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PARTNERS FOR CLEAN STREAMS

Welcome to

4TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & AWARDS

2010 PCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Patrick La trick Lawrence, Ph.D.: wrence, Ph.D.: President Ant Anthon

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STATE OF THE ORGANIZATION ADDRESS

By Patrick Lawrence, President, PCS Board of Directors

STATE OF THE ORGANIZATION ADDRESS

8TH ANNUAL PARTNERING FOR CLEAN STREAMS YOUTH/SCOUT PATCH PROGRAM

Sunda Sunday , Mar , March 1 h 14, 20 , 2010

• PCS Workshop
• 194 total participants
• 186 Girl Scouts
• 4 Boy Scouts

4 Boy Scouts

• 4 Other

Satur Saturday, April 2 , April 24, 20 , 2010

• Global Youth Service Day
• Storm Drain Marking
• Nearly 400 pre-registered

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• Rained Out in April
• 124 participated in rain date

events in May through July events in May through July

6TH ANNUAL GET THE LEAD OUT! CLEANUP

Ma May 2 y 21 t to June 1 June 18, 20 , 2010

• Rescheduled to July due to high water

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• 62 Total Participants
• Mostly fishing line and garbage

14TH ANNUAL CLEAN YOUR STREAMS DAY

Sept September 1 ember 11, 20 , 2010

• 665 Total Participants

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• 50 land sites and 1 boat site cleaned
• 22,840 lbs (18,700 lbs garbage + 276 tires)
• Peculiar Items Found: gun safe prom dress koala statue
• Peculiar Items Found: gun safe, prom dress, koala statue,

18’ boat w/motor, pipe organ, 1988 hunting license, antique ringer washing machine, parking tickets (5), Employee of the Month award, 1973 Pepsi can, book bag w/anatomy & biology books

CAMP MIAKONDA AND OTTAWA RIVER RESTORATION

• $1.35 Million GLRI grant from US EPA
• (2 year duration)

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• Goals of restoration project
• Restore/enhance approx. 10 acres

wetland & approx 30 acres associated upland habitat upland habitat

• Reduce erosion from 1200’ of adjacent

Ottawa River

• Stream bank restoration of 1200’ linear
• f Ottawa River
• Increase in-stream habitat for fish and

macroinvertebrates Increase diversity of in water habitat for Lake Sawyer allowing fish to

• Increase diversity of in-water habitat for Lake Sawyer, allowing fish to

winter over and allowing more active use of Lake Sawyer by Scouts

• Encourage educational use of wetland, lake, river, and upland habitat
• Project contributes to BUI goals and improvements for BUI 14 - Loss of

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CAMP MIAKONDA AND OTTAWA RIVER RESTORATION

Improvement of Lake Sawyer Improve surrounding p g wetland/upland areas and Ottawa River

CAMP MIAKONDA AND OTTAWA RIVER RESTORATION

Enhance northern wetland Improve conditions in Lake Improve conditions in Lake

CAMP MIAKONDA AND OTTAWA RIVER RESTORATION

Rubble piles between River & Lake Sawyer Enhance wetlands Address severe stream bank erosion

FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenues Expenses

Partners for Clean Streams Accounts

January 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010 Grants & Foundations* $ 83,500 Private Donations $ 16,486 Program & Interest Income $ 10,291 Carryover from 2008 $ 69,377 $ 179 654

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Personnel $ 38,367 Grant Projects $ 21,739 Program Activities $ 3,148 Office Operations $ 12,182 $ 75 436 $ 179,654

* Most grant & foundation funds are restricted to specific project use

$ 75,436

Private Donations Program & Interest Income Program Activities Office Operations Grants and Foundations Unrestricted Joyce Fdn 2009 Carryover Personnel Grant Projects

Maumee RAP Accounts

January 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010

Checking Account Savings Account Checking Account Savings Account

Current Balance $ closed* Current Balance $ 35,636

* The checking account was closed to avoid bank charges and funds were moved to Savings acct. **all RAP funds are restricted for project use

WHERE IS PCS HEADED IN 2011?

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Project development for other sites?

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Landowner meetings

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Building partnerships & future projects Implementation of Camp Miakonda restoration project

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PCS Patch Program, Get the Lead Out!, Clean Your Streams E-Newsletter and Increasing Membership

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Restoration in 2011, with ongoing PR and outreach

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Office Manager and Program Coordinator

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Clean Your Streams Day Challenge Winners y g and Clean Stream Partner Award

CYS 14 CHALLENGE WINNERS

Youth Challenge

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Battle of the Bags

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Awesome Effort Most Volunteers

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Collegiate Challenge e Challenge

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Collegiate Challenge e Challenge

Battle of the Bags Awesome Effort Most Volunteers Most Volunteers

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FirstGiving tGiving Challenge Challenge

Top Fundraiser

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Most Volunteers

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Corporat porate Challenge Challenge

Most Volunteers

CYS 14 CHALLENGE WINNERS

Youth Challenge

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Battle of the Bags: Toledo ZooTeens Awesome Effort: Toledo School for the Arts Most Volunteers: Cub Scout Pack 153 Most Volunteers: Cub Scout Pack 153

CYS 14 CHALLENGE WINNERS

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Collegiate Challenge e Challenge

