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 Chapters that raised between $250,000 and $999,999
were recognized in the Chairman’s Roll of Honor category, while
those that raised between $100,000 and $249,999 were named as
President’s Elite chapters. Rounding out the four categories,
President’s Roll of Honor chapters raised between $65,000 and
$99,999.
“These fundraising events are the backbone of DU’s habitat
conservation efforts, and the volunteers who make up these chapters
are the force making a difference for North American waterfowl
populations,” said DU President Rogers Hoyt Jr. “It takes a great
deal of effort to achieve these levels, and these chapters deserve
to be congratulated by every person who enjoys the outdoors.”
This year’s Chairman’s Roll of Honor chapters from Illinois
include:
Freeport Chapter, Freeport
This year’s President’s Elite chapters from Illinois include:
Chicago Downtown, Chicago
Silver Creek Chapter, Mascoutah
Logan County Chapter, Lincoln
McHenry Fox Flyway Chapter, Woodstock This
year’s President’s Roll of Honor chapters from Illinois
include:
Peoria Chapter, Peoria
North Shore Chicago Chapter, Winnetka
Quincy Chapter, Quincy
Sauk Valley Chapter, Dixon The chapters
honored this year earned their spots on the nationally recognized
lists out of more than 2,600 DU chapters nationwide that hosted more
than 4,200 fundraising events. DU’s event fundraising system has
become a model for other conservation organizations worldwide and
has helped conserve more than 14.5 million acres of waterfowl
habitat since 1937.
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“The hard work and dedication from DU’s event system
volunteers and staff drive the organization’s conservation mission
from a financial, membership and policy strength perspective,” Hoyt
said. “DU chapters across the country are showing that the future of
waterfowl populations and the wetlands that filter our water and
protect us from flooding are important to them and to their
communities. The more money we raise, the more habitat we can
conserve and the closer we are to preserving our waterfowl hunting
heritage. I would like to personally thank our chapters for their
achievements and look forward to seeing them among our distinguished
chapters next year.”
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest nonprofit organization
dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing
waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has
conserved more than 14.5 million acres thanks to contributions from
more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by
science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the
vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl
today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit
www.ducks.org.
[Chris Sebastian] |
