The Eleventh Annual Slough Celebration will be held Friday, January 29th, 2010 at the Acadian Ballroom at 1829 NE Alberta St in Portland. This evening of fun includes an hors d'oeuvres buffet, champagne toast, 2009 Award presentations, live music by the Midnight Serenaders and a basic swing dance lesson.

Tickets for this event are $40 per person, and can be purchased at the door tonight (cash, check, or credit card).


Leadership Awards
Recognizing “individuals with an extraordinary and long–term commitment to the watershed”

• Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station: Randall Thayer, David Porter, Glen Lewis - Green business leader & Council partner
• Ken Finney, City of Portland Watershed Revegetation Program - Innovative techniques in invasive species management
  

Achievement Awards
Recognizing “extraordinary projects or project–related efforts”

• Baseline Wildlife Research: Katie Holzer, David Kennedy, Julian Lawrence - Baseline studies of amphibians, mussels, and bats in the watershed
• Lee Dayfield, Friends of Nadaka Park - Restoration and expansion of Nadaka Park

Special thanks to this year's
Slough Celebration Sponsors!

CELEBRATION SPONSORS
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
presenting SPONSORS
The Boeing Company
NE Multnomah County Drainage Districts
Port of Portland
Award SPONSORS
Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station
Arclin - Performance Applied
City of Gresham Watershed Management Division
East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
Miller Paint Co.
O-I
Portland Water Bureau
MEDIA SPONSOR
Daily Journal of Commerce

Stage Donation: Interstate Special Events

Dessert Donations:Saint Cupcake, Black Sheep Bakery, New Cascadia Traditional

Raffle Donations:Multnomah County Drainage Districts, Music Millennium, Garden Fever!, Bolt, Suzi Cloutier, Pittock Mansion, Metro Parks, Breitenbush Hot Springs, Wilsonville Family Fun Center, Columbia Sportswear, Portland Spirit, Por Que No Taqueria, Yoga in the Pearl, Oregon Zoo, NW Discoveries, REI, Portland Nursery, Portland Center Stage, Rejuvenation, Pizzacato, McMenamin's, Lompoc, Higgin's Restaurant, Next Adventure, Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe, Sheilagh Diez, Cheryl Hering, Working Class Acupuncture, Lompoc, Higgin's Restaurant & Bar, Next Adventure, Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Casa Bruno, Mirador Community Store, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Gabby Fraley & Katie Boyd, Leatherman, Vita Cafe, Plan It Designs, Cheryl Hering, Plan It Earth Designs, Sandra Seet, Tom Imeson, Audubon Society of Portland, Jane Van Dyke, members of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council

Want to support the Celebration by donating desserts or raffle prizes? Contact Melissa at 503-281-1132.