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Annual Members Meeting

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FREE
May 13, 2026
Doors open 5:30pm / Program 6-8pm
Friends of the Rappahannock Headquarters 3219 Fall Hill Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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Join us for an evening along the river for our 2026 Annual Members Meeting!

All FOR supporters are invited to our nature preserve to celebrate an amazing year, enjoy delicious BBQ, potluck, drinks, and community! We will be presenting awards to standout volunteers and partners, voting in the new board members, and will have a very special guest speaker, our very own Jen Sagan, Oyster Programs Manager. 

Please RSVP below so we can have a good headcount for food and drinks. It is free to attend and celebrate!

 

We will be voting in new board members and a new slate of officers.

Proposed New Board Members:

  • JoEllen Santulli
  • Betsy Lewis
  • Berkley Mitchell

Proposed New Slate of Officers:

  • Michael Lott – Chair
  • Berkley Mitchell – Vice Chair
  • Sam Foltz – Treasurer
  • Carly Pleines – Secretary

This year’s guest speaker is FOR’s very own amazing Oyster Restoration Specialist, Jen Sagan! 

Originally from the mountains of New Jersey, Jen Sagan grew up visiting the Northern Neck of Virginia and immediately fell in love with the Chesapeake Bay and its wildlife. She received a degree in marine science focusing on the eastern oyster, then returned to the Northern Neck in search of a career in oyster reef restoration. Friends of the Rappahannock provided the perfect opportunity and resources for Jen to expand their oyster programs, where she has been planning and implementing reef restoration projects with partners in the Rappahannock River and its tributaries for about 5 years.

5.13.26 Annual Members Meeting

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