Many years ago, my husband and I were rafting down the Colorado River on a natural history trip, enthralled with the history of the earth and the beauty of the Grand Canyon. In many of our hikes and talks with the professors and scientists on the adventure, we were told about a great organization that is helping to preserve the truth and environment of the Colorado Plateau – the Grand Canyon Trust.
At that time in our lives, we were living in Phoenix, so all we could really do to help the Trust was to donate money to assist them with their grand efforts. After my husband died and I retired from my job in 2000, I moved to the dream house we had bought in Flagstaff. That first year, while reading our local paper on an early summer day, I saw an article asking for volunteers to work on projects with the Trust. I jumped on the opportunity and immediately joined a wonderful group of people who were working hard outdoors on so many interesting projects. I learned a lot more about the environment and history of this beautiful land from the Volunteer Program Coordinators. Over the years as I got older, the outdoor projects got harder for me to be part of, so I applied my office skills and began volunteering in the office and, yes, I got lots of work! The wonderful people at the Trust have filled my dreams of being part of the protecting and restoring of the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.
Jan has been volunteering twice weekly at the Trust for seven years now, and is considered part of the staff. We truly appreciate all that she does.
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