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Game Wardens Foundation Reaches $1 Million Milestone
1/28/08
Fundraising Success is Critical Step Toward Providing Grants to Game Wardens and Their Families
Sacramento, California – The California Game Wardens Foundation (CGWF), founded in the Spring of 2007, announces that it has raised $1 million in support, which will serve as principal in the foundation’s Endowment Fund. Interest accrued from this fund will be used to support game wardens and their families through grants to pay for medical costs, scholarships, equipment and other needs.
“The support we’ve received from landowners, sports men and women, and people who appreciate the outdoors and the preservation of our natural resources has been incredible,” said Ned Spieker, CGWF board chair. “Game wardens are the protectors of those resources; we’re pleased that on behalf of the people of California we can give wardens more support.”
The Foundation’s goal for 2008 is to raise a second million dollars for the Endowment Fund. Once that is achieved, approximately $100,000 will be available annually for grants and aid.
CGWF, which is modeled after the 11-99 Foundation, an organization that offers benefits to California Highway Patrol officers and their families, plans to distribute grants in three ways:
o Financial Assistance: grants may be used to augment health benefits and provide aid to families of Wardens who are injured or fall in the line of duty
o Scholarships: Wardens and their families may apply for financial assistance toward college (undergraduate and graduate) degrees and other continuing education programs
o Investigative/Research Support: Foundation funds may assist Wardens in conducting studies and obtaining equipment or other resources necessary for protecting wildlife and the environment.
Currently, there are fewer than 200 game wardens on the ground on any given day, patrolling nearly 160,000 square miles of land and 220,000 square miles of ocean. As sworn peace officers, they enforce all of California’s laws, not just fish and game regulations. They usually work alone and in remote areas where they frequently encounter people with guns and contraband. Most also earn less than $65,000 a year, which makes game wardens among the lowest paid law enforcement officers in the state.
More information on CGWF and how the public can help is available at www.theGWF.org or by calling 650-234-1305.
Media Contact:
Peter Stent (650) 854-7222
1/28/08
Fundraising Success is Critical Step Toward Providing Grants to Game Wardens and Their Families
Sacramento, California – The California Game Wardens Foundation (CGWF), founded in the Spring of 2007, announces that it has raised $1 million in support, which will serve as principal in the foundation’s Endowment Fund. Interest accrued from this fund will be used to support game wardens and their families through grants to pay for medical costs, scholarships, equipment and other needs.
“The support we’ve received from landowners, sports men and women, and people who appreciate the outdoors and the preservation of our natural resources has been incredible,” said Ned Spieker, CGWF board chair. “Game wardens are the protectors of those resources; we’re pleased that on behalf of the people of California we can give wardens more support.”
The Foundation’s goal for 2008 is to raise a second million dollars for the Endowment Fund. Once that is achieved, approximately $100,000 will be available annually for grants and aid.
CGWF, which is modeled after the 11-99 Foundation, an organization that offers benefits to California Highway Patrol officers and their families, plans to distribute grants in three ways:
o Financial Assistance: grants may be used to augment health benefits and provide aid to families of Wardens who are injured or fall in the line of duty
o Scholarships: Wardens and their families may apply for financial assistance toward college (undergraduate and graduate) degrees and other continuing education programs
o Investigative/Research Support: Foundation funds may assist Wardens in conducting studies and obtaining equipment or other resources necessary for protecting wildlife and the environment.
Currently, there are fewer than 200 game wardens on the ground on any given day, patrolling nearly 160,000 square miles of land and 220,000 square miles of ocean. As sworn peace officers, they enforce all of California’s laws, not just fish and game regulations. They usually work alone and in remote areas where they frequently encounter people with guns and contraband. Most also earn less than $65,000 a year, which makes game wardens among the lowest paid law enforcement officers in the state.
More information on CGWF and how the public can help is available at www.theGWF.org or by calling 650-234-1305.
Media Contact:
Peter Stent (650) 854-7222
