ClearWater Conservancy For Love Of Art And Chocolate Draws Crowd, Raises Funds

ClearWater Conservancy’s 12th Annual For the Love of Art and Chocolate event drew more than 500 people and yielded $32,000 to support natural resource conservation efforts in central Pennsylvania.
            Held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on January 28, the event raised $8,000 more than in any past year and offered guests more chocolate than they could eat: take-home containers were necessary. In addition to the sweet treats, attendees enjoyed live jazz, raffles, and a silent auction of fine art inspired by nature and goods and services from area businesses.
            The 73 items up for auction sold for $10,574, another record by $2,000.
            Three special raffles were a hit at For Love of Art and Chocolate this year. A Persian rug donated by Desert Rug Company of State College was won by Talley Fisher, and Katie Mann won a weekend retreat at the C. Barton McCann School of Art in Petersburg, including lodging, a cooking class and a massage.  
            Janet Pontius won the fourth in a series of commemorative works by Boalsburg artist Jennifer Kane depicting lands conserved by ClearWater Conservancy. This year’s painting captures a view of the recently protected Barrens to Bald Eagle Wildlife Corridor.


2/14/2011

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