FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09/19/2024
Contact: Meaghan Walsh Gerard
Communications and Administrative Director
meaghan@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org
OGEECHEE RIVERKEEPER HOSTS OYSTER ROAST AT LOVE’S SEAFOOD
The event features a silent auction, raffle, and plenty of fun
Ogeechee Riverkeeper’s (ORK) annual oyster roast has a new location this fall! Oysters for the Ogeechee will be held Wednesday, November 13, 6-9 p.m. at the Love’s Seafood and Steaks, on the banks of the Ogeechee River. A ticket includes all-you-can-eat freshly steamed oysters, plus chicken fingers and sides prepared by Love’s and beer from Service Brewing.
Music will be provided by favorite outlaw country band, Damon & the Sh*tkickers. The riverside party will also include a fabulous silent auction and the return of the popular Mystery ORCA Cooler raffle prize package. Most importantly, it supports the crucial work of ORK. It will also act at ORK’s annual meeting by sharing updates from the past year and highlighting future priorities.
“We are thrilled to bring our main annual event to the banks of the Ogeechee, and we are especially proud to be part of Love’s recovery from the flood,” said Meaghan Walsh Gerard, communications and administrative director of ORK. “They are a local institution and are honored they agreed to host our event.”
Event details and tickets: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/events/oyster-roast-24/
Guests must be present to bid in the silent auction or win the raffle prize.
Corporate sponsorships offer perks all year long. Depending on the level of sponsorship, benefits can include tickets to the Oyster Roast. Current annual corporate sponsors of ORK are: Green Truck Pub, Southeastern Fine Properties, Queensborough National Bank and Trust, Stack and Associates, Claxton Chicken, and Academy Lock and Key. View levels and benefits here.
About Ogeechee Riverkeeper: Ogeechee Riverkeeper 501(c)(3) works to protect, preserve, and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River basin, which includes all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles long and the Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,500 square miles across 21 counties in Georgia. More at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org.
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The Clean Water Act has dramatically reduced pollution and improved water quality across the country, but progress is threatened by deregulation, lack of enforcement, and other serious problems. That’s where Ogeechee Riverkeeper comes in—despite these failures at the federal level, ORK use the Act to force change and protect their watersheds and communities. ACT50 is a collective call for governments, waterkeepers, and people like you to unite in the fight for clean water. Working together, we can ensure that water is drinkable, fishable, and swimmable by enforcing laws, holding polluters accountable, and empowering citizens.