<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10490"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">To the volunteers of the BRCS:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10505"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10554"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">As you know, we never ask for money from our volunteers.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10555"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10556"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">But you also know that it takes money to keep the BRCS going.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10557"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10558"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">One of the things we are most proud of is that we have not only gotten our rivers very clean but we h ave also gotten 13 other 501(c3) organizations in other towns to take on the work of cleaning their local rivers and we will go to help them instead of them coming to help us. We have been helping them get started by giving them supplies and small equipment and in some case, canoes and paddles.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10682"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10607"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">So, this is your chance to help us out and have a little fun at the same time.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10616"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10692"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">Look here for our raffle information and download an order form to buy some tickets.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10693"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10694"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><a href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/Raffle_Poster_18.html" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10695">http://www.brcleansweep.org/Raffle_Poster_18.html</a><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10696"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10697"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">Good luck.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10698"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10699"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">Our first cleanup is May 12th at the Commons in Traverse City and the big BRCS event is May 26th.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10700"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10701"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10496">I hope to see you all soon.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10559"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520393538562_10560">Norm Fred<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/">BRCS</a></div></div></body></html>