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Courtesy:­M.­Rekshynskyj of Red Rock Canyon and the Mojave Can we stay “Friends”?
Desert: the McCabe Family, Native
American Dancers; the Las Vegas As-
he member renewal period is
tronomical Society; Red Rock Canyon
drawing to an end. Have you re-
Interpretive Association, presenting
Tnewed your membership in
the “Desert Kitchen”; and “Leave No
Trace”© activities presented by Trashy Friends of Red Rock Canyon? Will
this be your final mailing of The Desert
Poo (Melissa Campbell, Assistant Vol- Trumpet?
unteer Coordinator). Member renewal information has
Friends of Red Rock Canyon vol- been mailed and the results are impres-
unteers assisted with event set-up and sive—a 60 percent renewal rate from
tear-down and Front Desk staffing, as our loyal Friends. But, there are still
well as helping with program presenta- some members who have not renewed
tions. Friends also provided majority yet. Please consider renewing your
funding for the event. membership now. Don’t let your mail-
Congratulations to BLM Ranger ings and member benefits lapse. The
Vera­and­Dan­in­the­Habitat. Kate Sorom for coordinating her final Canyon needs our help and support more
Trashy Poo was on a mission. So as Harvest Festival. Who knows what the than ever.
Dan became more frustrated, she looked next event will be? Did you misplace the member
for a special gift for them. Seconds Thank you to all the exceptional renewal information? A downloadable
before he tossed her from the habitat, volunteers who participated! application is available on our website,
the reason for her annoyance became www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org. All
clear: a crowd of Friends and staff had Trash Bash ’04 current members will have received the
been able to gather without notice . . . log-in and password information for our
the special gift was an Award. Were they he sun spread a spectacular iri- members-only “Friends Room.”
surprised and speechless? Absolutely! descent, crimson light as it rose Don’t let our “Friendship” end.
Dan and Vera Wray are our Volunteers Tthe morning of October 16, 2004.
It was taken as a good omen for the day’s
of the Year for 2004. activities. It was. Trash Bash ’04 was a
The staff at Red Rock feels very Our Speaker’s Bureau
proud and privileged to have such an wonderful success. Needs You!
incredible, dynamic, couple to honor us Exceeding our original projections, Would you like to help educate
with their time and commitment. 160 volunteers toiled under a consider- our community about Red Rock
ate, cloudy sky from 9:00 until 11:30
Dan and Vera . . . thank you! If any- a.m. Surprisingly, we did not collect as Canyon? There are lots of service
one would like to see the video, stop by much trash as one would think. After a clubs, organizations, businesses,
and see Melissa. —Melissa Campbell delicious BBQ under the Pavilion, ev- and media in the Las Vegas Valley
that are frequently seeking educa-
eryone left satisfied with the experience, tional presentations. We can provide
Harvest Festival 2004 for they had been able to make a differ- short, informative programs about
by­Pat­Williams ence. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Red Rock Canyon and/or a special
Our sincere thanks and gratitude to field of knowledge with a “ready-to-
riends of Red Rock Canyon spon- all of you who contributed to making go” package of visuals.
sored a recruiting and information Trash Bash another triumphant project You will be trained in Audio/Vi-
Fbooth at the 10 Annual Harvest here at RRCNA. —Melissa Campbell sual and Power Point presentation
th
Festival, attended by over 4,700 people. programs, as well as preparatory
Friends gained seven new members material. Or, if you have expertise
as well as receiving a donation from a in an applicable area of knowledge,
please let us know and we’ll help you
visiting group, Southwestern Michigan put a program together. Contact me
College. Details regarding the upcoming at 255-8743 on the message line or
“Trash Bash” and the Tortoise Trot Courtesy:­­M.­Rekshynskyj at 456-4517 for further information. ­ ­
were distributed, as well as the booth —Blaine Benedict­
staff having brisk sales of “Friends”
logo merchandise.
Various booths and displays high-
lighted the cultural and natural history Making­a­difference. News & Notes, continued on p. 5

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