Dinner volunteers did a beautiful job assembling the silver branch centerpieces.
Many thanks to our Dinner partners: Freeman Group, IG Private Wealth Management as our Presenting Partner; Farnell Packaging Ltd. as our Conservation Hero; and the Trail Shop as our Conservation Friend.
There were over 70 outstanding lots at the silent auction this year – thank you to all those businesses, artists and individuals who donated items!
Nature Trust Board Member, Hari Balasubramanian with Tom Welch, a long-time friend of the Nature Trust and Terry Norman.
Nature Trust Executive Director, Bonnie Sutherland, with Rob & Jane Merchant.
Our MC for the evening, Jayson Baxter of CTV News Atlantic, kept the evening skipping along, providing impromptu voice-overs for videos and side notes that added a special warmth and intimacy to the evening - thank you Jayson!
Peter Freeman of Freeman Group, IG Private Wealth Management, who was our Presenting Partner for the Dinner. Peter is also a Nature Trust land donor and gave a moving speech during the evening about his childhood memories canoeing on Hog Lake. Thank you for your support Peter!
Nature Trust Guardian of the Land and property donor, Chris Field with David MacKinnon of Nova Scotia Environment.
Nature Trust Champions of the Wild (Guardians of the Land) donors, Susan Sherwin & Richmond Campbell, with long-time friends of Nature Trust Sandra Sackett & Alan Parish. (Photo Credit: Cooked Photography)
The fabulous crew from Mabou; from left to right – Nature Trust Conservation Award recipient, David Rumsey & his wife Abby Rumsey, Cape Mabou Trail Club volunteer, Nadine Hunt, and Mabou Gaelic & Historical Society volunteer, Rita MacDonald.
Both Barry Sabean & Richard Beazley have been friends of the Nature Trust for almost two decades. Not only was Richard a guest at this year’s Dinner, he’s also a dedicated volunteer who helped us set up before the event too – thank you!
Thanks to the Trail Shop, our Conservation Friend for this year’s Dinner.
Our hearts were warmed to see a room full of nature lovers! It was a delight to catch-up with old friends and a pleasure to meet new people with common interests.
Thank you to all those who travelled from across the province to spend the evening celebrating with us, like our friends from the St. Mary’s River.
This year’s conservation award was given to David Rumsey, who was instrumental in protecting over 2,000 acres of the Mabou Highlands.
Judy Farnell of Farnell Packaging Ltd. We’re very grateful for the support from Farnell Packaging who have been sponsoring our dinner since 2013, and were this year’s Conservation Hero for the event.
Award-winning, nature-loving, Jenn Grant preformed a live acoustic set, serenading the crowd with her hauntingly beautiful vocal melodies.
Auction winners claim their lots with glee. From left to right: Anne Newcombe, past dinner committee volunteer and Anne Campbell, Nature Trust Guardian of the Land and former Board Member.
A huge thank you goes out to all the volunteers who helped make our Silver Anniversary Dinner & Auction a success, including the ones not pictured here!
The Nature Trust staff smiling after a wonderful evening with friends. Back row left to right: David Hodd, Allan MacDonald, Fiona Brooks, Rich LaPaix, Allison Thorne, Ross Firth. Front row left to right: Bonnie Sutherland, Jessica Bradford, Joanna Skomorowski, Barbara Haley, Ryan MacLean, Christina Nunn.
