The Statesboro Regional Art Association’s silent auction of pictorial works spawned along the river raised more than $6,000 for the Ogeechee Riverkeeper’s environmental education program.Friday night’s “Life on the Ogeechee” event also served as a mixer for nonprofit organizations who have discovered overlapping interests. “Many of our artists have grown up swimming, hunting, fishing, kayaking and picnicking on the Ogeechee River,” Betty O’Berry, the art association’s president, said in prepared remarks. “Deer, fox, some say bears, otters, beavers, alligators, frogs, snakes, eagles, ospreys, egrets, birds of various kinds, and most importantly man, rely on the Ogeechee for pure water.”This year, the Statesboro Regional Art Association marks its 40th anniversary.
Art show raises $6,000 for clean river education
'Life on the Ogeechee' auction held Friday


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