Denver Wild Trout TU -Vail Valley Eagle River Fundraiser

Please join Denver Trout Unlimited for a special event we are hosting to benefit open space in Eagle County (www.eagleriverpreserve.com) with U.S. Congressman Mark Udall and famed Colorado photographer John Fielder on the evening on Monday, August 29th at the Mile High Station in Denver.

As you may know, The Eagle River Preserve is an open space acquisition project in Eagle County, where a current gravel pit will be transformed into a 72-acre open space park, creating prime fishing access along the Eagle River. The price tag for this property is $12 million, and the Vail Valley Foundation has already raised over $11 million, but they need to reach their goal of $12 million by September 5th for their offer to be accepted.

Please feel free to pass along this email to any outdoor enthusiasts, anglers, sportsmen, and conservation-minded people that might have an interest in attending this event.

I also wanted to pass along to you a link to a great article by Denver Post Outdoor Writer Charlie Meyers. Charlie's article attests to how special this property is and how important the preservation of this space will be for Colorado.
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Silent Auction Items & Donors

We are also going to have some pretty good silent auction items from the following companies: Vail Resorts, Vail Valley Foundation, Frontier Airlines, University of Colorado Athletic Department, Visa Birds of Prey World Cup, High Lonesome Lodge, Kiowa Creek Sporting Club, Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Orvis Cherry Creek, Orvis Shorefox, Scott Fly Rods, Salomon Skis, FishPond, New Belgium Brewery, Table 6 Restaurant, The Fourth Story Restaurant, The Gilpin Casino, Tattered Cover Bookstore, Waterworks-Lamson, Gore Creek Fly Fisherman, Tewksbury & Company, Pactolus Fly-fishing Club, Lynne Lyon Ltd., Ryden & Associates, Egan Printing, Ken Neubecker Fly-fishing trip, and PokerRebates.com.

We would also like to thank Bennett's BBQ (www.bennettsbbq.com) for providing the catering for this special event.

How To Attend

For catering purposes please try to purchase tickets in advance. You can pay online with a credit card by visiting [url=http://www.wildtrouttu.com.:d5dd8]http://www.wildtrouttu.com.[/url:d5dd8] Click on Buy Tickets Here and you are ready to purchase.

For checks please print out the attached pdf file and fill out the contact information. Please make out checks to "Trout Unlimited-Wild Trout" and send check and form to: Jason Randall; Wild Trout Chapter -- Trout Unlimited; 444 South Franklin; Denver, CO; 80209.

For any questions please contact Jason Randall at 303-717-9047 or Tradd Duggan 303-377-7755.

Thanks,

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