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Blue Ridge, Bluegrass and Benevolence

October 16, 2007

Blue Ridge, Bluegrass and Benevolence Blue Ridge Mountain Sports and Horny Toad decided to kick start fall with a VIP party and silent auction that combined some melodious Bluegrass tunes, environmental education and some natural enthusiasm for the local mountainscapes. On September 22nd on the rooftop of the Live Arts Center in downtown Charlottesville, VA, folks rocked out to The Hound Dog Hill Boys until the wee hours while supporting the non-profit organization Appalachian Voices and learning about the damaging effects of mountain top removal. Mary Anne Hitt, Executive Director for Appalachian Voices, presented some frightening statistics and eye-opening photos of mountain top removal in the Appalachian range and greater Southeast. Mountain top removal is a type of coal mining that excavates the top of a mountain to expose seams of coal as an alternative to traditional, labor intensive mining practices. A silent auction of items from Horny Toad outfits, a sleeping bag, tent, a guided climbing trip, a white water kayak and even a digital camera, raised over $2000 for Appalachian Voices, a Boone, NC based organization that aims to raise awareness and bring folks together to solve environmental issues in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. For more info on Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, Appalachian Voices and/or mountain top removal, check out www.brms.com, www.appvoices.org and www.ilovemountains.org.


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