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D&R Greenway Land Trust Announces The Greenway Gala "Celebrate Space" September 11, 2011

D&R Greenway Land Trust invites the public to The Greenway Gala,
"Celebrate Open Space," as they present the Donald B. Jones Conservation
Award to Sophie Glovier, on Sunday, September 11, from 4 to 6 p.m.  Wine and
hors d'oeuvres will be served, to the accompaniment of a cappella music by
Jersey Transit.  A silent auction of art donated by D&R Greenway's Artists
of Preservation will take place.  

Tickets are available at $100 per person.  To reserve before September 7,
call 609-924-4646 with credit card or mail check payable to D&R Greenway,
One Preservation Place, Princeton 08540.  [www.drgreenway.org]  

A special remembrance will honor the tenth anniversary of the September 11,
2001 national tragedy, celebrating the role of nature in healing our world.

The Donald B. Jones Award recipient, Sophie Glovier, is widely known for her
work in matters of preservation and sustainability.  Her best-selling
guidebook, "Walk the Trails In and Around Princeton" is in its third
printing, profits being shared among three preservation-centric non-profits
of our region.  Sophie served as a D&R Greenway Trustee from 1998-2005.  In
2007, she headed the successful fundraising campaign for the St. Michaels
Farm Preserve in Hopewell Township.  Sophie spearheaded the energetic and
successful community campaign to raise more than $3 million toward the
site's acquisition.

In 2010, she led a neighborhood effort to preserve 6 acres to be added to
Princeton's Woodfield Reservation.  Sophie orchestrated the creation of
'Meredith's Memorial Garden of Inspiration' at D&R Greenway's Johnson
Education Center. She encourages Princeton residents and fellow garden club
members to landscape with native plants, to enhance bird and wildlife
habitats.  Sophie serves as current trustee of both the Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and Friends of Princeton Open Space,
being an advocate for sustainability wherever she goes. 

As chairperson of Sustainable Princeton's BYOBag Campaign, Sophie is
spearheading the movement to encourage Princeton residents to use reusable
bags when shopping and promote awareness of the negative environmental
effects of plastic bags in landfills.  Sophie practices what she preaches at
home, her house being certified by the National Wildlife Federation as
Certified Wildlife Habitat, with a newly-installed solar system and
at-home-composting techniques. 

D&R Greenway Land Trust:  D&R Greenway Land Trust's mission is to preserve
and protect natural lands, farm lands and open spaces throughout central and
southern New Jersey.   The land trust celebrates preservation of 23 square
miles of this most populous state.  Through contiguous preservation and
stewardship the non-profit nurtures a healthier and more diverse
environment.  By creating and maintaining trails, it provides public access
to the natural world, increasingly urgent in these technological times.  

The Johnson Education Center  is a focal point for conservation activity.
Through programs, lectures and exhibits at One Preservation Place, the
non-profit inspires a greater public commitment to safeguarding land.  Linda
Mead, President and CEO, who, since 1997, has been increasingly recognized
as a leader in creating the partnerships and orchestrating the complex
transactions that lead to preservation success.  www.drgreenway.org