Celebrate the Accomplishments & Support the Legacy
of Neal Fitzpatrick
Neal Fitzpatrick joined ANS 33 years ago as Environmental Education Officer overseeing education programs for all ages. Prior to taking the reins of Executive Director in 2001, Neal worked as an ANS advocate, protecting the DC region’s water resources and natural areas that serve as outdoor classrooms for children and adults.
As Neal plans to retire in September, it seems fitting that his legacy include a fund established in his name that would support the mobilization of people of all ages to protect and restore streams in the greater DC region. This broad reaching effort could include, for example, ANS’s GreenKids Stream Science Program with area schoolchildren; ANS’s campaign to preserve Montgomery County’s last, best creek, Ten Mile Creek; and meeting the long-term needs of our Water Quality Monitoring Program.
To honor Neal and to show appreciation for his long and distinguished career with ANS, we are planning several festive celebrations. The following have been scheduled thus far:
Leave a Legacy Concert Celebration
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 6-9 p.m.
Woodend Sanctuary, Chevy Chase
Suggested Donation $25/person ($20 of which is a tax-deductible gift)
RSVP by Monday, July 8: [email protected] or 301-652-9188 x16
Food and refreshments will be provided by Festive Foods. Long-time ANS members and supporters George Stephens and Kathy Westra express their love of folk music and the natural world through a large repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs about birds and beasts, appreciation for the wild places that provide refuge from our busy urban lives, and the importance of conserving our lands and waters. Their performances feature tight vocal harmonies and accompaniments on six- and twelve-string guitars, as well as lots of choruses, which they encourage their audiences to join. More info here.
Music Clips (MP3):
1. Man at the Mill (traditional/Kahn), George Stephens & Kathy Westra, guitar and vocals
2. The Boats of Peter’s River (© Mary Garvey), George Stephens & Kathy Westra, guitars and vocal
| Click HERE to make a legacy concert contribution |
Leave a Legacy Luncheon for Board Members and Former Board Members
Wednesday, September 4, Noon at Woodend Sanctuary
Suggested Minimum Donation $50 (amount above $20 is tax-deductible)
RSVP by Friday, August 23: [email protected] or 301-652-9188 x16
| Click HERE to make a legacy luncheon contribution |
Leave a Legacy Cruise Celebration
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 6-8 p.m.
Sequoia Presidential Yacht, Gangplank Marina, Washington, DC
Suggested Donation $500/person (of which $400 is a tax-deductible donation)
RSVP by Friday, August 30: [email protected] or 301-652-9188 x35
Join Neal and his wife Roxane, aboard the USS Sequoia Presidential Yacht for an elegant cocktail reception catered by Main Event Caterers, one of Washington, D.C.’s premiere caterers. Proclaimed by the History Channel as the “Rolls Royce of Yachts,” the Sequoia has catered to a dozen U.S. Presidents for 90 years. It features most of the original furnishings and is full of historic photos and letters. Space is limited.
Leave a Legacy Dinner and Roast for ANS Volunteers, Staff and Former Staff
Thursday, September 26, 5:30 at Woodend Sanctuary
Suggested Donation $15 (all of which is a tax-deductible donation)
RSVP by Friday, September 20: [email protected] or 301-652-9188 x16
| Click HERE to make a legacy dinner contribution |
Stay tuned for additional notices as we plan these and other special events in appreciation of Neal.