<html><head></head><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_1455196772416_4700" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">I was at the Boardman Dam removal meeting on Tuesday night. I put on my name tag which had BRCS on it.</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4699" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4460" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">People I didn't know came up to me and thanked me for cleaning up all the rivers in this area. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4703" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4704" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">We all know I didn't do that alone and I told them that. YOU have cleaned the rivers where we live with my help not the other way round. So for that, <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4931">I THANK YOU ALL!</b> I also want to thank those who may not have come to any BRCS events but who have worked on their own to keep the rivers clean in their own ways. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4705" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4706" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">We all can be very proud of what we have accomplished together and we should continue to be diligent to keep the rivers here in the pristine condition we have worked so hard to achieve. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4707" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4708" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">One way to do that is to help fund the efforts of the BRCS. Since the BRCS is an all volunteer organization, even small amounts have a big impact on our bottom line. So do what you can to help out. The tickets are only $2.00.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4459" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4137" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">We have some superlative prizes:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4140" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4141" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">A new Dagger Zydeco 11 kayak (699.00) and wooden Bending Branches Paddle (165.00)<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4274" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">A Ski Pass to Crystal Mountain (349.00)<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4275" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">A Guided Fishing trip with Chuck Hawkins Outfitters (350.00)<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4276" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">And a lot more - 20 prizes in all.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4277" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4278" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">I snail-mailed some raffle ticket order forms to those whose addresses I was pretty sure of but I know I missed many of you.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4279" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4280" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109">You can see the prizes here:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4281" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4282" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4109"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4283" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/Raffle_Poster_16.html">http://www.brcleansweep.org/Raffle_Poster_16.html</a></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4139"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4284"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4285" dir="ltr">and you can download a raffle ticket order form here:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4296" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4325" dir="ltr"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4324" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/Documents/Raffle_Ticket_payment_form_16.doc">http://www.brcleansweep.org/Documents/Raffle_Ticket_payment_form_16.doc</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4326" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4327" dir="ltr">Help the BRCS make this the best river paddling season ever.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4906" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4907" dir="ltr">See you on the river soon,<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4905" dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455196772416_4908" class="signature">Norm Fred<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/">BRCS</a></div></div></body></html>