DU’s President’s Roll of Honor is
one of the most highly coveted recognition awards Ducks Unlimited offers its
local chapters. Each year, the list is comprised of the chapters in the United
States that raise between $65,000 and $100,000 through fundraising activities
in their communities. Through the efforts of these volunteer committees, DU is
able to pursue its mission of conserving, enhancing and restoring North
America’s wetlands. In 2016, eight chapters in Louisiana made the President’s
Roll of Honor list.
“These fundraising events are the
backbone of DU’s habitat conservation efforts, and the volunteers who make up
these chapters are the force driving DU and helping make a difference for North
American waterfowl populations,” said DU President Paul Bonderson. “It takes a
great deal of effort to break into the President’s Roll of Honor, and these
chapters deserve to be congratulated by every person who enjoys the outdoors.”
These chapters earned spots on the
President’s Roll of Honor list out of the more than 2,600 DU chapters
nationwide that host more than 3,900 fundraising events throughout the year.
DU’s event fundraising system has become a model for other conservation
organizations around the world and has funded a significant portion of the more
than 13.8 million acres of wetlands and associated habitat DU has conserved
since 1937.
This year’s chapters from Louisiana
include:
- East Ascension Parish Chapter, Gonzales
- Upper Lafourche Chapter, Thibodaux
- Slidell Area Chapter, Slidell
- West Bank Chapter, Gretna
- St. Charles Chapter, Luling-Des Allemands
- Avoyelles Parish Chapter, Marksville
- Sulphur Chapter, Sulphur
- DU Of Terrebonne Chapter, Houma
The 2016 President’s Roll of Honor
chapters also have the distinction of being honored during DU’s 80th National
Convention in San Antonio, May 31 – June 4, with many chapter representatives
in attendance.
“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,” Bonderson added. “The more money we raise, the
more habitat we can conserve and the closer we are to preserving our waterfowl
hunting heritage. I would like to personally thank all our President’s Roll of
Honor chapters for their achievement and look forward to seeing them among our
distinguished chapters again next year.”
See
the full President’s Honor Roll list for 2016.