2013 ANNUAL REPORT on BOARD Chad Pregracke | Founder & President from the BENCH Living Lands & Waters Dear Supporter, Curtis Lundy | Chairman a WORD Hard Work

2013 ANNUAL REPORT On BOARD Chad Pregracke | Founder & President from the BENCH Living Lands & Waters Dear Supporter, Curtis Lundy | Chairman A WORD Hard work. True impact. Recognition. Rewards. Transformative. Retired Vice President & CFO, When I joined the Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) board thirteen THE National Bank Fun. Those are just a few ways to describe our 2013. years ago, they did not have a balance sheet that balanced. Tom Rowe | Vice Chairman Not even close. LL&W had a houseboat, living quarters for Retired President, With your support, we conducted 148 events and hauled Serv-A-Lite Products, Inc. Chad and crew, which floated — most of the time, not always. over 341,000 pounds of trash from America’s river banks Terry Becker | Treasurer LL&W had vibrancy, a bite’em in the butt tenacity for hard and waterways in the last year. We expanded our education President, work and results, and crazy creativity, all of which got the program with 49 workshops that included 1,297 participating Riverway Foundation organization through the early days. These qualities have not teachers and students. Through community outreach events, Leigh Ann Baird | Secretary diminished through the years. They have been strengthened thousands of adults and kids heard the LL&W mission. VP, Strategic Planning & Sustainability, by a talented and longer serving crew and office staff, a Ingram Barge Company sophisticated, dedicated board, a greatly broadened financial Because of the commitment and passion of people like you, the Jeff Becker support base, an expanded scope that involves attracting water is cleaner, river banks are safer, kids are more aware of VP North America Grain, thousands of volunteers for tree planting and education of their responsibilities to our environment and teachers are better Archer Daniels Midland Company youth, in addition to river cleanups. equipped to deliver relevant and fun messages that will result Bruce L. Hahn CPA, EVP, in keeping our waterways and communities cleaner. Marquette Transportation Company, LLC Today, LL&W is bigger and stronger, better able to adapt as needed, and to perform more effectively. The growth is still On top of all that, I was honored to be invited to the White Rene Hipple Sr. VP Membership, firmly rooted in Chad who continues to inspire each of us to House to celebrate volunteers who are making a difference Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce not be afraid of mud, and to think BIG without forgetting the all over the United States and at the end of the year, I was Rick Kapsner dream is realized by day-to-day effort. named the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year. These are significant Executive Director, Business Development recognitions — and my friends, I don’t take them for granted C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc After twelve years on the board, I exit feeling incredibly nor do I underestimate the contributions others have made to Jeffery Keifer blessed for the LL&W experience. I feel happy, happy, happy Managing Director, Boat Operations, my success or that of Living Lands & Waters. for being so closely associated with LL&W. Those of you who AEP River Operations are associated by volunteering, donating, spreading the word — Last year was significant for both our organization and Melvin Menke you know what I mean. me, personally. I owe my success to my family, talented and Vice President, Cargill Marine and Terminal committed staff, enthusiastic volunteers, supporters, sponsors Pete Pohlmann and partners like you. I’m gratified by our achievements. Not a Retired CEO, day goes by that I don’t think about how lucky I am to travel Lujack’s Northpark Auto Plaza the United States, meet and work with the best of the best James I. Sears people, do what I love and make a difference. CEO, Sears Manufacturing Co. Thank you for contributing to our successful, rewarding and Gary Swick fun year! President, Friends of the Fox River; Instructor, Northern Illinois University

