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Save the Date - October 17, 2009 - to Volunteer!

It's Not Too Early to Indicate Interest.

With the attendance doubling each year at our annual Refuge Celebration, more volunteers than ever will be needed for our fifth annual event.

Save the date on your calendar now -- Saturday, October 17 -- and let us know that you can lend a hand.

Volunteers are needed for a range of activities -- from setting up in advance, taking a shift in a booth or serving lunch to supervising children's activities, driving a golf cart for Refuge tours or taking down canopies. Specific needs and time slots will be arranged closer to the date, but it is not too early to indicate your interest.

Contact Lynn Stewart, vice president of the Friends of the Red River NWR, who is serving as this year's volunteer coordinator. Email Lynn at or call her at 318-868-1067 (Shreveport) and indicate your area of interest.

Thank you for your support. Together we can assist the Red River National Wildlife Refuge in reaching its full potential.

Who we are

We are the Friends group for the Red River National Wildlife Refuge. Our mission is to be an advocate for the Red River National Wildlife Refuge by promoting and participating in the conservation, enhancement, and appreciation of our native wildlife communities through education, fund raising, development of partnerships, and development of onsite projects for volunteers.

Our vision is to develop the necessary support to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with acquiring, restoring, and sustaining all the lands allowed by current legislation for the refuge and with developing these areas to maximize wildlife habitats.

We are a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

We are an affiliate member of the National Wildlife Refuge Association.