Calendar

07 - 02 - 2008
Friends monthly board meeting.  Business meeting 
held the first Wednesday of every month, 6:30 
pm.  Carnegie South Room, Lincoln Library.  
Summer meetings are:  July 2, August 6, September 
3.
09 - 06 - 2008
Fall Fundraiser - 10:00 am at Hill Prairie Winery 
near Petersburg, including tour of Baugher's 
Savanna. Tickets are $35.00 per person or $60.00 
per couple and include lunch and a year's 
membership in the Friends.  Join us for a tour of 
a great property and an opportunity to meet with 
others interested in the Sangamon Valley.  All 
proceeds go toward the final purchase of the 
Boyle Woods in Cass County.  For more 
information, call the Friends at 525-1410 or see 
the Clearinghouse entry.
09 - 20 - 2008
Sangamon River Cleanup - Join us and our Sierra 
Club pals for a river cleanup.  We'll pull 
trash from the river and its banks and leave the 
world a little better place.  Location to be 
determined.  Contact Dustin Cramer at 652-1334 or 
dustin_cramer@sbcglobal.net for more information.
09 - 27 - 2008
Workday at Revis Hill Prairie, Mason County - 
Join Charlene Falco for stewardship work at this 
amazing hill prairie overlooking the Sangamon 
River valley.  Meet at 8:00 am at the Howard 
Johnson's in Springfield to carpool out, or meet 
us at the preserve at 9:00 am.  Wear good boots, 
bring gloves and a beverage.  Workdays last a 
couple of hours.  Weather dependent - if in 
doubt, call first.  Call Charlene at 525-1410 for 
more information.

1619 S. Pasfield, Springfield, IL 62704
217-525-1410
vlagesse@fosv.org


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