Sincerely,

Founder & President

2 3 MEET the TEAM NORA COYNE-LOGAN | Programs Coordinator DAN BREIDENSTEIN | Crew Member Cleanups and Special Events Dan has been a volunteer since 2010 and, after attending Nora graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2008 with two alternative spring breaks and completing an internship CHAD PREGRACKE | Founder & President ANNE POWERS | Financial Manager a degree in Communication. After graduation, Nora became with LL&W, was asked to join the team. Dan graduated from Sixteen years ago, at the age of 23, Chad founded Living Anne came on board in November 2004, bringing with her the Membership Coordinator at the River Music Experience Western Illinois University with a major in Recreation Parks Lands & Waters, the world’s only “industrial strength” 28 years of experience in The University of Iowa’s Athletic in Davenport, IA. She also assisted with booking musical and Tourism Administration. He is an avid disc golfer who not-for-profit river cleanup organization. After spending Business Office. She graduated from Christian College in engagements, marketing duties, and various administrative enjoys longboarding, snowboarding, and listening to live his life growing up and working on the Mississippi River, Columbia, MO, and attended The University of Iowa. After tasks. Nora joined the LL&W team in January of 2010 to help music. His positive attitude is a great addition to the crew. Chad became appalled by the amount of garbage in proving herself as a LL&W superstar volunteer, she was remind her brother, Nozzy, to keep his shoes tied. the river and decided that, if no one else was going to recruited to join the full-time staff. After nine great years, Anne AMY MCCOY | Education Coordinator, Crew Member do something about it, he would. Since then, Chad, his retired in December 2013. We will miss all that she brought to ASHLEY STOVER | Programs Coordinator In 2012 Amy met the Living Lands & Waters Crew as a teacher crew, and 70,000 volunteers have removed, more than 7.5 the LL&W team and wish her the best in her retirement. MillionTrees Project and Safety Program, Crew Member when she brought her class aboard for a student workshop. million pounds of garbage from our nation’s rivers. Ashley graduated from Western Illinois University in 2007 After being blown away with her vocals during the workshop MIKE COYNE-LOGAN with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. Her dedication, and hearing her express her admiration for the company, TAMMY BECKER | Programs Manager Education Facilitator, Crew Member persistence, and organizational skills were displayed while Chad later contacted Amy to see if she’d be interested in Tammy is the high-spirited director of the LL&W Mike (a.k.a. Nozzy) graduated from Northern Illinois volunteering for the MillionTrees Project in 2010 which led coming on as the new Education Coordinator. With 10 years educational workshops. She has a Bachelor of Social Work University in 2000 with degrees in history and education. to her hire as a crew member and the MTP coordinator. She of classroom teaching experience in Biology, Earth Science, degree from Western Illinois University. Tammy joined Before joining the crew in July of 2007, Mike taught school later took on the task of Safety Coordinator as a means to and Environmental Science as well as a Master’s degree in the team in late 2002 and uses her extensive experience in Rock Island, IL. Mike began volunteering with LL&W in better keep the crew and volunteers safe in all off LL&W’s Environmental Studies from California State University at gained from the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to put 2005 which lead to his decision to come on board. endeavors. Not only does she keep the supplies and logistics Fullerton, Amy brings a lot to the education program, not to together informative, fun and successful workshops. under control, Ashley also keeps the barge nice and tidy!! mention an occasional “Star-Spangled Banner” at a clean-up Tammy also works hard as a cleanup team member and BEN GRAFTON | Operations Manager, Crew Member Ashley enjoys cleaning, as well as spending time with her event! grant writer. She is the most positive