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General Meeting cash reserve policy at $130,000 was fiscal year to provide visitor programs
and Elections Held presented and unanimously carried. and incidental maintenance for the Red
All candidates for open board Rock Campground. Details will be
positions were elected: Pat Williams forthcoming.
th
he 4 Quarter General Mem-
- President, Ray Stafford - Vice Outgoing president Tom
bership Meeting was held on president, Blaine Benedict - Director
TSaturday, August 22, at the Pfaendler accepted the position of li-
at Large. Their two-year terms begin aison to the Friends of Sloan Canyon
BLM Field Office. Fifty-two members
on October 1, 2004. Group and other volunteer groups.
were present, along with guests.
After a breakfast buffet was Director Blaine Benedict will
Total cash assets for the past
served, the meeting was adjourned. head the Speaker’s Bureau and is
(nearly) 11 months were $228,180.01 “Thank you” to Martha Burk and the
Net income for the same period was looking for volunteers.
Hospitality Committee for their work. The Environmental Education
$14,131 over projected income due
Committee announced that the
to additional unexpected revenue from Our Speaker’s Bureau
Sunrise Colony contributions, unex- Mojave Max program would be car-
Needs You! ried in 30 elementary schools for
pected restricted donations, and lower
than expected expenses. Revenue from this year.
ould you like to help edu- Membership renewals are re-
the Walkway, Membership Dues, Mer-
cate our community about ported at 39 percent so far. Volunteer
chandise Sales, and Environmental
WRed Rock Canyon? There hours will top 18,000 for fiscal 2004.
Education Workshops fell $30,000
are lots of service clubs, organizations, The Friends Audit Commit-
short of budgeted expectations. Only
with the inclusion of the wind- businesses, and media in the Las Ve- tee will review financial records for
gas Valley that the fiscal year on October 5. The Com-
fall revenues, a profit surplus of ap-
are frequently mittee will conduct an inventory
proximately $50,000 is expected at the
seeking of Friends’ storage facility later
close of the fiscal year on September
educational in October.
30. This underscores the need for ad-
ditional means of generating funds in presentations.
We can provide
the years ahead. BLM Report:
short, informa- Melissa Campbell has been
A motion was presented and
tive programs
unanimously carried to approve the appointed Co-volunteer Coordina-
about Red tor, along with Scott Bahan who will
proposed budget for 2004-2005.
Rock Canyon assume additional duties as Camp-
A proposal to increase member
and/or a special field of knowledge
annual dues (as published in the Sep- ground Ranger.
with a “ready-to-go” package
tember Desert Trumpet) sparked a lot Climbing Ranger Patrick
of visuals.
of discussion. Three options were pre- Putnam is leaving BLM to pursue a
You will be trained in Audio/Vi-
sented for member vote: career in private industry.
Option 1: Increase annual dues sual and Power Point presentation Ranger Jim Cribbs, currently
programs, as well as preparatory ma-
to $25 for individuals and $35 for assigned to the Sloan Canyon project,
terial. Or, if you have expertise in an
families (original proposal) and Ranger Kathy August, currently
applicable area of knowledge, please
Option 2: Increase annual dues assigned to the Oliver Ranch Residen-
let us know and we’ll help you put a
to $20 for individuals and $30 tial Desert Learning Center project,
program together. Training will pro-
for families will dedicate 50 percent of their time
vided. Contact me at 255-8743 on the
Option 3: Do not increase to Red Rock Canyon.
message line or at 456-4517 for fur-
annual dues The kickoff meeting on the
ther information.—Blaine Benedict
A motion to vote on the options planning of the new Visitor Center is
was presented and unanimously car- to be announced.
ried. After a tie in which Options 1 and September Board Notes:
2 received the same number of votes, The next board meeting will be held
a new vote was taken. Option 1 suc- A motion was presented and
ceeded by a vote of 27 to 25. unanimously carried to establish a
A motion to continue Friends’ Campground Committee in the new News and Notes, continued on page 7
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