<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2380"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">Dear BRCS Volunteers, <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2542"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2543"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">Today I received a notification that the Boardman River Clean Sweep will receive the DNR's Partners In Conservation Award.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2479"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2478" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2504" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/Documents/DNR_Partners_In_Conservation_15.pdf">http://www.brcleansweep.org/Documents/DNR_Partners_In_Conservation_15.pdf</a></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2436" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2437" dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2539"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">This is NOT my award. It is YOURS!</span></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2480" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2481" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">I want all of you to know that without your loyal support and assistance, none of the success that the BRCS has achieved would have been possible.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2484" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2485" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">No one knows that more than I do.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2486" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2487" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2408">So, congratulations on <b>YOUR</b> award and I will do everything I can to continue to uphold the work that you do. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2420"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434575573978_2421" class="signature">Norm Fred<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/">BRCS</a></div></div></body></html>