Bernie & Phyl’s Donation Site

Ms. Amy Blumenthal
Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture
101 Wolcott Road
Brookline, MA 02467

Dear Ms. Blumenthal:

On behalf of the Saugus River Watershed Council, I would like to thank you for generously donating a $25 gift certificate to Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture for our annual River Night benefit dinner and auction last spring. Thanks to support from you and many other area businesses and individuals, this year’s event was a great success raising over $17,000 in funding for our river restoration and environmental education programs.

Proceeds from this year’s River Night event have already supported our numerous environmental research, youth education and river restoration projects. This spring and summer, Saugus River Watershed Council staff and board members have been working with volunteers to track water quality conditions and fish populations in the watershed. Results of these programs are used to support efforts to improve water quality in the river and restore habitat for smelt, river herring and other wildlife. In June, we hosted our second annual Saugus River Picnic and Children’s Festival at the Saugus Iron Works to provide free environmental education activities, games and live music for families throughout the region. Your support of River Night will also help us to promote public access improvements at locations such as the 8.2-acre former “Bacon” property located along the banks of the river in Saugus.

Thank you again for helping to make this year’s River Night event our most successful fundraiser — we really appreciate your support. Please call me at 781-233-5046 if you have any questions about the Saugus

River Watershed Council or our programs. I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer.

Sincerely,

Joan LeBlanc,
Executive Director