Member Corner: News from the membership desk
by Anna Christensen
Matched gifts Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation matched the gift of Denis McQuirk of Oakland. Microsoft generously matched the donation from Thomas McMahon of San Jose.PG&E matched gifts from Tracey Walker of Dublin and David Gassman of Oakland.
Times Mirror Foundation matched a donation from Jeanne Karpenko of Glendale. Transamerica Foundation matched a gift from Llyn Hartley of Burbank. GC Companies generously doubled the donation from Paul Rayton of Los Angeles. Uniphase Corporation matched the gift of Suzanne Lau from Cupertino. Anchor Brewing matched a donation from Gordon MacDermott of San Rafael
Finally, Sun Microsystems Foundation matched gifts from David Arana of Fremont, Glenn Skinner of Palo Alto and Zona Walcott of Campbell. Many thanks!
From the email bagEducation is alive at Mono! Check out what San Dimas High School has done at Mono Lake with their "Mono Lake Living Lab" curriculum. Their site is www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/sandimas/teachers/MONO. Complete with a Power Point presentation, museum display, video, book review of Storm Over Mono and a QuicktimeVR of the lake, this site sets quite an example! We’re proud to have these students’ work linked to our website.
In Celebration
Dave "Bug" Herbst, wife Katherine and daughter Anna just celebrated the newest addition to their family with the birth of Jordan. Congratulations and best wishes!
In honor of Rick Kattleman’s birthday, Harry and Doris Kattlemann of Sonora sent a donation.
A donation was made to the Outdoor Experiences program by Bob, Linda, Anya and Naomi Walker in honor of Stacey Simon’s graduation from law school.
Dale and Willene Wendt of Sonora made a donation to celebrate the recent marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Don Erway.
In Memory
Board Member David Kanner of Redwood City sent a donation in memory of Brent Couer-Barron’s father. Brent is our Corporate Counsel.
Robert Vestal of Boise, Idaho sent a donation in memory of Elden Vestal.
Guy Cheu was remembered by Robert and May Woo of San Clemente and Jesse and Ruby Lew of Laguna Hills.
Kathleen and Jim Clarke of Modesto donated in memory of Kendall Sparkman.
Deanna Schiel of San Carlos sent a donation in memory of John Quinn.
Phyllis Hansen of Carpinteria recently joined the Mono Lake Committee in memory of her late husband who was a long time Mono Lake enthusiast.
A Round of applause
Cole and Priscilla Hawkins of Davis answered our plea for recycling assistance by stopping in to take our white paper. We can always use more help so let us know if you are going to be in the neighborhood.
Thank you to Peter Todebush of Hayward for donating a Pentium computer. This welcome addition allows us to provide internet access from our bookstore for visitors from all over the world
Ray Sieker of Mammoth Lakes helped Paula and Jack Flower out at the Royal Pines Resort in Mammoth Lakes when they were in a crunch. In exchange for his good work Royal Pines generously donated in his name!
John Brennan of Prunedale lent a very helpful hand by photographing key points around the basin for us.
Tim Snyder of Island Phone lent us a cell phone to help the gull researchers keep in contact while out on the islets.
Thank you Patagonia for your dedicated support!
And for thinking of us all at lunch time ... thank you Randy and Susan DesBaillets!
Bequests are Welcome!
Mono Lake Committee members have been generous to us for over twenty years. After the 1994 State Water Resources Control Board decision, most members recognized we had won a temporary opportunity to restore Mono Lake and the Mono Basin ecosystem, but the decision could be overturned if California’s need for water in the future exceeded its supply.
Some of these members have made out their wills to help ensure Mono Lake’s long-term protection. We thank you, and we hope you will let us know what you consider special about Mono Lake and the Mono Basin.
Last year we heard from Dr. Kenneth Millican from Oakland, a retired dentist, who came often over forty or fifty years to the Eastern Sierra. He and his wife loved Yosemite’s lakes and Eastside’s desert wildflowers. Dr. Millican also loved to troutfish near Bishop. Mono Lake was one of their favorite stops on these trips. But, he decided to put us into his will, he said, because "you fought long and hard to get Los Angeles to leave at least a few drops of water in the Mono Basin."
Thank you, Dr. Millican!
If you need information about how to leave a bequest to the Mono Lake Committee, please contact Anna Christensen, Membership Coordinator anna@monolake.org, P.O. Box 29, Lee Vining, CA 93541.
Anna Christensen is the Committee's new Membership Coordinator. She is excited to be here this fall and has already gone to extrordinary heights to see the leaves changing colors.
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