Thank You to Everyone Who Supported EPIC’s Annual Meeting and Fall Celebration!!
On Friday, November 4, the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) celebrated 34 years of advocacy for wild forests and endangered species on the North Coast of California. Hundreds of EPIC members and supporters gathered within the warm embrace of the Mateel Community Center to dine, to dance, and celebrate community through EPIC’s annual membership meeting.
As a highlight to the evening, the 2011 Richard Gienger Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to the one and only Darryl Cherney for his lasting contributions in environmental advocacy. Cherney’s work includes over 25 years dedicated to social change, artistic expression, and wild forest protection on the North Coast.
Also, during the awards ceremony, Kelly Karaba was granted the 2011 Volunteer Award, for her “tremendous dedication to EPIC’s outreach strategies, high attention to detail, and her peace of mind and calm attitude.” Thanks Kelly! Your positive influence on the organization is felt by us everyday!
The music of the evening was tremendous. Josephine Johnson provided a beautiful acoustic touch to the dinner gathering, and then Fishtank Ensemble rocked the night away with their dynamic gypsy sounds and theatrical antics.
We want to extend a huge thank you to Tryphena Lewis and all of her volunteer kitchen staff for preparing a delicious Mediterranean feast for nearly 200 people!
During the Annual Meeting portion of the evening EPIC’s 2012 Board of Directors was confirmed. We are sorry to see Cecilia Lanman relinquish her seat with the EPIC Board. We are grateful and appreciative of the years of service that she offered to EPIC and her community and we are honored to have had the chance to collaborate with and learn from her. Thank you, Cecilia for your tireless dedication to EPIC.
The EPIC Board currently consists of the following people:
Heather Reese (President)
Noah Levy (Vice Pesident)
Shawnee Alexandri (Treasurer)
Josh Brown (Secretary)
Lindsey Holm (Member)
Joan Merriman (Member/newly elected)
Dian Griffith (Member/Staff)
Gary Graham Hughes (Ex-oficio/Executive Director)
Thank you to all of the businesses and artisans that support EPIC:
Amelia’s Bakery
American Hydroponic
Arcata Artisans
Baroni Designs
Bayfront Grill
Beachcomber Café
Bead Supply—Arcata
Blue Moon Gift Shop
Bootleg
Brass Rail
Bubbles
Carter House Inn
Chautauqua Natural Foods
Eel River Brewery
Elk Prairie Vineyards
Erin Rowe Mediation Services
Eureka Natural Foods
Flood Plain Farms
Finnish Country Spas and Saunas
Fire and Light Glassware
Frey Vineyards
Gardin’ of Beadin
Hana Sushi
Hands of Time Massage
Holly Yashi
Hot Knots
Humboldt Glassblowers
Humboldt Herbals
Humboldt Hunnies Day Spa
Humboldt Nutrients
Inn of the Lost Coast
Island Tribe Apparel
Jessica Puccinelli
Joan Dunning
Kathleen Bryson
Klamath Rafting
KMUD
Kyoto Sushi
Lamport Legal Services
Larrupin
Larry Eifert
Libation Wines
Liscom Hill
Mama Palazzo
Many Hands Gallery
Mateel Café
Mateel Community Center
Michael Guerrero
Morning Star Clothing
Pacific Lotus
Patty Senot
Pacific Outfitters
Peggy Loudon
Peter Powell Wines
Picky Picky Picky
Pierson’s Building Supply
Pleasure Center
Pro Sports
Redway Liquour
Redwood Curtain Brewery
Rustic West Trading Co.
Rookery Bookstore
San Francisco Giants Baseball
Scoop’s Ice Cream
Scotia Inn
ShopSmart in Redway
Signature Coffee
Simply Mac
Solutions
Soul to Soul Footbar
Sylvandale Garden Supply
The Minor Theater
Three Foods Café
Tides Inn
Tomas Jewelry
Tomo Sushi
Trees Foundation
Trim Scene Solutions
Trinidad Trading Company
Turtle Rocks B&B
Wildberries Marketplace
Wildwood Music
Please consider these businesses when you are making choices about supporting sustainability in your community! The generosity of these companies in supporting our organization is invaluable to our being able to do the work that we do, THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the night possible:
Aaron Jefferson
Bridgette Bishop
Bryce
Dan Brenner
Hillary
Jeri Fergus
Joan Merriman
Kelly Karaba
Leo Power
Lynn Ryan
Mitra Abidi
Noel Soucy
Rick Silva
Rob Fishman
Sierra Spooner
Steven Diamon
Susie Silva
Sylvia DeRooy
Taun Moody
Tom Hart
Victor Reuther
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of EPIC, THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 34th Annual Meeting and Fall Celebration a total success. It really was a firecracker of a party! Watch for our schedule of events for 2012, we will be sure to get everyone together again to celebrate our Wild California!
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