2011 Outstanding Chapter Awards

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Wyoming volunteers had plenty to shout about during the 2011 Outstanding Chapter Awards presentation during the 2012 Volunteer Fun Night at Elk Camp in Las Vegas. Wyoming received honors in Life Membership Sales, Total Chapter Activity, Total Chapter Activity Net Over $100,000, New $2 million Chapters—and was named the number one fundraising state in the country for 2011!

2011 Outstanding Chapter Awards

The state ranked last in total population—Wyoming—emerged as the No. 1 fundraising state for the RMEF. Over the past six years, Wyoming has consistently finished second to America’s most populous state—California. But in 2011 the Cowboy State came out on top.

“Wyomingites are deeply proud of their wild country, their elk herds and their hunting heritage—and they’re clearly willing to invest to keep them all in top shape,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO.

In 2011, Wyoming chapters of RMEF raised $1,388,569, edging second-place California by $10,752. RMEF volunteers were honored during Volunteer Fun Night at Elk Camp in Las Vegas.

Allen congratulated the RMEF leadership team in Wyoming, including volunteer state chairs Donae Bezanson and Tom Kaness, volunteer regional chair Mike Cuin, and staff regional directors Jill Tonn and Ryan Kaiser.

He added, “We can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to the volunteers and RMEF members and partners in Wyoming, California and around the country. We have fun with competition between the states, but the fact is, conservation today depends our cumulative effort.”

Congratulations to all RMEF chapters for exceptional fundraising in 2011, and a special thank you to all Outstanding Chapter Award winners!

Supporting Membership Sales
1st Place ~	Salt Lake City Chapter, Salt Lake City, UT	502
2nd Place ~	Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO	769
3rd Place ~	Sacramento Chapter, Sacramento, CA Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ	433 433

Sponsor Membership Sales
1st Place ~	Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO	121
2nd Place ~	Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ	117
3rd Place ~	Three Rivers Buglers Chapter, Poplar Bluffs, MO	84

Life Membership Sales
1st Place ~	Flathead Valley Chapter, Kalispell, MT	9
2nd Place ~	Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Chapter, Wellsboro, PA Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ Jackson Hole Chapter, Jackson, WY	8 8 8

Major Gifts
1st Place ~	Genesee Valley Chapter, Flint, MI	$90,000
2nd Place ~	Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO	$75,020
3rd Place ~	Southwest Virginia Coalfields Chapter, Vasant, VA	$55,000

Banquet Net Dollars
1st Place ~	Lee Country Bull Busters Chapter, Dime Box, TX	$151,122
2nd Place ~	Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ	$146,326
3rd Place ~	Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO	$126,346

Banquet Net: Total Ratio
1st Place ~	Lee County Bull Busters Chapter, Dime Box, TX	94%
2nd Place ~	Lewis & Clark Trail Chapter, Jefferson City, MO	79%
3rd Place ~	Gallatin Chapter, Bozeman, MT	78%

Special Event Net
1st Place ~	Land Between the States Chapter, Florence, KY	$127,495
2nd Place ~	Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ	$70,927
3rd Place ~	Flathead Valley Chapter, Kalispell, MT	$34,756

Total Chapter Activity
1st Place ~	Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO	$370,838
2nd Place ~	Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ	$295,174
3rd Place ~	Powder River Chapter, Gillette, WY	$185,406

Chapter Activity--New Chapter
1st Place ~	Virginia Coalfields Chapter, Vasant, VA	$79,733
2nd Place ~	Bedford Pennsylvania Chapter, Bedford, PA	$26,554
3rd Place ~	Missouri Elk Capital Chapter, Eminence, MO	$16,842

Total Chapter Activity Net Over $100,000
Grand Junction Chapter, Grand Junction, CO Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ Powder River Chapter, Gillette, WY Lee County Bull Busters Chapter, Dime Box, TX Genessee Valley Chapter, Flint, MI Denver Mile High Chapter, Denver, CO Houston Chapter, Houston, TX Three Rivers Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA Casper Chapter, Casper, WY South Central Coast Chapter, Santa Maria, CA Land Between the States Chapter, Florence, KY Albuquerque Chapter, Albuquerque, NM Flathead Valley Chapter, Kalispell, MT Indiana Chapter, Bloomington, IN Beartooth Chapter, Billings, MT Five Valleys Chapter, Missoula, MT Rawlins Chapter, Rawlins, WY Sammamish Valley Chapter, Bellevue, WA Central Arkansas Chapter, Little Rock, AR Northern California Chapter, Redding, CA Lewis-Clark Chapter, Lewiston, ID Central Oregon Chapter, Bend, OR Yolo-Solano Chapter, Woodland, CA Sublette Chapter, Pinedale, WY Fresno Chapter, Fresno, CA Sacramento Chapter, Sacramento, CA Red Canyon Chapter, Lander, WY Sweetwater Chapter, Rock Springs, WY Wind River Chapter, Riverton, WY		$370,838 $295,174 $185,406 $183,648 $165,571 $138,984 $136,157 $132,055 $131,620 $129,888 $127,495 $126,854 $125,625 $122,757 $115,130 $114,723 $113,538 $111,450 $111,070 $109,453 $109,216 $107,948 $107,821 $103,099 $101,857 $101,853 $101,822 $101,474 $101,158

$1 Million Net States
Wyoming California Montana Colorado Washington		$1,388,569 $1,377,817 $1,176,021 $1,157,690 $1,152,503

$1 Million Chapters
Giant Springs Chapter, Great Falls, MT Las Vegas Chapter, Las Vegas, NV St. Louis Chapter, St. Louis, MO Elko Chapter, Elko, NV East Tennessee Chapter, Knoxville, TN Siskiyou Chapter, Yreka, CA Texas Hill Country Chapter, Austin, TX Farmington Chapter, Farmington, NM Tillamook County Chapter, Tillamook, OR Ozarks Chapter, Springfield, MO		$1,039,808 $1,036,288 $1,029,350 $1,020,496 $1,019,713 $1,013,735 $1,008,533 $1,006,219 $1,005,644 $1,000,479

New $2 Million Chapters
Tucson Chapter, Tucson, AZ Casper Chapter, Casper, WY Central Oregon Chapter, Bend, OR		$2,165,498 $2,077,239 $2,003,545

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