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10 Friends oF red rock canyon

riends of Red Rock Can- the multi-tasker, Susan Murphy. Resource Monitoring, community
F yon volunteers, guests and Murphy donated 1,020 hours in events, assisting with the Milk-
staff from the Bureau of Land the past year – the vast majority of weed Project and graffiti removal.
Management (BLM) celebrated her volunteer time involved trail Kolar has volunteered in excess of
another wonderful year of positive maintenance and monitoring, graf- 4,000 hours and was recognized
changes. President Patricia Pot- fiti removal, native plant restora- with the President’s Call to Ser-
ter welcomed the 90 guests to the tion and serving as team lead for vice Lifetime Award. Thank you
Annual Appreciation Luncheon our community volunteer days. Roger!
and thanked Bonnie Springs for
Ella Weeks, Kristi Weeks and their unwavering hospitality. Pot- Williams, August and Howell The lunch concluded with
Susan Gonzalez ter noted that Bonnie Springs has thanked the attendees for the many the raffle prize drawings. Claire
been hosting the Friends quar- contributions made by Friends Desmond-Ward, Linda Vetter and
Sharon Schaaf
terly meetings since 2010 and the volunteers. In appreciation, the crafted 21 gift
Awards Luncheons since 2015. BLM distributed Annual Red Rock baskets that
Canyon passes to 33 volunteers
Following the barbeque buffet, who had volunteered more than 40 generated lots
of interest
Potter introduced our guests from hours in the past year. Addition- and helped to
the BLM, Catrina Williams, KC ally, they awarded America the fund the lunch.
Kraven, Kathy August and Cal Beautiful national park passes to Thank you
Howell as well as Janis Kadlec 23 volunteers who had (cumu- Claire, Linda
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Red Rock Canyon
Linda Vetter and Lee Minardi with the Southern Nevada Con- latively) donated more than 250 and Sharon! Gold Award volunteers: Beth Rouse, Susan Murphy, Jeff Young, Greg
at the registration table servancy. Potter also bid a fond hours of their time. Darrow, Chuck Williams, Pat Williams, Mary Labie and Tom Lisby
farewell to departing board mem-
ber, Tom Lisby, as well as Kristi Members were also presented
Weeks, Friends Executive Direc- with Presidential Call to Service
tor. Tom is retiring, once more, to award pins and Friends of Red
spend more time with his expand- Rock Canyon Volunteer Rewards
ing collection of grandchildren. based on three levels of service.
Kristi and her family are relocating The Bronze Awards, for those
to Yakima, WA, for business and who volunteer between 100 and
family reasons. 249 hours, were presented to 23
Catrina Williams, BLM Field attendees. Ten members received Silver Award volunteers: Chelsea Conlin, Jerry Wojciechowski, Janice Shevorski,
Manager, thanks the volunteers Also recognized were the the Silver Award for their 250 to Barb Bergstrom, Sue Kolar, Roger Hembree, Kara Freeman and Phil Fiol
amazing group of Information 499 volunteer hours. A record 10
Desk volunteers. This group of members received what we like
dedicated and dependable people to call the “No Life Award” – the
donated more than 5,500 hours Gold Level. This is presented to
which equates to two people work- members who have donated 500 or
ing 8-hour days, 365 days a year. more hours in the past year.
The desk volunteers also provided
smiles, information and education Roger Kolar, a Friends member
to more than 750,000 guests last since 2002, began his volunteer Bronze Award volunteers: (front - L to R) Don Schoengold, Kevin Cardiff, Edie Cardiff,
Nataline Chew buying raffle year. That is a lot of smiles and career in 2006 in areas such as Loretta Coleman, Patricia Potter, Linda Vetter, Diane Stevens, Steve Allen, Eric Rebstock, Joe
tickets from Carol & Don the Tortoise Habitat, Cultural Labie, Kuniaki Nagai (back - L to R) Sharon Schaaf, Glenn Ritt, Vivienne Toulisis, Cam Cam-
Schoengold talking. Potter also congratulated burn, Joanne Marzowski, Roger Kolar, Rob Tuvell, Gary Vetter, Jerry Barrett and Jack Koch

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