personality within Ben is from Moline, IL and graduated from Moline High School friends and family…especially her niece, Keegan, and her our group, which is quite an accomplishment with this in 2004. He’s been affiliated with LL&W since the Hurricane dog, Smo. SHELLY HAMM | Financial Manager enthusiastic group of optimists! Katrina Project in 2005, and officially joined the crew in March of 2009. Ben’s hard work ethic, carpentry skills and easy-going JOHN BOSTROM (J.B.) working for the Hillman Group, formerly Servalite Products, personality make him a great addition to the LL&W crew. Operations Manager, Crew Member John (J.B.) graduated from Black Hawk College in 2009 and brings to LL&W amazing organizational and business skills, attended Western Illinois University. After volunteering with as well as a great sense of humor. Shelly and her husband, LL&W for several years and attending Alternative Spring Roger, have a 12 year old daughter and an 8 year old son. Break, J.B. was urged to join the crew in the summer of Both of their children recently enjoyed participating in a 2011. He’s a quick learner and “Jack of all trades” who easily LL&W river cleanup with their Scout troops. In her free time, transitioned into his role as crew member. if there is such a thing with two young children, Shelly enjoys watching her kids’ sporting events and serves as their full-time ANNEDa n ERICben amberJUSTINETammychadAMYashleyCpt. MIKEnoramike c.JOHN DICK AMBER PRIBYL | Office Manager taxi driver! Amber joined the LL&W team in May 2012. As a former dental assistant, she was more in tune to personal hygiene DICK SOUTHWICK | Crew Member than river hygiene. It was her well-known commitment to Richard “Dick” is a Quad City native who resides on the success, support of community development and volunteer shore of the Mississippi River in East Moline, IL. After efforts that connected her to the organization. Amber graduation from Moline High School, Dick served in the has become one of LL&W’s biggest cheerleaders. She United States Marine Corps. He worked at several area enthusiastically manages the Quad Cities office with tenacity, manufacturing facilities, retiring from John Deere Harvester and is dedicated to maximizing opportunities that enhance LL&W in making a difference. Amber’s hobbies include welder, fabricator and procurement specialist. Dick joined the spending time with friends and family, live music and meeting team in May 2012. new people. MIKE HANLIN | Captain JUSTINE LENTZ Mike, a retired educator from East Moline, IL, has been with Programs Coordinator, Grant Writer, Crew Member LL&W since the beginning. Captain Mike received his Charter Justine grew up in Northern California where she graduated Boat Captain Master License in the 60’s while working his in 2011 from California State University, Chico, with a way through college. After many years of teaching, Chad degree in International Relations. In the winter of 2012, she persuaded Mike to come aboard as Captain. They made volunteered with AmeriCorps which led to her involvement their first trip up the Mississippi River together with one with LL&W. After completing her service with AmeriCorps, additional crew member. Captain Mike is an environmentalist Justine moved to the Midwest and joined the crew full who enjoys the outdoors. He always has a great story to tell time. She’s always eager to accept new challenges, has about his experiences working with LL&W, and looks forward already taken over our Adopt-a-River-Mile program, and is to future trips “Rollin’ On The River.” looking forward to putting her experience and many amazing skills to good use. 4 5 DONATIONS $10,000 – 24,999 Thank you to these major donors Alcoa Foundation $5,000 – 9,999 for their support and generosity. Argosy Foundation Aavang, Sarah Aon Hewitt Brennan Marine Inc. