s this New Year begins, Grand Canyon River Guides has so much to be thankful for. Really, it is astounding that we simply have the best supporters in the world, both individual members and funders. From seemingly small gestures such as paying your dues, to participating in our year-end fundraising efforts, the Circle of Friends, or program support, it heartens us to see how much you care. And in turn, that belief inspires us to do our very best for the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River.
Here is a brief overview of a few of these efforts. You’ll find corresponding lists of names below. Thanks to each and every one of you (and to the rest of you who have helped us this year) for assisting with our endeavors and supporting us so generously. We apologize for anyone we may have inadvertently missed in the lists below. Please let us know.

Year-End Fundraising
Our annual year-end fundraising drive raised over $8,500 for Grand Canyon River Guides’ coffers. These unrestricted funds provide us a great deal of flexibility as they can be funneled to any of our most pressing needs. Remember, donations such as these are tax deductible, so you can send us a contribution any time and deduct it on your taxes the following year. Large or small, each and every dollar helps! The list below reflects both solicited and unsolicited donations received around the end of the year.

Year-End Fundraising Supporters
Cathy Althoff
Betsey Arnett
Steve Asadorian
David Ash
Will Barrett
Theora Barringer
Bobbie Becker
Sandy Bernstein
Bill Bishop
John Blaustein
Carl & Marge Boyer
Mike & Nan Brown
George Campbell
Joan Carstensen & John Aber
Jim Case
Jake Coggin
Tom & Edie Cohen
Pat Connell
Robert Davis
Pat & Roger Essick
Stephen Fickett
Richard Francoz
Ardian Gill
Jerry Goodman
Kevin Greif
Bryn Hazell
Denise Hudson
Billy Hughes
Pamela Hyde
Steve Jellinek
Roz Jirge
Ed Jodice
RJ Johnson
Joyce Knutson
Irene Kosinski (in memory of Chet Kosinski)
Blair Kuropatkin & Barry McCormick
Gary Ladd
Carol Lane
Bill Langer
John Linderman
William Lockwood, Jr.
Tom Mann
Kiyomi Masatani & Gary Yamahara
Allyson Mathis
McJunkin Corporation
Joanne Nissen (to honor Sally Gist)
Jerry & Judy Overfelt
Allen Petri
Rudi Petschek & Kenly Weills
Bruce Quayle & Robin Fox
Walter Rist
Marji Robinson
Pat Ryan & Randy Daut
Virginia Sand
George Sandvig
M.S. Schaeffer
Mark Schneggenburger
Harry Schoening
Gregg & Mei-Ling Schuler
Gus Scott
Philip Smith
Patrick Sollo
John Southworth
Bill Swan
Loren Swartley
Jan Taylor
Walt Taylor
Peter Titcomb
Rich Turner
Claudia Turner
John VanPeenen
Bil Vandergraff
Ellen Voorhees
Gretchen & Daniel Walsh
Dick Warner
Shana Watahomigie
Michael Wehrle
Greg Woodall
Tim Yanacheck
Roy Young

Circle of Friends
This fundraising initiative commenced in May of 2004, and we have raised over $19,000 to date, bringing us within striking distance of our $30,000 annual goal! This includes over $4,000 since July 1st. As most of you know, these funds are used specifically to offset the considerable expenditures associated with the publication of this very newsletter, the Boatman’s Quarterly Review. The names listed below in the Circle of Friends section are those people whose contributions were received after July 1st (the start of our fiscal year). The Circle of Friends fundraising cycle will start again in May, so look for that letter in the mail and reach for your checkbook! And it’ s certainly not too late to contribute right now. Any time is fine, and it’ s always tax deductible. Your support has made an enormous difference, and we hope we can count on you in the future as well. As I said once before, if each and every member contributed just $20, we would reach our goal in no time. Of course, bigger donations propel us there even faster! However, we are deeply appreciative regardless of the size of the contribution.

Circle of Friends Supporters
(Contributions received after 7/1/04)
Stewards ($1000 to $2,499)
Annette & Nathan Avery

Sponsors ($100 to $499)
Carole & Jeff Voss
Joe Brazie
Mimi Wallace
Jeffrey & Maureen Marston
Paul Anderson
Richard McFarland & Erica Carpenter
Dick & Susie McCallum
James & Charlene Van Vesse
Stephen Sheehy
Jim Cuthbertson & Cindy Magill
Pat Connell
Gretchen & Dan Walsh
Steve Carothers
Noel Eberz
K.C. DenDooven

Friends ($1 to $99)
Kathleen Ryan
Jerry Handy
Annie LeRoy
Bruce McDowell
Meg Lindley
John Schmidt
Hal & Eileen Ort
Nan Schmidt
Michael Ehlers
Achim Gottwald
Jim Bohlander
James Aton
Bob Davis
Ivo Lucchitta
Connie Tibbitts
Carlos Gallinger
John Lingenfelder
Jean Cline
Gary Casey

Program Support
Our programs rely very heavily on grants from a variety of wonderful funders. The listing below reflects those funders who have joined us since the beginning of our fiscal year (July 1, as we mentioned previously). This support goes a long way to keep these programs strong and moving forward. You will note that program support is not necessarily restricted to major funders. Individual gcrg members have contributed directly to specific programs as well. You can too!

Foundation Support
Arizona Humanities Council
Ceres Foundation
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
Grand Canyon Association
Grand Canyon Conservation Fund
Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Center
Walton Family Foundation

Individual Contributions to Programs
Mary Repenning (Adopt-a-Beach Program)
Teva (Guides Training Seminar)
Richard Quartaroli (Oral History Project)