LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Dick Riseling, former executive director and now board member of Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD), was honored at a fundraising event at the Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor on September 6.

Riseling is well-known throughout the region for his advocacy in the realm of alternative energy. He and Sonja Hedlund own Apple Pond Farm in Callicoon Center, and he also hosts a program on the radio station WJFF called Connections, which airs at 7 p.m. on Mondays.

From the SASD website, “SASD is a network of individuals, businesses and organizations whose goal is to implement a new economic model for Sullivan County based on projects that are socially and environmentally responsible.

“SASD’s mission is to foster economic development that is environmentally and economically sustainable as well as socially responsible, generating jobs that provide a living wage within the greater Sullivan County region.”

Go to sullivanalliance.org for more information.