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10 Friends oF red rock canyon
Registration by Judi, Jo Ann and Linda
ovember 2, 2019 was a beautiful autumn Member Reflections. Longtime member Roger
Nday in Las Vegas as guests arrived at Hembree spoke first about the friendly people
the Grove Event Center, this year’s venue for he has met as a volunteer with Friends of Red
Friends of Red Rock Canyon’s Annual Volunteer Rock Canyon working at the Information Desk,
Appreciation Luncheon and 35th Anniversary participating in the Photo Contest and as the
Celebration. More than 80 members and guests Events Photographer for Friends. These activi-
began arriving at 11:00 a.m. to visit with fellow ties have given him the opportunity to share his
supporters of Red Rock Canyon and to place photographs of sites in Red Rock Canyon with
their raffle tickets into the drawing to win one of locals and tourists alike.
twelve gift baskets and five mega prizes. Lunch
was served just before noon and featured roast Chelsea Conlin, Friends of Red Rock Can-
Perusing the Gift Baskets... beef, turkey, salad, rolls, mashed potatoes, rice yon’s face of the future, was our next speaker.
and beverages. Chelsea enjoys hiking and when she discovered
Red Rock Canyon as a new resident, she was
After lunch, Friends President Patricia Potter hooked on the area. After she saw the damage
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Red Rock Canyon
welcomed everyone by reading a proclama- done on the trails, Chelsea started volunteer-
tion from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman ing with Light Trail Maintenance and Canyon
proclaiming November 2 as Friends of Red Cleanup. However, when she met the Torts,
Rock Canyon Day. Patricia also recognized our Chelsea fell in love and now leads the Tort Habi-
partners in attendance from the Bureau of Land tat volunteers. Like many of the volunteers, she
Management, REI, the Conservation Lands has learned so much about nature from her work
Foundation and the Southern Nevada Conser- at Red Rock Canyon and it has led to many new
vancy and introduced Friends board members friendships.
and committee chairs in attendance.
Chuck Williams was our final speaker and
A very special part of the program were talked about the changes he has seen over the
...And the buffet
35th Anniversary Congratulatory Certificates Patricia Potter toasting the members Shari Young & Sofia Castille at the Raffle Table
the Rock - Volume 10 Issue 2
