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Members Welcome Autumn in WawonaMembers were treated to a perfectblue sky day for our 33rd Annual FallGathering held September 6 in Wawona.Over 250 members joined YA staff, volunteersand the National Park Service toreconnect with our park via interpretivewalks and programs ranging from birdwatching to rediscovering your sensesthrough the sights and sounds of nature.Following an outdoor buffet on the lawnof the historic Wawona Hotel, membersjoined YA and NPS staff for the annualmeeting which commenced that afternoonat the Pioneer Yosemite HistoryCenter. Many members relaxed amid theponderosa while hearing addresses fromYosemite Superintendent Mike Tollefson,Yosemite Association Board ChairChristy Holloway and Chief ExecutiveOfficer David Guy. The Association alsosaid a fond farewell to Laurel Rematore,our outgoing Membership andDevelopment Director of seven years.The meeting closed with a presentationfrom this year's keynote speaker, DavidStark Wilson, the photographer of thestunning new YA/Heyday book AboveAll : Mount Whitney and California 'sHighest Peaks.Members enjoyed a wine and cheesereception immediately following themeeting in the Gray Barn, where theraffle and silent auction were on display.The raffle and auction were a great successthis year, bringing in a combinedtotal of $6,310 to support education andstewardship in Yosemite . David StarkWilson was also available to autographcopies of Above All along with StephenBotti, author of An Illustrated Flora ofYosemite National Park . After the meeting,members gathered to enjoy roastedmarshmallows and campfire yarns spunby ranger Mike Powers . The eveningclosed with an old fashioned barn danceand music provided by the WawonaPhilharmonic.We would like to thank our many friendsand volunteers for making this year 's FallGathering a great success . The followingindividuals gave interpretive programsand support throughout the weekend:National Park Service rangers MeganGilles, Kristine Huchinson, John Jackson,Jeff Lahr, Sharon Perry, Mike Powers,Marea Ortiz and Sarah Wagstaff ; authorStephen Botti ; soundscape recordist DanDugan; UC Merced intern Raj Bolla ; andretired ranger Fred Fisher . Thank you tothe volunteers at the Pioneer YosemiteHistory Center who brought history tolife : Laura Avedisian, Bruce Champion,Linda Champion, Jim Michael, SueMichael, Julie Schuller and EdenSanders . Many thanks to Calvin Liu andEd Whittle for audio/visual supportduring the meeting and throughoutthe day, and to DNC Parks & Resorts atYosemite staff members Janis Kunz, KerriStrong and Maria Ruiz as well as the staffat the Wawona Hotel. Thanks also torangers Alex Earring, John Jackson andDean Shenk and Yosemite Associationvolunteers Fred Fisher and Joe Lattuada,MaryJane and Vern Johnson, DeniseMatsuoka and Julie Schuller fortheir invaluable help throughout theevent. Finally we would like to thankthe Redwood Creek Winery and theAmerican Park Network and all of ourauction and raffle prize donors : TheAnsel Adams Gallery, Nicole Brocchini,DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, NeneCasares, Arnold & Carol Compolongo/Scope Enterprises, Jean Clark, SuzanneCorkins, Dumont Printing, Naturalsfrom the Earth/Fred Fisher and JoeLattuada, Michael Frye Photography,Jeff Grandy Photography, Patti Garrity,David and Ingelise Guy, Gerry Haslam,Heyday Books, Neumiller & Beardslee,Garcia Machine, Sunday Marzano, MonoLake Committee, Ken Olivier, RedwoodCreek Winery, Dean Shenk, DawnSherertz, and the Yosemite Museum.Mark your calendars for next year'sFall Gathering, which is scheduledfor Saturday, September 12, 2009 inTuolumne Meadows . Invitation letterswill be mailed in July 2009.MEMBER INFO LINEIf you' re planning a trip to Yosemiteand have questions, give our phoneline a call between the hours of 8 :00a .m . and 4 :30 p .m. Monday throughFriday. We don 't make reservations,but we can give appropriate phonenumbers and usually lots of helpfuladvice. Call us at (209) 379-2317 .May We Share Your Address With Other Nonprofits?Occasionally we have the opportunityto trade our mailing list with othernonprofit organizations, to increaseour respective membership rosters andenhance our ability to support our parksor institutions . List trades are invaluableto nonprofits because they introduce usto new potential members while helpingus minimize our operational costs.Although we have rarely capitalized onsuch opportunities, we would like to beable to do so when we know the otherorganizations to be reputable and tohave something of value to offer to ourmembers . If you would prefer not to haveus share your name and address, pleasenotify the Membership departmentby calling us at (209) 379-2317, by sendingan e-mail to info@yosemite .org, orby mailing a note to us at P.O . Box 230,El Portal, CA 95318 . All "do not share "requests will be acknowledged and honoredin perpetuity. Note that telephonenumbers and e-mail addresses are notreleased or traded for any reason.26 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, FALL 2008