Thanks, Giving, & Tuesday

Howdy everyone. The end of the year approaches! Snow dusts the high country, tamarack needles return to the earth, and some bear begins a food coma that puts our turkey binges to shame. We’ve had a lot going on here at FOC, cold weather notwithstanding.

Thanks everyone those of you that tuned in for our annual meeting via zoom! Technology is a hassle, but one upside is that some members from outside the region – from California to Kansas –  were able to join in without a thousand mile trek. Next year we will be back to normal (we hope) but this was a great meeting regardless.

•  Volunteers Leo Scheibe and Eric Jensen, Volunteers of the Year.
• Activist Michelle Dietrich, a Montana local who has been fighting an uphill battle in the Bitterroot valley for grizzlies and wilderness.
• The Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen’s Taskforce, for their longstanding work
• Longtime board member Al Espinosa, who recieved this year’s Plank award for his decades of effort to preserve the wild clearwater. You can read more about these awards on our website. (LINK)

Thanks again everyone who could make it.

A silent auction usually accompanies the annual meeting. This year (just like September’s Wine and Wilderness auction) we are holding it online. We are just about 1/3rd of the way to our fundraising goal! If you are in the area (or are willing to get your item mailed) please bid on an item or two. All the proceeds go to Friends of the Clearwater, and you definitely don’t want to miss out on gift certificates, handmade artwork, wine, books, FOC swag, and outdoor gear we have to offer.

Again, go to this website: 32auction.com/clearwater2021. It’s free to bid (no need to put your financiual information on the web). When it finishes on December 1st (Giving Tuesday) mail or bring a check to the office and pick up your win!

The auction wraps up on “Giving Tuesday”, the day after Cyber Monday and meant to direct folks to donate to charitable organizations throughout the country.

If auction’s really aren’t your thing, please donate directly to us via our website by following the link below. This is a key time for us to fundraise, and every little bit helps!

Thanks, and stay wild!

Paul Busch

Membership and Development Director

paul@friendsoftheclearwater.org

(208) 882-9755