Thank you to the following Volunteers and Contributors
From the Membership and Executives of H&AA

9/29/07- The Lusscroft Farm Equestrian Group
received a Volunteer Recognition Award for their outstanding volunteer efforts.  The award was presented to Janice Elsishans by Jeanne A. Mroczko, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. Anyone interested in volunteering their energy and/or expertise is welcomed!  Contact Janice at gldg@nji.com    or  973-948-3814 

JERSEY FRESH WINE & CHEESE TASTING
October 13, 2007

Sussex County Farmers (you know who you are!) for their generous donations of  Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables, hay bales, corn stalks, flowers and pumpkins to decorate the area around the Manor House in autumn style.

Uncharted Territory, a jazz ensemble led by Sussex County farmer, Len Pollara,for  providing sultry tones to add to the festivities. 

Westfall Winery, located in Montague, brought a wide variety of their locally made wine for tasting and purchase. 

Stonehedge Dairy Farm in Fredon provided fresh farmers cheese and gouda for all to enjoy.

The Jersey Fresh program, the County of Sussex Division of Planning and Freeholder Glen Vetrano for their continued financial support for this fundraiser. Thanks also to the members of the Heritage & Agriculture Association who assisted during and after the event.

The Jersey Fresh Wine & Cheese tasting was the site of the drawing for the 50/50 raffle. Tickets were sold by members throughout August. Senator Littell drew the winning tickets with $400 going to 1^st place, $200 to 2^nd, $120 to 3^rd and $80 to 4^th.

The first and second prize winners generously donated their winnings back to H&AA.

A sincere thank you to Barbara O’Neill for her generous donation of the door prize.

The cloudy skies of Sept 22 were favorably cool for the 30 hardworking volunteers who showed up to cut trees, dislodge hornets’ nests (ouch!!), muck old sheep dung (yuck!!), pile wood, clear overgrowth and generally tidy up (BIG-TIME) around our beloved manor house, manager’s dwelling and the horse barn that also houses the (soon to be in business again) maple sugar shack. Volunteers were rewarded for their toil with large quantities of food and beverages that quickly disappeared. Snakes, moles and salamanders scattered as our hardy crew dislodged years of rotting wood, blow-downs, weeds and what-have-you. 

Members of H&AA and volunteers from the equine contingent, volunteers from the NJ Forestry Service and employees from the Division of Parks and Forestry pitched in.