How  can  you  help?    

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Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  would  like  to  ask  you  to  consider  making  a  donation  to  our  largest  fundraiser  of  the  year.  On  September  15,  2012,  GRHA  will  be  hosting  its  dinner  with  friends  at  “The  Big  House”  at  Grant’s  Farm.  Over  250  premier  guests  will  enjoy  an  evening  filled  with  live  music,  raffles,  drinks,  a  silent  auction,  a  live  auction,  and  a  fabulous  dinner.  Our  guests  will  certainly  have  a  night  to  remember.    Your  shared  interest,  commitment,  and  valuable  donation  serve  to  help  GRHA  tackle  the  policies  permitting  wholesale  flood  plain  development  while  encouraging  thoughtful  alternatives.                

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We  hope  that  through  sponsorships,  and  a  Live  and  Silent  Auction,  we  will  be  able  to  reach  our  target  goal  of  $100,000.  The  members  of  Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  would  like  to  ask  for  your  support.  In  recognition  of  your  sponsorship,  we  are  able  to  offer  you  several  exposure  opportunities.  Sponsorships  are  vital  to  the  continuation  of  GRHA’s  efforts.  Sponsors  will  have  the  opportunity  to  participate  at  varying  levels  and  will  be  recognized  based  on  their  participation  level,  in  addition  to  helping  make  a  fun  and  exciting  evening  for  everyone  who  cares  about  the  future  of  the  Confluence  Flood  Plain.        

2012  Board  of  Directors  

Adolphus  A.  Busch,  IV,  Chairman  Don  C.  Musick,  III,  President  James  T.  Blair,  IV  David  Bub  Gary  Delgman  Adam  Gubin  Charles  C.  Hager,  Jr.  Rick  Holton,  Jr.  Tim  Kaufmann  David  Lehman  Bob  Luby  Bob  Morrison  Lawrence  V.  Niemann,  Jr.  Andy  Spann  Philip  von  Gontard  Patrick  Wittenbrink    Executive  Director  Dan  Burkemper  

 

GREAT  RIVERS  HABITAT  ALLIANCE  PO  Box  50014  Saint  Louis,  MO  63105  

WEB  www.grha.net  

Great Rivers Habitat Alliance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization

Corporate  Partnerships  

We  are  pleased  to  announce  the  opportunity  for  key  contributions  to  be  made  towards  this  memorable  evening.  Sponsors  will  have  the  opportunity  to  make  a  tax-­‐deductible  donation  at  varying  levels  and  will  be  given  recognition  in  relation  to  their  participation  level.    Corporate  partnerships  are  key  to  accomplishing  the  GRHA  conservation  mission.  Corporate  partners  can  aid  our  efforts  through  sponsorships,  cash,  merchandise  and/or  service  donations,  philanthropic  gifts,  employer  matching  gifts  and  underwriting  the  cost  of  any  of  our  high  quality  banquet  items.    Your  shared  interest,  commitment  and  valuable  donation  serve  to  help  GRHA  tackle  the  policies  permitting  wholesale  flood  plain  development  and  encourage  thoughtful  alternatives.  Please  consider  helping  us  continue  this  valuable  work.    

Live  &  Silent  Auction  Donations      Our  members  all  share  a  love  for  hunting,  fishing  and  the  great  outdoors,  as  well  as  an  appreciation  of  wildlife.  A  donation  centered  around  outdoor  activities  or  conservation  would  be  tremendously  appreciated  and  can  help  raise  the  profile  of  your  company  or  services.    We  are  anticipating  sold  out  attendance  once  again  and  our  guests  will  comprise  the  best  and  brightest  leadership  in  the  conservation  and  business  community.    Attached  are  live  and  silent  auction  donation  forms,  which  you  may  simply  complete  and  scan/email  back  to  us.  Should  you  have  any  questions,  please  don’t  hesitate  to  give  us  a  call;  otherwise,  we  will  get  back  to  you  regarding  the  rest  of  the  details  and  make  plans  for  delivery  of  your  donation.  Thanks  again  for  your  generous  consideration  of  this  request.  

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance    

Purus Vodka ice sculpture GRHA 2011 Dinner with Friends

Title  Sponsorship  $25,000  

• Shared  corporate  identity  with  GRHA  banquet  title.  • Corporate  identity  on  all  event  collateral  (media,  

websites,  and  auction  brochures).  • First  and  last  full  page  corporate  ad  in  Auction  Brochure.  • Corporate  identity  and  information  on  GRHA  website  (one  

year  range).  • Corporate  identity  shared  on  social  media  outlets  

(Facebook,  Twitter).  • Corporate  presence  on  all  marketing  materials.  • Corporate  presence  at  event  (donated  materials  from  

sponsor,  signage,  etc.).  • Table  seating  for  ten.  • Membership  for  ten.  • Tax-­‐deductible  contribution.  

