The Lake County Land Trust once again enjoyed a successful fundraising dinner at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville, thanks to owner, Marie Beery, and her wonderful staff.

Everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner held in May which was the Land Trust’s annual spring benefit dinner.

Proceeds from the event help further the trust’s efforts to preserve the beautiful landscapes of Lake County. The event raised almost $5,000 towards this effort.

The Lake County Land Trust is a charitable nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to preserving Lake County’s natural resources through education, partnerships, and land conservation.

The trust owns and operates the Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake, owns the Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown, and is currently working on several land conservation projects in Lake County.

The annual Spring Dinner at the Saw Shop in Kelseyville is one of two major fundraising events for the Land Trust. Marie Beery, owner of the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro has been presenting this dinner for the Land Trust for many years and her generosity and hard work on this event are greatly appreciated.

Also very much appreciated are the staff at the Saw Shop and this year’s  sponsors, Dennis Darling of Foods Etc. of Clearlake and LakeCoNews. Thanks also go out to David Neft who provided the excellent before dinner entertainment.

Thank you to the many local wineries that contributed wine and to the local media for publicizing our event.

Also, thank you to everyone who attended – your support is very important to us!

Jon Ambrose is president of the Lake County Land Trust, serving Lake County, Calif.