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By Mary E. Labie

It’s a brand new year – time for New Year’s Resolutions – new tax year….
So, let’s make some new Friends’ members this year! We can do this by:

Introducing a New Membership Plan for Continuing the Recruitment Initiative
Military Personnel “Share the Experience”
In this issue of the Rock, we have included This year, it would be wonderful if we could
an insert announcing a plan for active duty, increase sponsor and gift memberships. Please
enlisted military personnel who are immediate don’t forget Friends of Red Rock Canyon for
family of current Friends’ members. The insert birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, host/hostess
provides the details and includes the applica- gifts and “just because.”

tion form. You can be a sponsor by referring friends,
By limiting the sponsorships to immediate family and neighbors for membership. There is a
family members, we are starting on a small reward system in place for members who spon-
scale and will hopefully expand as we see how sor and purchase gift memberships. Last year,

the plan is working. In this way, Friends can we received 12 gift and 29 sponsored member-
recognize service men and women for the sac- ships. Let’s beat those numbers in 2015.
rifices they and their families are making.

Adding to the Recruiting Schedule Developing a Facebook Membership Level

We are expanding membership recruitment at In June 2014, the members approved a new
the Visitor Center to include Fee Free Days, membership level for those who use the Friends’
some heavy traffic holidays and Las Vegas Facebook page. The membership fee would be
events such as NASCAR weekend. There is al- $10 for e-news and electronic delivery of the
ways a need for recruiters, so please consider Rock magazine.

this volunteer opportunity to increase Friends’ Currently, there are over 3,500 “likes” on
membership base. If you love to meet new, in- Friends’ Facebook page. We hope to tap into
teresting people and talk about Red Rock Can- that community to spread the word of what
yon and, of course, Friends of Red Rock Can- Friends is doing to protect and conserve Red
yon, this volunteer opportunity may be for you. Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is again hosting from August through September.
an Artists in Residence (AiR) program this spring. Applications The Red Rock Canyon AiR program is sponsored by Red Rock
must be postmarked by January 31, 2015. The residencies may be Canyon Interpretive Association and the Bureau of Land Manage-
scheduled for two or three weeks beginning in March and ending ment. Go online to www.RRC-AiR.org for additional information.
in May 2015.
Selected artists will receive a stipend for their work and will
also be conducting a community engagement program. Artwork
will also be featured in an exhibition in the Visitor Center Gallery
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