🌾Join us for OLC’s 16th Annual Celebration, Where History, Community, and Conservation Come Together
Mark your calendars — we’re gathering for an evening that celebrates the places, people, and stories that make west-central Indiana home. This isn’t just a fundraiser; it’s a toast to the land, our shared history, and the future we’re growing together.
📅 Tuesday, March 24, 2026
📍 The Velvet Room, Terre Haute Brewing Company (THBC)
401 S 9th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807
🎟️ Limited to 150 guests — tickets $60
⚠️RSVP by March 9th
🎶Evening Highlights
Doors Open & Reception
Grab a drink from the THBC cash bar, enjoy live music from Brent McPike, and browse our silent auction.
Dinner
Savor a locally inspired meal from Federal Coffee + Fine Foods.
Keynote Speaker: Dee Reed on “The Lost Creek of Terre Haute”
Hear from Dee Reed on “The Lost Creek of Terre Haute,” tracing the history and legacy of a local settlement — a story of place, resilience, and belonging.
OLC Awards
A chance to recognize our amazing volunteers, partners, and champions for the land.
Scenes from last year’s celebration
Artisans shaping wood, neighbors connecting over dinner, volunteers swapping stories, a room full of people who care about the land: last year had a spark we’re carrying into 2026. Here’s a look at the energy that brought us together.
🎟️ Tickets & Details
$60 per person
Get your ticket soon — space is limited to 150 guests.
Buy Tickets by March 9th
Have dietary or accessibility needs? Let us know at registration so we can accommodate you.
🪶 About Our Speaker: Dee Reed
Dee Reed is a Terre Haute-based leader in strategic communications, cultural inclusion, and heritage preservation. As a descendant of the historic Lost Creek Settlement, Reed brings a personal connection to the region's Black-settlement history and has written and spoken extensively on that heritage. Her role as the keynote speaker at the 2026 Annual Celebration underscores the opening of the Bushnell’s North Star Woods property, which blends land conservation with cultural memory and community legacy.
🏆 Silent Auction
Local art, adventures, and experiences — bid, mingle, and support OLC’s mission while you’re at it!
🕓 On-site only during the event!
🤝 Want to make a bigger impact?
Become a sponsor! Levels begin at $100 and include benefits like:
If you’d like to sponsor this celebration, please contact Bill Mitchell at william@ouabachelandconservancy.org.
🌱 Double your Impact
Your support goes even further this year
In 2026, we are taking an important next step: building the capacity to hire OLC’s first part-time staff member. Thanks to a $25,000 challenge grant from the Namaste Foundation, every contribution toward this effort — including sponsorships — will be matched dollar for dollar throughout 2026!
Your participation in our 16th Annual Celebration helps power this historic milestone.
🌻 Why It Matters
Every ticket, every bid, every guest helps protect and restore the lands and waters that define our region — the forests, prairies, and waterways that connect us all.
Come celebrate, connect, and invest in the future of our home landscape.
Questions?
📧 ouabachelandconservancy@gmail.com
🌱 Can’t make it but want to support OLC?
You can still help!
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