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For Immediate Release
December 11, 2007


CHARLOTTE, NC. The Providence Day School third grade class presented Catawba Lands Conservancy with a donation of nearly $900 on Fri., Dec. 7. As a follow up from reading the Charlotte Observer’s Catawba River Series, the entire third grade decided to do their part to protect the river.

“Catawba Lands Conservancy is incredibly grateful and honored to be chosen as the recipient of the third-graders’ hard work. We should all feel incredibly proud of these young people who recognize that everyone can make a difference in our own corner of the world,” said Conservancy Executive Director, Dave Cable.

“After reading the Catawba River Series in the Observer, the third grade students recognized the importance of preserving the land and wildlife around the Catawba River,” said Marsha Small, third grade teacher at Providence Day School. “After much discussion they decided to earn money for the Catawba Lands Conservancy....We are so proud of their community service!”

Each student spent 2 weeks doing chores and working at home to earn money. They pooled their money and donated it to the local land trust dedicated to permanently protecting land, water, and wildlife. Representatives from each class presented the donation to Conservancy Outreach & Education Director, Rhea Kelley following a presentation about conserved lands, the Catawba River, and the plants and animals that thrive in these protected areas.

Click on www.catawbalands.org for more information.



Catawba Lands Conservancy is a regional land trust that permanently protects land, water and wildlife habitat to enhance your quality of life. The Conservancy protects 6,828 acres in Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union counties and is one of 24 land trusts serving North Carolina that collectively have protected more than 255,000 acres. Catawba Lands Conservancy is the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail, an environmental initiative that will link more than two million citizens with hundreds of miles of trails that wind through fifteen counties in North and South Carolina.