CFC's 'Cheers for Restoration' toasts land donation

Posted January 17, 2016 10:00 pm

Submitted by Citizens for Conservation

More than 200 supporters of Citizens for Conservation attended CFC's "Cheers for Restoration" at the Onion Pub and Brewery in Lake Barrington Sunday, Dec. 6. The fundraising event celebrated and supported restoration of 4.5 acres of Flint Creek wetland donated by the Kainz family, owners of the Onion Pub.

The evening included a beer-naming contest, a raffle and silent auction, as well as music provided by the jazz trio Unusual Suspects. The contest invited guests to select a new name for an Onion Brewery IPA created with hops grown on-site in Lake Barrington. The winner? "Blazing Star."

Tom Vanderpoel, longtime CFC board member and restoration director, presented an oral history of CFC's land acquisition success since the early 1970s, addressing future plans for continued acquisition and restoration advances in the greater Barrington area, through the combined efforts of CFC and its many partners, donors and volunteers.

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