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  2012  Sponsorship  

“Friends  of  GRHA”  $10,000  

• Corporate  identity  on  all  event  collateral  (media,  websites,  cups,  auction  brochures).  

• Half  page  corporate  ad  in  Auction  Brochure.  • Corporate  identity  and  information  on  GRHA  website  

(one  year  range).  • Corporate  identity  shared  on  social  media  outlets  

(Facebook,  Twitter).  • Table  seating  for  ten.  • Membership  for  five.  • Tax-­‐deductible  contribution.  

Table  Sponsor  $5,000  

• Corporate  identity  on  all  event  collateral  (websites,  auction  brochures).  

• Quarter  page  corporate  ad  in  Auction  Brochure.  • Corporate  identity  shared  on  social  media  outlets  (Facebook,  

Twitter).  • Table  seating  for  ten.  • Tax-­‐deductible  contribution.  

Title Sponsor Boeing GRHA 2011 Dinner with Friends

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  

Current  Work  

Our  single-­‐most  important  issue:  GRHA  is  challenging  the  legitimacy  of  blighting  productive  farm  ground,  flood  plain,  and  open  space.  GRHA  and  co-­‐plaintiff  St.  Charles  County  have  challenged  the  city  of  St.  Peters  to  determine  if  natural  flood  plain  and  family  farms  can  be  called  blighted  under  state  law.  The  trial  portion  of  the  case  has  just  concluded  after  over  four  years  of  legal  wrangling.  If  victorious,  taxpayers  will  no  longer  be  forced  to  finance  flood  plain  developments  through  Tax  Increment  Financing  (TIF).    •          GRHA  is  working  toward  the  reform  of  the  U.S.  Army  Corps  of  Engineers;  the  entity  ultimately  responsible  for  allowing  the  mass  destruction  of  our  nation’s  flood  plains.  GRHA  has  joined  the  National  Wildlife  Federation  and  several  other  like-­‐minded  conservation  groups  to  form  the  Water  Protection  Network.  This  coalition  of  over  150  environmentally  dedicated  groups  aims  to  change  the  Corps  style  of  “business  as  usual”  and  to  provide  citizens  with  genuine  accountability.    •          GRHA  has  partnered  with  the  National  Wildlife  Federation  to  stop  FEMA  from  disregarding  the  Endangered  Species  Act  when  it  issues  a  flood  plain  map  revision.  This  case  is  pending.    •          GRHA  legally  challenged  the  issuance  of  a  Letter  of  Map  Revision  from  FEMA  to  the  city  of  St.  Peters  for  its  Lakeside  370  development.  FEMA,  as  has  been  proven,  disregarded  its  own  regulations  when  issuing  this  revision,  which  now  enables  this  property  to  be  enrolled  in  the  National  Flood  Insurance  Program,  a  program  now  over  $20  billion  in  debt  and  growing.  Unfortunately  GRHA  lost  this  case  due,  not  to    lack  of  merit,  but  to  a  system  designed  to  thwart  review.        •          GRHA  issued  a  legal  challenge  to  the  city  of  St.  Charles  for  blighting  and  issuing  a  tax  abatement  for  approximately  100-­‐acres  near  Highway  370  for  more  industrial  development  of  the  100-­‐year  flood  plain.  This  development  has  been  delayed  indefinitely.      •          GRHA  has  partnered  with  Ducks  Unlimited  to  pursue  several  large  private  conservation  easements  in  the  100-­‐year  Confluence  Flood  Plain.  These  easements  preserve  the  land  as  it  is  in  perpetuity,  with  the  goal  of  eventually  assembling  enough  parcels  to  effectively  create  a  wall  of  protection  against  commercial  development  in  the  Confluence.  

Victories  

•        Passage  of  Missouri  Senate  Bill  225  in  2007,  which  prohibits  the  use  of  tax  increment  financing  in  100-­‐year  flood  plains  across  the  state  and  ensures  the  right  to  discharge  firearms;  a  vital  component  in  preserving  hunting  in  the  flood  plain.  This  bill  was  spearheaded  by  close  GRHA  ally,  the  NRA.  While  it  has  been  a  huge  step  forward,  it  still  contains  exceptions  for  land  within  one-­‐half  mile  of  an  interstate  highway,  making  GRHA’s  challenges  in  St.  Peters  and  elsewhere  still  necessary.    •        GRHA  halted  the  expansion  of  the  Smartt  Field  Airport.  Owned  by  St.  Charles  County,  Smartt  Field  was  slated  to  receive  a  runway  expansion  through  a  federally  funded  grant,  which  would  have  allowed  light  jets  to  land  in  the  heart  of  the  Mississippi  Flyway;  a  flyway  containing  two-­‐thirds  of  our  nation’s  migratory  waterfowl.  GRHA  was  able  to  convince  the  county  council  to  pass  on  the  expansion  plan,  saving  taxpayers  another  flood  plain  folly,  not  to  mention  saving  pilots  the  trouble  of  navigating  through  flocks  of  birds.        •        GRHA  prevailed  in  court  over  the  city  of  St.  Peters  when  we  proved  city  officials  had  misled  its  own  residents  about  the  true  costs  associated  with  issuing  bonds  to  build  the  Lakeside  370  project.  This  resulted  in  the  true  costs  being  revealed  and  required  the  city  to  have  all  required  permits  in  place  before  issuing  the  bonds,  saving  taxpayers  money  in  the  process.          •        GRHA  halted  “Shoe-­‐String”  annexations  by  the  city  of  O’Fallon,  preventing  further  wholesale  commercialization  of  the  Confluence  Flood  Plain.    

