Among the other festivities of the evening, at our annual Banquet and Awards presentation event, held September 16, 2015, three of our Members were recognized for their contributions to the Chapter through the presentation of awards. Shown below are Jim Trommatter, Bill Schlaffer, and Ricky George being presented their respective awards by … Read more
We had a very good turnout at our Chapter Park on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 for our Fall (semi-annual) Park maintenance cleanup day. Sixteen (16) scouts from BSA Troop #1, led by Allen Kiger, assisted 25 of our Chapter Members with clearing weeds from our dam and drainage pond culvert and … Read more
S-N IWLA Board Member Mike Lane attended a Virginia Outdoors Plan Regional meeting held in September, which involved discussions at the state level to identify outdoor recreational areas. Mike Kelley from City of Suffolk also attended. This group also looks at outdoor recreation policies. The VDOT site beside Obici will become … Read more
The winners of our Scholarship Fundraiser Raffle drawing that was held at the September Banquet dinner meeting were:
On August 19th, 2015, just prior to our regular dinner meeting, about a dozen or so of our bravest Chapter Members dodged the rain drops to collect bottles, cans, cigarette butts, and other such detritus from the roadside ditches along Kings Fork Road, and put them in orange plastic bags … Read more
On the 15th of July, 2015, the Nansemond- Suffolk Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America awarded two $1500 scholarships to local environmentally-minded students Trevor Fletcher and Nicole Troia, shown here receiving their scholarships as presented by Chapter President, Ricky George.
Trevor Fletcher is an incoming Freshman at Christopher Newport University who will … Read more
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Master Gardener Wanda Gerard, Membership Chair of our Chapter, not shown in this photo, helps a young participant fill a container garden during a demonstration at the Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community’s garden forum at Johnson’s Gardens on Saturday, June 6th, 2015. For more info, see the full Read more
