Page 10 - spring 2015 magazine FINAL

By Mary E. Labie
So far, 2015 is a good year!

We’re celebrating 43 new members!

Since 2013, Red Rock Canyon has hosted an annual Naturalization Ceremony. To celebrate our new citizens,

each year Friends of Red Rock Canyon (FORRC) offers the participants a one-year complimentary FORRC
membership. Six new citizens became Friends members in 2014. On March 14, 2015, Friends offered the
same complimentary membership to the 100 men and women who became United States citizens that day.
We’re pleased to report that, as of press time, five of the new citizens became Friends members!

Welcome to our new Recruiters!

Meet Barb Bergstrom
Barb has been a Friends member since June 2010 and has
accumulated 2,700 lifetime volunteer hours. She is an all-
around volunteer as evidenced by the hours she has spent as an
Exhibit Area Specialist, Hikes/Programs participant, Tortoise

Habitat Monitor, Sloan Canyon Area Monitor, Information
Desk volunteer and most recently a membership recruiter for
Friends of Red Rock Canyon.
She was recognized by Friends with the 2013 Willow Spring
Award for her accomplishments as a dedicated volunteer. Barb

loves Red Rock Canyon and meeting and greeting visitors is Photo by Mary Labie
one of her favorite jobs. During the February and March mem-
bership drives, she recruited five new members.

Meet Vivienne Touliusis
Vivienne and her husband, Ziggy, became Friends members
in April 2014 through a membership gifted by another Friends
member, Robert Schmidt. Because of their love and concern

for Red Rock Canyon, they now have a means to demonstrate
those inclinations through membership. Vivienne has taken a
further step by becoming a volunteer.
She joined the Landscaping Committee in November and
has been an active caretaker of the grounds since then. In addi-
Photo by Mary Labie tion, she expressed an interest in membership recruiting. On

her first day, she recruited a new member. She is interested in
all that Red Rock Canyon has to offer, and we believe she will

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