GCY Confluence Award Winner Announced
Posted: November 11, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentCONGRATULATIONS to gcrg’s Lynn Hamilton WINNER OF THE CONFLUENCE AWARD!
Grand Canyon Youth is pleased to announce Lynn Hamilton, Executive Director of Grand Canyon River Guides (GCRG) as the 2012 recipient of the Confluence Award. This award was created in order to celebrate an individual who has made a positive difference in the Colorado River watershed.
· Part of the mission of Grand Canyon Youth is to inspire youth to become future stewards of public lands. The Confluence Award is given to someone who demonstrates a commitment to education, conservation and service. The award will be presented at Grand Canyon Youth’s 12th Annual River Runner Film Festival & Silent Auction. In addition to the presentation of the award, the event showcases films from local and international filmmakers that raise awareness and celebrate the fun and complexity of rivers and those who enjoy them. Saturday, November 5, 2011, 5:00-10:00 pm. Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001. Admission to the event is $10 for individuals, $30 for a family pass.
Lynn Hamilton will be the second recipient of the Confluence Award. Part of the mission of GCRG is to preserve, protect and defend the canyon, the river, and the magic it bestows on us all. Since becoming Executive Director of GCRG in 1995 Ms. Hamilton has worked tirelessly to educate and advocate for the Grand Canyon. Her accomplishments include spearheading the publication of the Boatmans Quarterly Review, a fascinating publication that includes interpretive science, current resource management issues, oral histories and more. Additionally she co-administers the Adopt-a-Beach citizen science program. When learning that she received the award, Lynn Hamilton said, “The word “confluence” is especially resonant for me because creating connections has been the hallmark of my tenure here at GCRG as I have strived to bring diverse constituencies together to create a passionate, unified voice for the protection of Grand Canyon and the Colorado River experience.”
Questions: 928-773-7921, info@gcyouth.org, www.gcyouth.org
Grand Canyon Youth is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering young people experiential education along the rivers and canyons of the southwest since 1998.
