The Wrack

Taking solace from "the peace of wild things"

Monthly donors provide constant support to tide us over. It's easy to switch.

Charter member Margo Foreman has given nearly 40 years of continuous support to Laudholm Trust. 

Even small choices can be big decisions, but we must all make them every day.

This holiday season, why not get yourself some Truth, Beauty, and Wonder?

It's #GivingTuesday. Tell us where we can send our greatest gift.

Laudholm Trust sends emergency relief funds to the Mission-Aransas Reserve in Texas and Jobos Bay Reserve in Puerto Rico to support recovery and rebuilding efforts after devastating hurricanes.

Because were a national estuarine research reserve, we study the life that exists between low tide and high, between fresh water and salt. Perhaps were used to swings between extremes, to the different worlds that are continually uncovered and recovered here. Elections and world events matter to us, sure, but our work goes on no matter what.

Frankly, I don't understand why giving comes *after* shopping. As if the other 364 days of the year, I should be... not giving?

We enjoyed a fantastic 26th crafts festival. Take a look at these stats:

• 2nd largest attendance this century (~3,500)
• most crafters ever (109)
• largest gross profit ever (maybe net profit too? we're still counting)
• oodles of member renewals, new members, and rejoining-after-many-years members
• 219 high-fiving volunteers
• 30 businesses donating goods
• 104 raffle items donated, valued at $8,324

We tried something new this year  awarding three People's Choice awards based on the number of raffle tickets entered into each donated piece's box.

Congratulations to these inaugural winners: