Orange County Land Trust benefit set for Aug. 23

WARWICK — Join the Orange County Land Trust for local food and beverages, and live music, at its Summer Cocktail Benefit on Aug. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Warwick Valley Winery &
Distillery, 114 Little York Road in Warwick.
Guests will enjoy a full line of locally crafted hard ciders and wines, and a specialty cocktail,
paired with food featuring local produce from A. Gurda Produce, S&SO Produce Farms,
Lowland Farm, the Lain Family of Pine Island Turf Nursery, Soons Orchard and Bellvale Farms Creamery.
T.J. Santiago will play an acoustic mix of classic rock, soul and blues.
Tickets are $60 per person and can be purchased online at www.oclt.org or by calling the Orange County Land Trust at 845-534-3690, ext. 12. All proceeds benefit the land conservation and farmland protection efforts of the trust.
Orange County Land Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting Orange County's diverse habitats, watersheds, wildlife corridors, and working farmland through conservation easements with willing landowners. The Land Trust also owns and manages several nature preserves that are open to the public for passive, quiet recreation. Learn more at www.OCLT.org.
The event’s sponsors to date areAndrew Gurda, Andy & Eli Hart, Armistead Mechanical,
Fabco Power, Friends of Michael Sweeton, Hill-N-Dale Abstracters, Jack F. Berkowitz & Co.,
John and Josephine Oberg, Nancy Percent, Orange & Rockland Utilities, Pell Wealth Partners, Seely & Durland Insurance, Stage & Nathans LLP, The Preservation Collective, and Valuation Consultants.