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Brule, Elsa Living Lands & Waters Canal Barge Co. Inc. All donations are tax deductible. Erickson, Cindy Ceres Barge Line Combined Federal Campaign, Illowa Illinois Tool Works Foundation CINDY Bi-State Lafarge North America Erickson Gresh, Phil & Susan Johnston-Hanson Foundation Riverway Foundation $100,000 and up Martin-Fabert Foundation Roquette America Inc Loralee Pregracke, Chad AEP River Operations WEST RBC Wealth Management West, Loralee River Network Archer Daniels Midland Company IN-KIND: SSAB Iowa Inc. Cargill Incorporated ECE Solar Turn Services Palmer Johnson Power Systems Uihlein, Dick & Liz CNN Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Weck Charitable Trust Deere & Company IN-KIND: $1,000 – 4,999 CENTA Corporation American Profol, Inc Litov, Richard Running Rivers LLC Anonymous Lundy, Curtis $50,000 – 99,999 Arya, Aditi Lykins Family Foundation Baird, Leigh Ann M.H. Equipment Ruhl & Ruhl Insurance Watson, Alexander Birdies for Charity Mansuy, Bucky & Jane Russell Construction Co. Wells Fargo Bunge North America, Inc. Blistex McCarthy-Bush Corp. Sedona Group West High School Caterpillar, Inc. Bowers, Richard Jr. McDonald’s Shoot, Charles & Rachel Willis of Illinois, Inc. Caterpillar Foundation Bowlesburg Elementary School McDonough Marine Service Smith, Ryan & Erin Boynton, J. Kent & Mary Jo Memphis & Shelby County Society of American Military IN-KIND: Ingram Barge Company Califf & Harper, P.C. Port Commission Engineers (S.A.M.E.) American Honda Motor Co Inc CD Wiman Memorial Trust Menke, Mel Marquette Transportation Sommers, Tom & Carmel Duncan, Cecil Charles B. Preacher Foundation Midwest River Expeditions Standard Forwarding G & C Multi-Services Tennessee Dept. of Transportation Combined Federal Campaign, Mike’s Inc. Starved Rock Foundation Greenpath Environmental Svcs National & Overseas Miller Container Corp. Stern Beverage Hemlock Printers USA Inc Crounse Corporation River Trans. Moon, Carolyn Stilson, Mary Keene, David Morgan Stanley Sullivan, Mary One Step Printing $25,000 – 49,999 Economy Boat Store Morrison Family Foundation Elkay Manufacturing Company The Johnson Watkins Praxair Distribution Inc Mumford Family Foundation Family Foundation MidAmerican Energy Company Enterprise Holdings Foundation Rexroat Sound Pappas Davidson O’Connor The Machine Shed Restaurant Greiman, Eldon & Judith Ross, Blake Sappi Fine Paper & Fildes THE National Bank Group O Waterways Journal Patz, Michael The Pillsbury Foundation The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation Hahn, Bruce & Doreen Pearce, Jay The Raney Family Fund Harper Family Pfaff, Alain & Cathy Sears Manufacturing Todd’s Mudjacking Service, Inc. Holzer, Jack & Judy Pinsky, Laura Truettner Foundation W.W. Grainger, Inc. Illinois American Water Pohlmann, Pete US Bank Illinois EPA IN-KIND: Pregracke, Gary & Keekee Vanguard Distributing Corp. Johnson, Alan American Commercial Lines., Inc. Quinby, Gary & Cindy Von Maur, Charles & Nancy Karnick, Robin Rocker, Brent Waste Commission of Scott Cty Lewis & Moulin Family Fund Roth, Mr. & Mrs. David Up to $999 $93,607 6 7 5-Gallon Buckets ...... 250-Gallon Drums ...... Safes ...... 55-Gallon Drums ...... 5,951 Milk Crates ...... 756 Bags of Police Riot Gear .....6 Bags of Trash ...... Bicycles...... 112 Construction Cones ...... 106 Sinks ...... Life Jackets...... Big Wheels ...... 51 Tires ...... 69,298 Tractors...... 19 Parking Meters ...... 1 Barge Line ...... 18,852 Trash Cans ...... Pianos ...... Refrigerators...... 971 Car Engines ...... 15 Jet Skis ...... 7 Air Conditioners ...... 68 Chairs ...... 1,151 Messages in Bottles ...... 71 Washing Machines ...... 221 Stoves...... 191 Buoys ...... Gas Tanks and Cans ...... TVs ...... Sunken Barges ...... Propane Tanks ...... Lawn Mowers ...... 56 Hot Tubs ...... Mannequin Heads & Hands ...12 Couches ...... 57 1 foot thick Styrofoam ...... Hot Water Heaters ...... Motorcycles ...... 12 football fields Portable Toilets...... Ford Econoline Van ...... 1 5th Wheel Trailer ...... 1 BBQ Grills...... 165 Dishwasher ...... 67 Camper...... Shopping Carts...... Barge Cable ...... Ronald McDonald Shoe ...... 1 Coolers ...... Bath Tubs ...... 28 Shipping Container ...... 1 Bowling Balls ...... 101 Mattresses ...... 97 Electric Guitar...... 1 Toy Dolls...... 586 Duck Decoys...... 258 Outboard engines ...... 7 Boats...... 72 Trucks ...... 1 Prosthetic Limbs ...... Freezers ...... 105 Toilets ...... 101 Computer Monitors ...... 112 Cars ...... 9 Septic Tanks ...... 2 Car Batteries...... 106 Balls ...... 20,966 School Bus Top...... 1

