This year will be the 13th annual ExtraGive in Lancaster County, benefitting over 400 non-profits and adding to the total of over $100 million in donor dollars given since the ExtraGive was established by the Lancaster County Community Foundation in 2012. Donations will be accepted from 12 a.m. on 11/22/24 until 11:59 p.m. that evening, when residents — and those who want to be Lancastrians — can donate to their favorite organizations.
The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association (LSRA) is one of the organizations participating in the ExtraGive. Donor dollars given to the LSRA go directly to support its efforts to protect the Lower Susquehanna River from various threats to habitat, fish, and aquatic species, among other things. The stakes are high if we are to reduce water quality impairment and keep pollution out of the Susquehanna and the Chesapeake Bay.
Sources of pollution include concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and slaughterhouses, landfills, combined sewer overflow (CSO), coal ash, plastics and microplastics, and other industrial facilities whose effluent returns to the river. In addition, hydroelectric dams, like the Conowingo, and the sediment, nutrients, and debris they contribute, as well as agricultural runoff from non-point sources, threaten the Susquehanna River.
As someone who loves to drink clean water and boat, swim, and fish in a healthy river, I support LSRA’s dedication to improving the ecological health of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed and the Chesapeake Bay. Improvement comes about through education, research, advocacy, and insistence upon compliance with the law, all of which require a lot of funding.
Won’t you join us in our quest? Make an ExtraGive donation on 11/22/24 and put your money into clean water.
Thank you for reading!
pam lazos – 11.18.24
Green Life Blue Water 
A wonderful goal, Pam. Every one of us needs clean water to survive, even those who pollute. Someday we’ll learn, and until then these efforts to undo the damage and priceless.
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Thank you, D!
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Thank you for staying the course Pam!
You are amazing. šš¤
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Aww, thanks, Resa. xo
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Thank you for sharing and working for a very worthy cause. Fun photo!
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It was such a joyous event, JoAnna, and great for the Susquehanna!
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what a great organization! many thanks for telling us about it!
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I hope all went well with the event!
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We raised almost $50K which will go right back into sampling, testing, advocacy and education for clean water so yes!!
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Hooray!!!
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I know, right?!
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Well done Pam ! Keep going on šŖ
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Thank you, Priti!!
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Hi Pam. As we know, clean water is crucial to planetary health and to human health. Far too many people don’t realize that, or don’t care.
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Itās true and it always surprises me that people donāt know, Neil.š¤·āāļø
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A good step for a good cause! Only if I could!
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Thank you, Aladin. š
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Pam, wishing you success in your fundraising drive. Keeping our rivers healthy will become even more difficult with all the deregulation in the works.
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Iām just trying to put one foot in front of the other, Rose. Otherwise, I end up in the pit of despair.š©
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Sometimes that’s all we can do, Pam. Knowing that my then two young sons needed me to survive kept me moving forward through the fog of being abandoned by their father. Hold on to whoever/whatever keeps you moving forward to find your strength. We need each other now more than ever ā¤ By the way, I would like to suggest that you combine your forces with Tracy Abell, who blogs at https://tracyabell.com/
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Thanks, Rose! I will check it out.
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