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Cheers to You! By Pat Williams Congratulations to Walter Barbuck

for being a twenty-year Friends
Friends Volunteers Rock member and Red Rock volunteer!
In early December Chuck Williams
presented Walter with commemora-
tive gifts during his monthly stint on
the Information Desk.
he member volunteers who keep Red tion awards were presented by Presi-
TRock Canyon National Conservation dent Chuck Williams and Director Joe
Area running smoothly were honored at Labie to our dedicated volunteers. Photo by Norm Kresge
the Friends of Red Rock Canyon Annual Raffle proceeds defray costs of Annual Appreciation Event
Appreciation and Awards Barbecue held in The Volunteer Rewards and the Presi-
November. dential Points of Light Awards, spon- Silver Award Recipients - 250 to 499 Volunteer Hours After the awards were presented, lucky winners took home over $2,000
sored by Friends of Red Rock Canyon, Mary Labie, Joe Labie, Roger Hembree, Lynn Thigpen, Roger Kolar, Gerry in donated prizes, which included framed photography, jewelry, wine
Wojciechowski, Karen Cunningham, Cheryl Zentz, Shari Young, Jeff Young,
Over 115 were presented to over 75 volunteers. Susan Murphy, Patricia Potter and Sharon Schaaf baskets, camping and hiking equipment, home décor, gift cards and metal
members and Volunteer Rewards included Visions sculptures. After attendees purchased raffle coupons, they were able to
choose the prizes they’d like to win by depositing their tickets in separate
of Red Rock 2016 calendars, Seek-
guests cel-
Photo by Roger Hembree ebrated the ers, Saints & Scoundrels books, buckets for each prize.
volunteers’
sweatshirts or jackets based upon
Proceeds from the ticket sales paid for more than half the cost of the
achievements
the individual’s volunteer hours. The
event. Thank you to the generous raffle donors who include:
a barbecue
also based on annual or lifetime vol-
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Red Rock Canyon
Terrible Herbst
Liz & Alan Carmer
Sharyn Cochran
Sarah Webster and Edwina LeBrecque being and enjoyed Presidential Points of Light Awards, Elements Gift Store REI Off Broadway Shoes
served lunch in beau- unteer contributions, were delivered to Photo by Roger Hembree Brenda Jackson Tom & Nancy Knapp Roger & Sue Kolar
tiful Bonnie members volunteering more than 100 Joe & Mary Labie Patricia Potter John & Sharon Schaaf
Springs Ranch. Everyone enjoyed fall-off- hours in the past year. Don Schoengold Vicki Sudduth Chuck & Pat Williams
the-bone tender barbecued chicken, cow- Gold Award Recipients - Over 500 Volunteer Hours Gerry & Terrie Wojciechowski
boy baked beans, cole slaw and biscuits in A special Points of Light recognition Carol Swearingen, Sue Kolar, Tom Lisby, Pat Williams and Chuck Williams
the Old Town Saloon before the apprecia- award was presented to Anthony Tim-
mons, Jr. for his volunteer contribu-
tions in community events, the Site
Steward Program, Cultural Resources
and the Native Plant teams.
Photo by Roger Hembree Fifteen-year-old Anthony has been a Photo by Roger Hembree

Friends volunteer since late 2013 and
has volunteered over 175 hours of his

many incredible and fragile locations
Bronze Award Recipients - 100 to 249 Volunteer Hours time to help preserve and conserve the
Front row: Gail Surgent, Edwina LeBrecque, Vicki Ashenfelter, Loretta Coleman, Beth in southern Nevada. Director Joe Labie, Secretary Patricia Potter and President Chuck Williams
Dixon, Kuniaki Nagai, Jan Shevorski, Don Schoengold, Vivienne Toliusis, Linda Vetter, present Anthony Timmons, Jr., with the Teen Gold Presidential Points of Light
John Schaaf, Barb Ulmer. Back Row: Chris Dempsey, Mike Evans, Stuart Stenzel, Har-
old Larson, Linda McCollum, Larry Dunn, Dwight Hempel, Eric Rebstock, Gary Vetter, Award for his volunteer service
Tony Timmons Linda Vetter, Sharon Schaaf, Nancy Knapp and Gerry Wojciechowski calling winning numbers
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the Rock - Volume 6 Issue 2 Winter 2016