DOWNLOAD DINNER AND MEMBERSHIP FORM HERE:

https://www.theowa.net/s/Membership-form-2025.docx

Activities Begin @ 5:30 PM - Dinner @ 6:30 PM - RSVP by March 16th

For tickets, visit theowa.net, contact the OWA office at 484-947-9390 or email us at octorarowa@gmail.com

Bring your family and friends, enjoy a delicious meal and take a chance on a wide variety of door prizes.

The activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. The Octoraro Riverkeeper Award and President’s Citations will be announced and presented during dessert. The annualBusiness Meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. followed by the featured speakers at 7:30 p.m.

This year, our guest speaker will be Jim MacKenzie, co-owner of the Octoraro Native Plant Nursery. Formore information regarding Jim and the Octoraro Native Plant Nursery visit https://www.octoraro.com/

The dinner menu will be Chicken Parmesan, Salad, Pasta Alfredo, Green Bean Almondine, dessert and

coffee. Water will be served and there will be a cash bar for wine and soda. The cost of the

dinner is $40.00 per person/$16.00 for children ages 7-12. Under 7’s are free.

The following individuals and officers will be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Nominations will also be taken from the floor the night of the meeting.

Proposed for Election/ Re-election to the Board for a 2-year term

Chotty Sprenkle (President)

Anders Alfelt (Vice-President)

Rupert Rossetti (Secretary)

Matt Kehoe (Treasurer)

Patty Blakeslee (Board Member and buffer

planting contact)

PRESENTATION TOPIC:

“Native Plants in the Landscape – A trajectory of 35 years”

“A look at the past, present and future use of native

plants in the natural and built environment”

Speaker Bio:

Jim MacKenzie is a co-owner of Octoraro Native Plant Nursery (ONPN). He holds a BS in Landscape Architecture from Penn State University. He is actively involved with the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association (PLNA), serving previously on the Board of Directors for 13 years and presently on the Government Relations Committee. Jim and his staff at ONPN have been strong supporters of the Octoraro Watershed Association since 1990, providing quality stock for all of our riparian buffer plantings, public events, and in any way, they can help to protect, conserve, and enhance the Octoraro watershed.