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*** Please note that ticket sales for this event have now ended. If you would like to join the waitlist, please email water@waterspirit.org. *** About the event: This momentous celebration will commemorate our 25th anniversary! Join your fellow water protectors at this community-building fundraiser. This special event will be an afternoon of delicious food and wine, a silent auction, and beautiful music by harpist Michele Mountain. Joys of the Sea will feature special remarks by the winners of the 2023 Suzanne Golas Spirit of Water Award, Drs. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim! THANK YOU to our sponsors: Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Peace Ministries PROGRESS Capital Middletown Pediatric Dental Ann Marie and Bob Reardon Kate and Bob Chambers Sue Smith Anonymous Donor About the 2023 Suzanne Golas Spirit of Water Award winners: Suzanne Golas, CSJP, is an innovator in the field of spiritual ecology. Drawing on her deep love of the ocean, she founded Waterspirit in 1998 to promote awareness of the sacredness of water and the importance of equitable access to clean, safe water for everyone. This year's award winners are Drs. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Yale professors who cofounded of the field of religion and ecology. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim are Senior Lecturers and Research Scholars at Yale University with appointments in the School of the Environment, Divinity School, and the Department of Religious Studies. They co-direct the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale. They have both widely published and spoken on the subject of religion and ecology. They are co-authors and co-producers of Journey of the Universe, and John is president of the American Teilhard Association. Learn more about Waterspirit at http://www.waterspirit.org