MEDIA ADVISORY: SENATOR GREG BALL GETS TEATOWN DIRECTOR DIANE BARRON “SOARING”

Posted by Greg Ball on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

 

 Senator Ball Secures $20,000 for the Continued Funding

of Hudson River Eaglefest

Brewster, N.Y. – (1/30/12) – On Saturday, February 4, Senator Greg Ball (R, C – Patterson) will be on hand at the 8th annual Hudson River Eaglefest to present Teatown Director Diane Barron with a $20,000 check for the continued funding of Eaglefest.

“We’re just thrilled that Senator Ball could secure this generous fund” said Barron.  “The expenses are a huge hurdle for the continued success of this event, and we’re just soaring over this generous contribution.”

Eaglefest brings together 30 different public and private collaborators in support of the continued preservation of the Hudson Valley’s bald eagle population.

“I’m very happy to have had a part in the continued success of this event.  It’s a great opportunity for the kids to come out here and learn about the bald eagle, get to see these amazing birds in action,” said Ball.

Advance sale tickets for Eagle Theatre shows are $5.00 per person. Tickets are $10.00 per person when purchased at the door. Children ages 3 and under are free.

Eagle Theater Schedule

10:00am, 11:00am & 12:00pm Close Encounters with Wintering Eagles
and Owls, Bill Streeter, 
Delaware Valley Raptor Center
1:00pm & 2:00pm Exclusively Eagles, Paul Schnell,
Institute for Environmental Learning
3pm Flight of the Raptors, James Eyring,
Pace Environmental Center

Eagle Stage Schedule

9:00am Eagle Identification Tips
10:30am Jonathan Kruk, award-winning storyteller
12:00pm Teatown Birds of Prey Program
12:45pm Physics of Flight: Beyond Feathers, 
Travis Brady, Greenburgh Nature Center
1:30pm Birding Optics, Hank Weber, Wild Bird Center
2:15pm Jonathan Kruk, award-winning storyteller

 

What:             8th annual Hudson River Eaglefest Check Presentation to Diane Barron, Director, Teatown Lake Reservation for the continued funding of Eaglefest

Who:               Senator Greg Ball

Diane Barron, Director, Teatown Lake Reservation

When:            Saturday, February 4, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Note:              Check presentation ceremony will begin promptly at 12:00 p.m.

 Where:           Eagle Headquarters at Croton Point Park

Croton Point Avenue

Croton-on-Hudson, New York

 

For more information or to speak with Senator Ball, please contact Brittany Oat: (845) 200-9716.

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