2008 Awards & Auction Gala
2008 Awardees
Defender of the Wilderness Lifetime Achievement Award presented to The Honorable U.S. Senator John Warner
An award reserved for individuals who have made career-spanning contributions to the protection of Virginia’s environment and wild places.
Scarlett Award presented to Larry Schweiger, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation
Named for Scarlett the red-tailed hawk, a beloved resident of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, this award is given to an individual for exemplary leadership with a focus on wildlife protection.
Blue Ridge Award presented to:
Bob Burnley Cale Jaffe Bill Tanger
Catharine Gilliam Marsha Merrell Joseph Tannery
Lisa Guthrie W. Shelton Miles, III Sallie Sebrell
Dan Holmes Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy
This award is presented to individuals who help focus public attention on environmental issues and who exemplify the cooperative spirit of the Virginia Conservation Network.
2008 Auction Highlights
- Personal guided birding trip on Puerto Rico’s Parrot Trail.
- A family week at the beach in Edisto Island, Nags Head or Cape Charles.
- Custom vacation packages for nature and golf lovers.
- One week in a four-bedroom farmhouse in beautiful Highland County.
- A weekend at Kissing Rock Camp on the Va. Highlands Horse Trail.
- A weekend getaway to historic Colonial Williamsburg.
- Nature-inspired art and jewelry.
- Gifts for green living and much, much more.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Wilderness Warrior
- Loren & Birgit Hershey
- E & J Gallo Winery
Nature’s Champion
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- National Wildlife Federation
- Smithfield Packing Company
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- Ukrops/First Market Bank
Forest Friend
- Organic Valley
- Legend Brewing Company
- Virginia Climate Initiative
- Watershed Architects
Additional Thanks
- Auctioneer Doug Sinclair
- Eleanor Towers
- Mary Bruce Glaize
- PotomacConservancy
- Richmond Audubon Society
- VCU Center for Environmental Studies
Thank you to our Auction Item Donors:
- Andrew Stiles
- Anne Doyle
- Ashwood Gardens & Nursery
- Barnes & Noble
- B. Happy Bags
- Beagle Ridge Herb Farm
- Belle Grove Plantation
- Bistro on Main Street
- Buggabag
- Cedar Creek Battlefield
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Colonial Williamsburg Fdtn.
- District Grill
- EcoBags
- Ellwood Thompson's
- Entertainment Cruises
- Fair Indigo
- For the Wall Framing
- Four Points Sheraton DC
- Gingerhut Pub
- Green Alternatives
- Green Label Organic
- Historic Col Alto Inn
- Heather Smith
- Hon. Don Beyer
- Home Depot Ashland
- Hotel Monaco
- Hullihen Williams Moore
- Buddy Fowler Jr.
- Indigo Books
- Jabebo Earrings
- Jackson 20 Restaurant
- James Bielmann
- Jamestown Yorktown Fdtn.
- Java Java Coffee House
- Jen & Alice Cannon
- John Roberts
- Judith Boyd Tergen
- Keep Norfolk Beautiful
- Kernston Battlefield
- Kissing Rock Campground
- Linda Burchfiel
- Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Lowe's Suffolk
- Lynn & Martha Wingfield
- Margaret & Wayne O'Bryan
- Mr. & Mrs. John Sheppard
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
- Newton Farms Market
- Organic Valley
- Palace Theater
- Patricia Robin Woodruff
- Peter & Betsy Agelasto
- Pigman's Bar-B-Que
- Puerto Rico Society of Ornithology
- Red Thread Studio
- Rockbridge Interiors, Inc
- Ross Custom Leather
- Sallie & John Sebrell
- Sheylda Diaz-Mendez
- Soap Works in Virginia
- Southern Inn Restaurant
- Stage Door Gallery
- Steve & Chris Thompson
- Sylvan Spirit Jewelry
- Tervis
- The Homestead
- The Inn at Gristmill Square
- The Jefferson
- The Horny Toad
- The Wilkinson Family
- Tompkins Jewelers
- Trader Joe's
- Tractor Supply
- Wagner's Jewellers
- Whole Foods Market
- Wyndham George Washington Hotel
All proceeds benefitted Virginia Conservation Network’s environmental education and advocacy programs.
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