Holiday wishes

December 18, 2020| People

By: Lake Hopatcong Foundation

One of the real joys of the holiday season is this opportunity to thank our supporters and friends for everything they have helped us accomplish over the past year. Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to...

• Team up with the Lake Hopatcong Commission to bring in over $1.3M in funding to combat harmful algal blooms. Multiple projects were implemented this summer, with many already showing positive results.
• Help prevent the spread of harmful invasive species at the lake, thanks to the efforts of our 26 volunteer Water Scouts. In three different locations, scouts hand-pulled 154 water chestnut rosettes. One acre of water chestnut can produce enough seeds to cover 100 acres the following year! 
• Welcome the Governor back to the lake for the second time in under a year to meet with local mayors, while also bringing multiple federal, state, and county elected officials together, resulting in the lake receiving additional aid and becoming eligible for new grant opportunities. 
• Organize a wide range of virtual community events and educational programming to help bring together, educate, and lift the spirit of our lake community.

To all who helped to make these and so many more accomplishments possible (see a more complete list of 2020 accomplishments HERE), we extend our warmest wishes for the holiday season and a prosperous and peaceful new year.