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So many great people help our Boone
Lake Association. Listed below is
just a few for which we like to say
a special thanks. Send in your
special person and we’ll be sure to
acknowledge them in this space on
our website.
Gerald
Brown Marine……..last year a
member donated a pontoon boat to BLA
to be used for cleanup purposes. The
boat needed lots of work before it
could become part of the fleet.
Gerald Brown came to our rescue by
providing lots of time consuming
labor and by fabricating special
parts. Gerald knows what Boone Lake
means to all of NE TN and he is the
kind of guy who likes to give
something back. Gerald helps us at
every opportunity for which we are
immensely grateful.
Citadel
Broadcasting took the lead
in advertising our 10th
Annual Boone lake Cleanup Day on May
16th. The great advertising brought
out lots of participants and a
record yield of over 61-tons of
trash was turned in. Bob Lawrence
made it all possible by doing the
following:
Boone Lake
Cleanup 05/02/09 - 05/15/09
WQUT ran 42 60s
@ $150 each
WKOS ran 41 60s
@ $75 each
WXSM ran 32 60s
@ $50 each
WJCW ran 32 60s
@ $50 each
WGOC ran 41 60s
@ $25 each
The event was
also listed on wqut.com and wkos.com
for duration of promotion
Total
promotional value provided:
$13,850.00
Jay’s
Dock. For many years, Don
McCracken, owner and operator of
Jay’s Dock has sponsored a cleanup
boat on the Watauga leg of Boone.
Don recognizes the value of BLA and
what it does for the lake and his
business and does his part to keep
us on the water. The cleanup boat he
sponsors carries the Jay’s
logo to let everyone know how much
he cares for Boone Lake.
Johnson
Fencing . Allen Johnson has
his business on the bank of Beaver
Creek on the Volunteer Parkway in
Bristol. BLA ,working with Boone
Watershed Partnership, has a major
goal of bank stabilization along
Beaver Creek. Allen has lots of
footage fronting Beaver Creek and he
has rip-rapped the entire length to
ensure erosion is defeated. He has
done it at his own cost. Hopefully,
his efforts will be motivation for
all business to follow his great
example.
John
Stevens. John is a former
police officer from Johnson City and
a Gulf War I veteran and also a land
developer on Boone Lake. After a
recent illness, John has volunteered
to join our cleanup crew on the
Wataug leg of Boone. BLA has
prepared a cleanup boat for him and
he can be spotted in the early
mornings and late afternoons picking
up the trash that comes down the
Watauga River. What a great guy and
Boone Lake Association member.
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