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Battle of the Bags: UT Am. Institute of Chemical Engineers Awesome Effort: UT Am. Institute of Chemical Engineers Most Volunteers: UT Habitat for Humanity Most Volunteers: UT Habitat for Humanity

CYS 14 CHALLENGE WINNERS

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FirstGiving tGiving Challenge hallenge

Top Fundraiser: Patrick Lawrence Top Fundraiser: Patrick Lawrence

Organization Challenge

Organization Challenge

Most Volunteers: Ohio EPA NWDO

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Most Volunteers: BP-Husky Refining

CYS 14 CHALLENGE WINNERS

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Battle of the Bags: Toledo ZooTeens Awesome Effort: Toledo School for the Arts Most Volunteers: Cub Scout Pack 153

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Battle of the Bags: UT Am. Institute of Chemical Engineers Awesome Effort: UT Am. Institute of Chemical Engineers Most Volunteers: UT Habitat for Humanity

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FirstGivi tGiving Chall Challenge nge

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FirstGivi tGiving Chall Challenge nge

Top Fundraiser: Patrick Lawrence

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Most Volunteers: Ohio EPA Northwest District Office Most Volunteers: Ohio EPA Northwest District Office

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Most Volunteers: BP-Husky Refining

CLEAN STREAMS PARTNER AWARD

Clean Streams Partner Award was created by the Partners for Clean Streams Board of Directors in 2007 Partners for Clean Streams Board of Directors in 2007 to honor individuals and/or organizations in our community that have through their efforts worked to improve our rivers and streams. Previous recipients Previous recipients have included: 2007 - Sue Horvath 2008 - John Jaeger 2009 - Marilyn DuFour

THIS YEAR’S AWARD IS PRESENTED TO . . .

2010 CLEAN STREAMS PARTNER

To Tom H Henry has been a journalist for 29 years and created The Blade's environment beat when he was hired in 1993. He has written about mass murderers, businessmen, some of the nation's top politicians and a bevy of rock 'n' roll stars. He is particularly proud of writing one of the longest, most comprehensive and obsessive articles about the history of pinball ever to appear in a newspaper, not to mention his 1984 first-person story as a hot dog vendor at Detroit's Tiger Stadium. He began writing a column about the environment for The Blade's Sunday paper in 2007, in addition to his ongoing coverage of that subject His first major series at The Blade was about addition to his ongoing coverage of that subject. His first major series at The Blade was about the longstanding abuse of Toledo area waterways. Tom has spoken at national conferences and at major universities about the Great Lakes and energy issues, his two favorite environmental topics. In 2008, he spent 10 days in Greenland researching a four-day series on climate change that was recognized by the researching a four-day series on climate change that was recognized by the Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media, the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, and Columbia Journalism Review. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Environmental Journalists, one of the nation's largest journalism groups He has 3 dogs 2 kids and a wife And a nation s largest journalism groups. He has 3 dogs, 2 kids, and a wife. And a cat, too - the coolest cat ever - she’s housebroken and does her business

• utside with the dogs.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eligibility, Responsibility, Nominations and Voting

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eligibility Eligibility Members of the Board of Directors must be voting members of Partners for Clean

• Streams. Voting members are defined as individuals donating at least $50/yr to

PCS or businesses/municipalities donating at least $500/yr to PCS. Responsib esponsibility ty Responsibilities of the PCS Board of Directors are as follows, but not limited to: Service of a two year term; Participation in Board meetings every other month, or as called by the President; Maintenance of a voting member status; Assisting the called by the President; Maintenance of a voting member status; Assisting the Executive Director in fundraising and program development and implementation; Promote the organization and its efforts; and make overall financial and organization decisions for PCS. Nominations and V Nominations and Voting ting Anyone may nominate someone to serve on the PCS Board of Directors. However,

• nly members with voting status may vote (see above Eligibility) for the PCS Board of

Directors.

ELECTION OF 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Two Year Term Nominees Existing Board Members

(3 Seats Available)

Tim Schetter Elliot Tramer Colleen Dooley Scott Ousky

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Elliot Tramer Richard Fisher ____________ Tony Sloma Terry Shankland Patrick Lawrence ____________

(RAC appointed seat)

Vacant til new DAC Chair

(DAC appointed seat) Board Officers will elected by the Board at the January meeting for 1 yr terms.

PCS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S WISH LIST

Consider “de-cluttering” or sale shopping for items on our wish

list and help support PCS Or earmark your end-of-the year gift list and help support PCS. Or earmark your end of the year gift for something you see here!

Small 2-3 shelf bookcases

+ Large, lockable storage cabinet

Wildlife or scenic wall art

+ Line1/Line2 phones (4 units)

Office supplies (colored or white paper, stamps, file folders, ink, etc)

PCS is also in need of professional services that we can’t PCS is also in need of professional services that we can t

afford to purchase. Do you or someone in your company or

• rganization have knowledge in one of these areas?

25 hours for web site development and maintenance support 8-10 hours of IT support (to help set up new office & equipment) 25 hours for donor management support 25 hours for donor management support 25 hours for stuffing, sticking, licking, peeling support

THANK YOU

PCS greatly appreciates your g y pp y time, commitment, energy, and effort. We look forward to your continued support in 2011 and beyond. Special thanks to for sponsoring dinner tonight