Pam Mount, owner and operator of Terhune Orchards, has been named the 17th annual Womanspace Communities of Light Peace Begins At Home Honorary Chair. Mount is an avid conservationist and agrotourism leader in New Jersey. She is a longtime supporter of Communities of Light and active member of the Mercer County community. Womanspace will host a free reception Oct. 23 at the D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton at 5:30 p.m. Call (609) 394-0136 or send an email to eat@womanspace.org to register.
In addition to her role at Terhune, Mount has served on a number of state and local councils and boards, including the Lawrence Township Council, New Jersey Clean Air Council, New Jersey Agricultural Society, Sustainable Jersey, Sustainable Lawrence, Lawrence Community Foundation and the National Guard Readiness Council. She also served as mayor of Lawrence and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the South Pacific. She was honored by the New Jersey Society of Women Environmental Professionals for her efforts to promote environmental sustainability and has been honored for her work with Sustainable Jersey. In 2012, NJBiz Magazine named Mount one of the top 50 women in business.
Mount has three children and nine grandchildren. Her daughters Tannwen and Reuwai are now partners in the farm business.
“I look forward to serving as the honorary chair of Womanspace’s 2018 Communities of Light,” Mount said. “This annual campaign allows local businesses and residents to come together and shine a light onto the tough issues of domestic and sexual violence. It is important that we support and show solidarity with victims, and encourage the vital and lifesaving work of Womanspace.”
The Communities of Light campaign occurs every October in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness month. Beginning with the launch event Oct. 23, Womanspace encourages businesses, neighborhoods and community organizations to purchase luminary kits, raise awareness of Womanspace’s services, and spread the message that “Peace Begins at Home.” The campaign concludes with a countywide luminary lighting Dec. 3.
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