EXPENSESSUPPORTING SERVICES EXPENSES Management and General 121,720 ...... Salaries and Benefits Program Services ...... ...... Salaries and Benefits Office Supplies and Equipment 15,970 ...... Contract Services 76,518 Professional Fees 180 Cumulative ...... Travel & Lodging Depreciation 169,599 ...... Operating Expense TOTAL ...... Repair Expense STATS ...... Public Relations Insurance Expense ...... Website Educational Programs 100,678 ...... Annual Fundraiser MillionTrees Project 29,161 ...... Promotional Expense Great Mississippi River Cleanup ...... Other Projects ...... ...... Corporate Golf Shootout 115,958 Depreciation 1,599,195 TOTAL ...... TOTAL ...... 1,884,752 ...... TOTAL EXPENSES

8 79 Kevin Lowder/Barlow Productions Education & An extra special THANK YOU to our sponsors. The Great Without your generosity we would not be able OUTREACH to offer scholarships to schools that otherwise Sprucing up the student educational would not be able to afford their students’ MISSISSIPPI RIVER workshops with scientific, hands-on transportation to our free workshops! experiences became the dominant CLEANUP focus for Living Lands & Waters’ our new Education Coordinator, Amy McCoy, bringing 10 years of science teaching experience coupled with our Education Facilitator, Mike Coyne- Logan (aka The Coach), we feel we have the real “Dream Team” right here at LL&W. Amy and Mike have worked together to design and implement an improved program. The workshops now feature water quality testing, an overfishing simulation about sustainable resource use, and an interactive discussion on ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Mississippi River. Students learned from St. Paul, MN to St. Louis, MO participated about the importance of our rivers, in the Fourth Annual Great Mississippi River water pollution, resource management, Cleanup (GMRC). Unanticipated high water sustainability, and river-related careers. posed a challenge, forcing several sites to be postponed. Nevertheless, that did not stop the When it has been too cold or too far for people to venture out on the river, we have brought the river to the people. Through River shorelines. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible. this year including in-school 2013 Participating Cities: presentations, Bald Eagle Days, Clean Water Celebration and Earth GMRC 2013 Sponsors Anheuser-Busch AEP River Operations Illinois: Alton, Grafton, Quincy, Savanna Week Fair, our staff was able to ADM Elkay Manufacturing Caterpillar BungeCargill share the mission of LL&W with ARTCO Illinois American Water Grainger Iowa: Burlington, Camanche, Fort Madison, Friends of Pool 9 Deere & Co. Guttenberg, Keokuk, Lansing, Muscatine, children! Iowa American Water Ingram Mike’s Inc. Davenport Marquette Transportation Minnesota Department of NaturalSappi ResourcesSears Manufacturing Co Missouri: Hannibal, St. Louis Roquette Republic Services Upper River Services St. Paul, Winona Sierra Club U.S. Fish & Wildlife Minnesota: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wisconsin: Cassville, Prairie Du Chien And countless individuals, community groups, and city government offices! 10 11 Alternative XSTREAM SPRING CLEANUP BREAK Recycle Like a ROCK STAR

SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

Many people ask, “What is the most common Two events, one in Alton, IL thing you find when cleaning the river?” and the other in Davenport, IA, (ASB). diverted a total of 29,020 pounds During the first three weeks of March 161 students from 18 different By far, the most common item we pick up is the plastic bottle. (almost 15 tons!) of debris from colleges lent a hand with the Living Lands & Waters crew and local Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) team and volunteers pick up tens of the landfill. That’s a lot of plastic organizations to remove an astonishing 150,000 pounds of trash and thousands of plastic bottles every year in addition to hundreds of bottles! aluminum cans and glass containers. debris from Lake McKellar. This is the third year LL&W has hosted ASB in Our Davenport recycling event was Memphis removing close to half a million pounds of garbage! Brandon Dill Like a Rock Star events. Volunteers hand-sorted garbage that had been Quad Cities for the 10th Annual collected at previous river cleanups and separated every plastic bottle, glass container and aluminum can from items that could not be recycled. volunteers came together and debris from local waterways.

12 Brandon Dill 13 Since 2007, when LL&W started its MillionTrees MillionTrees Community Project, we’ve planted or distributed over 605,000 trees to many communities, park districts PROJECT RIVER to all those who participated and helped us get CLEANUPS closer to our goal of 1,000,000 trees!

