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Volo Bog & Moraine Hills/McHenry Dam Volunteers Honored

On Thursday, December 13, thirty-one dedicated individuals were honored for their volunteer services at Volo Bog State Natural Area and Moraine Hills State Park/McHenry Dam in 2007.  Along with 56 other volunteers, they contributed 4,445 hours to the two Illinois Department of Natural Resources sites.

Special Recognition was give to Bob Vetter of Grayslake as Volunteer of the Year for both sites.  Bob's tireless devotion (over 550 hours between the two sites) spanned multiple duties and talents.  He serves as a Weekend Naturalist, leading guided tours of Volo Bog on one or more weekend day each month.  He also coordinates the Prairie Gardeners (Volo Bog) and Native Gardeners (Moraine Hills) who tend to various Native Plant Demonstration Gardens.  Bob serves on the board of directors of the Friends of Volo Bog as vice-chairperson and is a founding member of the new (2007) Friends of Moraine Hills State Park where he serves as treasurer & membership secretary.  Perhaps his biggest contribution in 2007 has been his time put into establishing web sites for both Friends organizations.
Mr. Vetter is a resident of Saddlebrook Farms, a retirement community in Grayslake, where he often promotes Volo Bog and its programs.  He was presented with a Volunteer-of-the-Year plaque by Site Superintendent Greg Kelly and Site Naturalist Stacy Iwanicki.  He also received a Certificate of Appreciation and a Centurion Award plaque which is presented to all volunteers contributing over 100 hours for a given year.

Also Receiving Awards:

The following individuals received certificates of appreciation from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources at Volo Bog/Moraine Hills for contributing 50 - 99 hours each to Volo Bog and/or Moraine Hills in2007:

Chris Brenner of Grayslake
Jerry Donahue of Mundelein
Nancy Doughty of Barrington
Pamela Duncan of Woodstock
Mark Ginger of DesPlaines
Gail Goeke of McHenry
Bernadette Haase of Fox Lake
Clarence Haase of Fox Lake
Nancy Jansen of Ingleside
Kathy Kozacky of Roselle
Meg Macdonald of Lake Bluff
Joel Orlinsky of Ingleside
Jay Pursell of Grayslake
Jane Richards of Wauconda
Randy Schietzelt of Crystal Lake
Jan Wemple Ingleside

In addition to certificates, the following also received Centurion Award Plaques for contributing over 100 hours each in 2007:

Nancy Bodinet of Lake Zurich
Bill Ewert of Ingleside
John Holmes of Lake Villa
Billie Kocal of Antioch
Carl Krautwurst of Grayslake
Yvette Liautaud of Streamwood
Merry Miller of Lake Villa
Myrna Nelson of McHenry
Nancy Schietzelt of Crystal Lake
Carol Shaffer of Grayslake
Bob Vetter of Grayslake
Chuck Ward of Streamwood
Sandra Wells of Ingleside
Richard Wend of Spring Grove
Neil Whitman of McHenry

Fifty-six additional volunteers contribute less than 50 hours each but together provided a combined 1,153 hours to the two sites.

For more information on volunteers, check “Call for Volunteers” by clicking on “ Personnel” on the Home page of this website

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