OVERLAND PARK, Kansas April 3, 2019 Ducks Unlimited recently announced the top volunteer chapters across the nation honored in three categories: Chairmans Roll of Honor, Presidents Elite and Presidents Roll of Honor. South Johnson County Chapter from Overland Park earned a Presidents Elite award, which is for chapters that raise between $100,000 and $249,000.

 

These fundraising events are the backbone of DUs habitat conservation efforts, and the volunteers who make up these chapters are the force making a difference for North American waterfowl populations, said DU President Rogers Hoyt Jr. It takes a great deal of effort to achieve these prestigious levels, and these chapters deserve to be congratulated by every person who enjoys the outdoors.

 

The chapters honored this year earned their spots on the nationally recognized lists out of more than 2,400 DU chapters nationwide that hosted more than 3,900 fundraising events. DUs event fundraising system has become a model for other conservation organizations worldwide and has helped conserve more than 14 million acres of waterfowl habitat since 1937.

 

Some chapters will also have the distinction of being honored during DUs 82nd National Convention in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, May 28 June 2, with many chapter representatives in attendance.

 

The hard work and dedication from DUs event system volunteers and staff drive the organizations conservation mission from a financial, membership and policy strength perspective. DU chapters across the country are showing that the future of waterfowl populations and the wetlands that filter our water and protect us from flooding are important to them and to their communities, Hoyt said. The more money we raise, the more habitat we can conserve and the closer we are to preserving our waterfowl hunting heritage.

 

For more information, visit www.ducks.org.

Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the worlds largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North Americas continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 18 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org.

 

 

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