In addition to 2013 MTP RECIPIENTS Forest View Park District Loud Thunder Forest Preserve MidAmerican Energy DeKalb Park District Shelby Farms Park Conservancy Riverdale Park District the Alternative University of Chicago Bunge North America First National Bank of Steeleville Tri State Park District Sheldon Nature Area Committee Spring Break and Cudge Town Farms Marion Park District Urbana Park District Arlington Heights Park District Great Mississippi Red Oak Nature Center Warrenville Park District Rock River Trail Oswego Land Park District Anheuser-Busch, LLC Champaign County Riverdale High School Law Offices of River Cleanups, Huntley Horticulture Forest Preserve District Homewood-Flossmoor John F. Argoudelis, LLC Kankakee Sportsmans Club Lombard Park District Park District Plainfield Township Park District Living Lands Parks Farms Roselle Park District Deerfield Park District Master Gardener KHOAS FARMS Hammerschmidt School ALCOA River Trails Park District & Waters Lake County Forest Preserve Hoffman Estates Park District Camping World Boy Scouts Jackson County Farm Bureau Bensenville Park District Byron Forest Preserve District Godley Park District conducted 29 Riverdale Elementary School Brennan Marine Limestone Park District Village of Glendale Heights community Huntley Park District Neponset Community Frankfort Park District Huntley Park District West Chicago Park District Village of Godfrey Streamwood Park District City Of Du Quoin Parks and Rec Frankfort Square Park District IDOT–Day Labor AON Hewitt river cleanups Hampshire Township Crystal Lake Park District Waukegan Park District Conserve Lake County Park District Paxton Park District Addison Trail High School City of Vermilion– along the Mokena Community ADM Office of the Mayor Glen Ellyn Park District Park District Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Mt. Prospect Park District Mississippi, Downers Grove Park District Little City Foundation Foss Park District Cargill Memorial Park District Teutopolis Park District Dundee Township Park District Emily Oaks Nature Center– Ohio, Illinois, Weyauwega/Fremont Elem. Rend Lake Conservancy District THE National Bank Skokie Park District Canton Park District Butterfield Park District IL American Water City of Aurora Des Plaines, Grayslake Comm. Park District Joliet Park District Holcim–St. Genevieve Plant First United Methodist Church Peotone Park District St. Charles Park District Educating Children Outdoors Silvis Boy Scout Troop 113 and Delaware Lake Geneva, IL College City of Pontiac ECO Quest Farmland Foods Mundelein Park District Midlothian Park District Caterpillar Bowlesburg School City of Byron Prospect Heights Park District Alsip Park District W.W. Grainger, Inc The LL&W crew Tremont Area Park District East St. Louis Park District John Deere Rock Valley College Monmouth Park District Fox Valley Park District hosted these cleanups Longfellow Elementary School Hanover Park Park District Golf Course Glencoe Park District throughout 17 cities Pinkerton Park Earth Week Fair at Lindenhurst Park Glenview Park District QCCA Expo Center District Preschool Naperville Park District in 6 states, and with University of Northern Iowa Drake University Freeport Park District Hammond Port Authority Kingston Township Park District Environmental Science Camp the help of 1,360 Carol Stream Park District Demotte Southern IL Hunting Woodford & Marshall hard-working and Olympia Fields Park District & Fishing Club Wolf Lake Conservation District State Fish & WIldlife Area Lemont Park District Griffith determined volunteers Davenport Parks and Rec City of Ludlow Grandwood Park Park District Griggsville Park St. Mary’s School Griffith Marquette Transportation 117,680 pounds of Village of Shorewood Steeple Chase Golf Club Chesterton High School Villa Grove Elementary Parks and Rec Roanoke Park District Wetland Rehab Project– Church Camp Site–Ogle County debris were removed Glenview Park Commissioner Test America MA Center Earth Awareness Event Byron Forest Preserve Hammond Environmental Fair from our nation’s Fon du Lac Park District Group O. Sterling Park District Pasture to Prarie Project rivers. The crew does Golfview Hills Park District Glenview Middle School Forest Preserve District– Valparaiso Schools Bensenville Park District And numerous individuals its best to make this Kane County CH Robinson Winola Elementary Jo Daviess Conservation Des Plaines Park District laborious work fun Sandwich Park District Foundation Ingram Barge Company Canton Park District with their antics, Westmont Park District Cargill Earth Day