Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Kristi Moyer
561-686-6600,
kmarti40@fau.edu
FAU’s Pine Jog Environmental
Education Center to Host Green Gala as part of 50th
Anniversary Celebration
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (March 8, 2010)
–
Florida Atlantic University’s Pine Jog
Environmental Education Center will present its annual fundraiser,
the “Green Gala,” on Saturday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m.
This year’s “Get Ready to Go Retro” theme
highlights Pine Jog’s 50th anniversary celebration. The gala
will be held on the 150-acre Pine Jog campus at the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-certified facility at
6301 Summit Boulevard, West Palm Beach.
Chair of Pine Jog’s Board of Directors William Graham is this
year’s honorary host. Festivities will include dinnerand
dancing with a live band under the stars, as well as a silent and
live auction featuring auctioneer Bob Nichols. Pine Jog also will
announce its inaugural Environmental Leadership Awards. Recipients
include:
- Green Organization of the Year – Audubon Society of Florida
- Green
Business/Nonprofit of the Year – Community Foundation for
Palm Beach and Martin Counties
- Green
Educator of the Year – Principal Fred Barch, Pine Jog
Elementary
- Green
Visionary of the Year – Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff
Koons
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Frances Hufty, Garden Club of Palm Beach
Founded in 1960 by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Kay, Pine Jog is one of
the oldest environmental education centers in the U.S. Pine
Jog serves more than 40,000 individuals annually, 60 percent of
those individuals are from culturally diverse and underserved
populations. Proceeds from this event help to underwrite Pine
Jog’s children’s programs.
Individual ticket prices are $125, and there are sponsorship
opportunities available. The dress for the evening is
business/cocktail, and 1960s attire is encouraged. For information
or reservations, contact Kristi Moyer at 561-686-6600 or
kmarti40@fau.edu,
or visit Pine Jog’s website at
www.pinejog.fau.edu.
– FAU –
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu
