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Oct. 14, 2005
OVEC Presents 16th Annual Treehuggers’ Ball at Java Joint Nov. 4
By HNN Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) –Witnessing and opposing the destruction that is
mountaintop removal / valley fill coal mining is hard work. The
Treehuggers’ Ball, Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 from 8 p.m. to midnight, is a chance
for folks who care about West Virginia's future to take time out to play,
while still aiding the drive to end mountaintop removal, as all proceeds
from the event go to OVEC’s Stop Mountaintop Removal campaign.
For the first 15 years, OVEC’s annual fundraiser was held at the Calamity
Café, which closed its doors in early 2005. The Java Joint opened at the
same location – the corner of Hal Greer Boulevard and 3rd Avenue -- and has
graciously agreed to host the event this year.
For a $5 donation, patrons will be treated to the sounds of area bands an
musicians including Big Rock & the CandyAss Mountain Boys, Brent Senters and
the Tonya Adkins. The musicians donate their time.
Items collected for the event’s traditional silent auction include a
Lorraine 29-string floor-harp manufactured by Stoney End Harps and donated
by OVEC member Mary Ramsey, a gift basket from La Paix Herb Farm, incense
from Scent from Heaven, and gift certificate from area businesses include
Java Joint and Chili Willi’s.
Collectors look forward to a Treehuggers' Ball staple, the introduction of
OVEC's latest T-shirt. This year’s design features a bonsai tree drawn by
Roane County artist Joseph Lung. On the T-shirt back is a quote from labor
leader Andrew L. Stern, “When we work together we, the once powerless,
transform each other into the powerful.”
OVEC encourages people to put up fliers for the event at workplace bulletin
boards. Fliers can be downloaded from:
www.ohvec.org/temp/tree_huggers_2005.pdf.
