t bears repeating that Grand Canyon River Guides, Inc. is a volunteer, non-profit organization, and as such, we can only succeed in our good deeds with the generous assistance from our members and friends. Thanks to everyone who recently renewed their memberships. We¹d also like to specifically recognize and thank: € The Grand Canyon Conservation Fund ‹ the non-profit, grant-making program established by Grand Canyon river outfitters, for awarding us $8,000 for the Adopt-a-Beach, gts and Adaptive Management Work Group programs. This is a significant increase over last year¹s grant and does not include numerous donations of equipment and other resources from individual outfitters throughout the year. € Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Center ‹ $4,000 grant for Adopt-a-Beach. € Newman¹s Own Organics ‹ $1,000. € Brown Foundation ‹ $6,000 for bqr production. € Anonymous ‹ $1,000. € Michael Wehrle ‹ $1,500. € McJunkin Corporation ‹ $2,000. € Garth Marston ‹ stock contribution valued at $2,046. € Don Briggs ‹ $1,104 proceeds from his River Runners video. € Teva Sports Sandals, Inc. ‹ $500 for the Fall Meeting, plus t-shirts and sandal gift certificates for guides. € Anonymous ‹ donation of stock for The Whale Foundation. In addition, thanks to all who donated in response to the year-end fundraising drive, which produced over $5,000 in donations, as well as all who so generously contribute throughout the year. We couldn¹t do it without all of you!

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