Support  Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  –  Become  a  Sponsor!  

 Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance    

Is  proud  to  host  the  

2nd  Annual  Dinner  with  Friends  …but  we  can’t  do  it  without  you  

 Saturday  September  15,  2012  

“The  Big  House”  at  Grants  Farm    

$25,000   Title  Sponsor    $10,000   “Friends  of  Great  Rivers  Sponsor”  $5,000     Table  Sponsor    

Attached  is  my  sponsorship  gift  of  $______________.    PLEASE  PRINT  INFORMATION  BELOW.  

Name:___________________________________________________________________________  

Company  Name:__________________________________________________________________  

Address:_________________________________________________________________________  

City:_____________________________________________  State:________  Zip:______________  

Phone:___________________  Fax:___________________  Email:___________________________  

Name  should  appear  in  printed  acknowledgements  as:  

_________________________________________________________________________________  Please  attach  camera-­‐ready  logo  for  reproduction  or  send  electronic  files  to  Info@grha.net  

Please  return  with  payment  by  August  31,  2012    

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance    PO  Box  50014  

 Saint  Louis,  MO  63105    

For  more  information  call  314-­‐918-­‐1007  

Company/OutfitterName____________________________________________________________  

Donor  Name______________________________________________________________________  

Address________________________________  City________________  State  or  Province_______  

Postal  Code  _____________Country_________    

Telephone_______________________________________Fax_____________________________  

Email__________________________________________Website___________________________  

HUNT  INFORMATION  

Number  of  hunters  donation  covers___________________________________________________  

Number  of  Non-­‐Hunters  _______  Hunters  per  guide  (1  to  1)  (2  to  1)  Other____________________    

Number  of  Days  of  hunt_________________  Location  of  Hunt_____________________________  

Hunting  Season_________________  

 Can  this  hunt  be  taken  in  an  alternate  year?  _______________If  yes,  what  year?  ______________  

Game  to  be  hunted_________________________________________________________________  

Trophy  fees/animals  that  are  included_________________________________________________  

Can  hunt  be  upgraded?  __________Game  that  can  be  added_______________________________  

Cost  of  upgrade  ___________Cost  of  extra  hunter(s)____________  Non-­‐Hunter(s)_____________    

Transportation  during  hunt  is  mostly  by________________________________________________    

Is  the  trophy  prep  included?  _____________  Is  transportation  to  shipper  included?  _____________  

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  Hunt  Donation  Form  

 

TRAVEL/LODGING  

Hunt  arrival  and  departure  point_______________________________________________________  

Type  of  accommodations  included  in  hunt_______________________________________________  

Are  there  any  special  transportation  charters  not  included  in  this  hunt  that  are  needed?  

__________________________________________________________________________________  

Type________________________________________  Estimated  Cost_________________________  

Accommodations  needed  but  not  included  (before  or  after  hunt)____________________________  

Type________________________________________  Estimated  Cost_________________________  

WEAPONS  

Weapon  to  be  used__________________________  Alternate  Weapons_______________________  

 Ammunition  Needed_________________________Restrictions_____________________________  

Value  of  Donation  $____________USD  

Is  this  donation  a  100%  donation?  (Circle  one)  YES  or  NO__________________________________  

______________________________________________  

Signature  of  hunt  donor/Date  

Will  you  be  able  to  attend  the  fundraiser?  YES  or  NO     Do  you  wish  to  exhibit?  YES  or  NO  

Please  include  or  email  a  color  photograph,  brochure,  etc.  to  provide  maximum  publicity.  

GREAT  RIVERS  HABITAT  ALLIANCE  PO  Box  50014  Saint  Louis,  MO  63105  

EMAIL  Ashley@grha.net  

CONTACT  Ashley  Albers      

Great  Rivers  Habitat  Alliance  Hunt  Donation  Form