Clarendon Hills Park District energy, and positive Rolling Meadows Park District Every Day Committee Belvidere Park District Round Lake Area Park District Village of North Barrington spirit. Park District of Highland Park Barrington Area Sappi Fine Paper Conservation Trust Oak Forest Park District Argosy Foundation Washington PTO Golfview Hills Park District Keep Milwaukee Beautiful Lake County Forest Preserves West Chicago Park District AEP River Operations Waterloo Park District Winnebago County Stern Beverage A-B 14 Forest Preserve District Byron Forest Preserve District 15 # of GROUP NAME MILES ADOPT CYC - June Combs 2 108-110 IL a Mississippi River Basin Expedition 1 117-118 IL Ameren Missouri, Keokuk Plant 2 364-365 IL/IA Cascade Boating Association 2 401-403 IA RIVER MILE ADM Grain: Burlington, IA 1 406-407 IA TEE Inc 5 415-420 IL New Boston Elementry School 1 432-433 IL Morse Family & Friends 10 457-462 IL/IA Docherty, Melonee 1 465-466 IL Treiber Family 1 466-467 IA Loud Thunder River Patrol 2 466-468 IL Ryan Family 1 477-478 IA Global Affect Student Group- Augustana College 2 478-479 IA/IL Master Naturalist 1 480-481 IL Missman, Inc. 1 482-483 IL Iowa American Water Company 1 483-484 IA # of Bolton, Pat & Tom 1 484-485 IA GROUP NAME MILES US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 9-5 1 485-486 IA THE National Bank Employees - Havana, IL 1 109-110 W Kone Inc., Employees 1 485-486 IL ILLINOIS Better Fishing Association 1 221-222 S Russell Construction Company 1 486-487 IA Peru Rescue Squad 1 Sierra Club- Eagle River Club 1 486-487 IL TEST, Inc. 1 Moline Conservation Club 1 487-488 IL ADM Employees - Ottawa, IL 18 Jamieson Family 2 487-488 IA/IL ADM Employees - Morris, IL 2 Alcoa 1 488-489 IA Lenger Family 1 488-489 IL “You never know Boy Scout Troop 24-Bettendorf 2 489-491 IA Big River Dive Team 1 496-497 IL Port Byron Green Committee 2 497-499 IL Northern Border Pipeline 2 500-501 IA/IL at the river, but Zion Lutheran Church 2 501-503 IA Artco Fleeting Service-Clinton 8 512-516 IA/IL you know you will Riverbend Middle School 1 520-521 IL Carlson Family 4 543-545 IA/IL have a lot of fun Thompson, Gary & Carol 8 569-573 IA/IL Friends of Dubuque Co. Conservation Board 1 573-574 IA and leave with Artco Fleeting Services-Dubuque 8 574-578 IA/IL Dzine Wise 1 579-580 IA a great sense of Schreiber, Steve 1 583-584 WI Friends of Dubuque Co. Conservation Board 1 589-590 IA accomplishment!” Friends of Dubuque Co. Conservation Board 2 595-597 IA —Kevin de la Bruere Artco Fleeting Services-Cassville 4 606-608 IA/WI Bunge North America - McGregor 1 633-634 IA Artco Fleeting Services-Prairie Du Chien 4 634-636 IA/WI Brice Prairie Conservation Club 2 703-704 WI/MN Wisconsin Industrial Sand Co. 1 779-780 WI ADM Red Wing 2 790-791 WI/MN River Ridge Homeowners Association 1 793-794 WI Bass Wranglers 1 814-815 MN River’s Edge Academy 1 841-842 MN StandUPMN 2 843-844MN Bay West, Inc. 6 844-847 MN McCormick Family 1 847-848 MN StandUPMN 2 855-856 MN Huck Finners 6 951-957MN Mile 1 Zebulon Sobiech, Scott & Amber 1 Pike Lake, MN

1272.5-1275.6 both The Bob Panther Family 6.5 sides MN Headwaters The North Fork Hoeft Family Crow River 129.5 16 MISSISSIPPI 17 CNN HERO of the YEAR Save the Date!

In July Chad ventured to Washington D.C. for the presentation BARGE of the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award at the White House. Honored to be one of the select few former recipients invited, PARTY 2014 he was able to sit in attendance as President Obama commended the work of Living Lands & Waters! Who could imagine such a prestigious event was just a prelude for the truly action packed months LL&W had ahead?

Thursday, August 7, 2014 Schweibert Park, Rock Island

Details and reservation forms will be mailed out mid-July and will also be available on our website: FISH FRY & SHRIMP BOIL DINNER MEET & GREET THE LL&W TEAM SILENT ART AUCTION CASH BAR BARGE TOURS LIVE MUSIC

After learning in October that Chad was among the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2013, we were blown away with the news arriving on November 19 that he had been voted the 2013 Hero! A special THANK YOU for your votes and continued support — we couldn’t have done this without you. 18 19 To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nation’s major rivers and their watersheds. To expand awareness of environmental issues and responsibility encompassing the river. To create a desire and an opportunity for stewardship and responsibility for a cleaner river environment.

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