Dyck Nelda Parker Jesse Stokely Jack S. Fierson, P.C. Callie Pendergrast and Jessica Stokes GFWC Four Corners FAMILY Dennis Creech Woman’s Club Amanda Alford Anthony and Torwanda West Broad Farmers Half-Moon Outfitters Charles Apostolik Phillips Market Sponsors Heirloom Cafe Scottie Atkinson Joan Prittie Hughes Subaru of Athens Gloria Bizzle Mark and Margaret HARVESTER ICook_ieForYou Ronald and Svea Bogue Reinberger Nuci’s Space Independent Baking Co. J.E. Bowden Marquita Richardson Kathy Prescott and Grady Interfaith Hospitality John and Ciara Jackie Roberts Thrasher Network Bringardner Robert Robinson and Jackson-McWhorter Tymica Bryant Sharhonda Johnson CULTIVATOR Funeral Home Jill Carnes Howard and Jean Schretter Louise Terrell Adams Lord Aeck Sargent Elmer Clark and Rebecca Paul Shaw The National Baggett Ruth Sims SUSTAINER Nature Writers’ Group Jeannine Collins and John David Smith Flagpole Magazine Oconee United Methodist Workman Winston Stephens and Satisfactory Printing Church Michael and Liz Conroy John Dohany Rose and Dahlia Garden Walter Cook Malcolm and Priscilla PLANTER Club Robby Cucchiaro Sumner Full Circle Real Estate Fred Smith Kathy Daniel Jeanette Thomas Group Subway Larry and Gail Dendy Ovita Thornton New Urban Forestry UGA and Federal Diane Elder Donna Thurman Terrapin Beer Co. Employees who gave Matthew Epperson Benjamin Thrash through Georgia Shares Harold Faison Bruce and Jane Travis Grow Your Business United Way of Northeast Sara and Steve Fogle Marylin Vickers and Lief Guest Speakers Georgia Barbara Fortson and Carter Jessica Brooks WXAG The Light Aubrey Underwood John and Marilyn Bradley Brown Kirrena Gallagher Wightman Ricky Bullock Addie Gilham Robert Wyatt and Ann Kia Dolby Willie Givens Stoneburner Willa Fambrough Alex Gural Jennifer Yearby Alpha Jabbie Mike Hamby Rich McCline Laurie Hart INDIVIDUAL Michelle Pearson Hannah Hay and Dain Buddy and Lucy Allen Raye Rawls Marx Debra Alvis We are proud to be a host Margaret Holt and Stell Gregg Bayard site for AmeriCorps VISTA and Kefalas Julia Campbell FoodCorps service members. Charles and Rebecca Joanne Claridge Horne Greg Davis Member of Georgia Hank Johnson Al and Heidi Davison Shares, Inc. Elizabeth Jones Arthur Donnelly

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