PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

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Sandy Bullock - Acting Kitsap Audubon President (Doug Hudson is on medical leave)

E-mail me at president@kitsapaudubon.org

Election of New Officers: In addition to enjoying a great program, members attending our April meeting will be electing a new slate of officers for Kitsap Audubon. The Nominating Committee presented the
following recommended slate at our March meeting:

Co-Presidents, Gene & Sandy Bullock
Vice-president, Doug Hudson
Secretary Pro-tem, Helen Stone
Treasurer, Dee Finkbeiner

At-large members of the Board:
Byorn Kane, Judy Wiilott, John
Finkbeiner, Tamara Stone, Diana
Sheridan and Jim Ullrich.

Additional nominations may be made from the floor.

Annual Silent Auction and Potluck: Mark your calendars now for
our Silent Auction and Potluck on Thursday, May 8th. Now
is the time to start combing your closets, attics and surplus
treasures for auction donations. Our May meeting will start with
our traditional potluck and silent auction, followed by a presentation
of scholarships and our annual Kingfisher Award. We’ll cap the
evening with a wonderful program on the Alaska National Wildlife
Refuge. The silent auction is our major fund raising event, and we
always have items of interest for everyone. If you have an item that
you would like to donate to the auction tables please let me know
 president@kitsapaudubon.org. This information would be helpful
before April 30th so that we can plan ahead.

Volunteers Needed: We need 4 or 5 volunteers who would be willing to make coffee and bring some cookies for each meeting. These duties would rotate, so that any member of the group would only be asked to
do this a couple of times during the season. Cookies can be store
bought, and members would be reimbursed if they wish. I wish everyone a warm and sunny April, and happy holidays.
 

Sandy Bullock, Acting President

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KAS President Doug Hudson

Doug Hudson has stepped aside as President of Kitsap Audubon.
Sandy Bullock will serve as Acting President for the time being.
Doug has recently undergone hip replacement surgery, and faces
identical surgery on his other hip this spring. Each procedure
requires two months of rehab, so Doug is currently unable to serve
as KAS President. Doug has done a great job as President, so we’re especially sorry to lose him. We wish him a speedy and complication-free recovery. With two titanium hip joints, we expect Doug to bring new mobility to his role in Audubon next fall.

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Notes from the Board :

This year’s recipients of the Kingfisher Award are:

Robert (Hans) and Dawn Hansen

The Board of Trustees voted to announce the recipients of the annual Kingfisher Award in the May Kingfisher. This eliminates the element of surprise, but it allows the KAS Board and members to fully honor the
recipients at the May meeting where the Award is presented. The Kingfisher Award is given to a KAS member, or members, who have been active supporters of KAS for at least five years and have been advocates for the
preservation of the environment and of wildlife. They have shown a dedication to KAS and its mission and have given us many Earn Kingfisher Award

See below for past winners of this prestigious award !

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The KINGFISHER AWARD is Kitsap Audubon Society’s annual recognition of the member or members who gave extraordinary effort to the KAS mission throughout the year. 

This award is given to a KAS member who has been an active supporter of KAS for at least five years and has been an advocate for the environment and wildlife.

Year 2007 winner is Dee and John Finkbeiner

Year 2006 winner was Glenn Anderson

Year 2005 winner was Richard Anderson

Year 2004 winner was Ernie and Fay Linger

Year 2003 winner was Nancy Ladenberger

Year 2002 winner was Morry Walsh

Year 2001 winner was Morna Blessing.

Year 2000 winner was John and Claudia McDonald

Year 1999 winner  was Ivan and Phyllis Summers

Year 1998 winner was Paul and Joan Carson

Year 1997 winner was Jack and Martina Hendry

Year 1996 winner was Ken Short

Year 1995 winner was Frank Beyer

                                                                                                                                 KINGFISHER AWARD SUGGESTIONS NEEDED Put on those thinking caps! The KINGFISHER Award Committee welcomes your suggestions for next year's recipient of KAS's highest honor. This award, to be presented at our annual general membership dinner meeting in May, honors a KAS member who has a history of volunteer excellence with our organization. To be considered, the candidate should have demonstrated the following characteristics: 

1. Has actively participated in the chapter for at least 5 years. 

2. Has produced work of high quality. 

3. Has demonstrated the ability to complete tasks responsibly and in a timely fashion. 

4. Has advocated for wildlife and for the environment. 

5. Has shown a dedication to the KAS chapter. 

Please submit any suggestions for the Kingfisher Award to the president@kitsapaudubon.org.   Many people work very hard to make KAS the great chapter it is, and we want no one to be overlooked. Thanks! We appreciate your help.