2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year Nominations Under Way Through NFWF
May 17, 2007
ST. LOUIS (May 17, 2007) – Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) will team up again this fall to honor four conservationists and award $65,000 in grants for candidates’ conservation projects as part of the 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year program.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year. Nomination forms can be obtained from Victoria Gavigan at victoria.gavigan@nfwf.org or (202) 857-0166, or online at www.nfwf.org/budconservationist. The deadline for nominations is June 8, 2007.
The annual Budweiser Conservationist of the Year program recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the outdoors and conservation. Each year, a committee selects four conservationists as finalists from dozens of outstanding nominees, and adult consumers 21 and over from across the country vote for the Budweiser Conservationist of the Year in an open-ballot process on Budweiser.com.
The 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year selects a conservation organization to receive a $50,000 grant from Budweiser and the Foundation. The three runners-up each direct a $5,000 grant to a conservation organization of their choice.
“Volunteers can have a powerful impact on conservation efforts. By recognizing outstanding individuals each year through this program, we hope to inspire others to follow in their footsteps,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year will be recognized during the industry’s largest trade show, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, Feb. 2-5 in Las Vegas.
G. Richard Mode, the 2007 Budweiser Conservationist, has spent the last three decades mobilizing outdoorsmen into a powerful force that has impacted local, state and federal resource management decisions and legislation. Mode, of Morganton, N.C., is the founding father of the Table Rock Trout Unlimited (TU) chapter in North Carolina, was named TU’s National Conservationist of the Year, and serves as North Carolina’s Affiliate Representative to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
“Recognition for doing what you love is truly an honor,” Mode said after receiving the award. “I am elated to win the 2007 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year award. We're going to take this $50,000 and turn it into $250,000 worth of programs and wildlife enhancement.”
Since Anheuser-Busch was founded in 1852, the company has been committed to supporting the environment and conserving natural resources. Budweiser, its family of wholesalers, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, five other leading conservation organizations and loyal consumers raised more than $1.5 million in 2006 – and $8 million over the past eight years – to conserve vital habitat and wildlife across the country through the “Help Budweiser Help the Outdoors” program. More than 180 participating Anheuser-Busch wholesalers donate a percentage of proceeds Budweiser sales during the months of September and October as part of this national sales promotion.
A nonprofit established by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation sustains, restores and enhances the nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. Through leadership conservation investments with public and private partners, the Foundation is dedicated to achieving maximum conservation impact by developing and applying best practices and innovative methods for measurable outcomes. Since its establishment, The Foundation has awarded more than 8,800 grants to more than 3,000 organizations in the United States and abroad and leveraged – with its partners – more than $375 million in federal funds, for a total of over $1.2 billion invested in conservation. For more information, visit www.nfwf.org.
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.4 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world’s largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine’s Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2007. Anheuser-Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminum cans.
May 17, 2007
ST. LOUIS (May 17, 2007) – Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) will team up again this fall to honor four conservationists and award $65,000 in grants for candidates’ conservation projects as part of the 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year program.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year. Nomination forms can be obtained from Victoria Gavigan at victoria.gavigan@nfwf.org or (202) 857-0166, or online at www.nfwf.org/budconservationist. The deadline for nominations is June 8, 2007.
The annual Budweiser Conservationist of the Year program recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the outdoors and conservation. Each year, a committee selects four conservationists as finalists from dozens of outstanding nominees, and adult consumers 21 and over from across the country vote for the Budweiser Conservationist of the Year in an open-ballot process on Budweiser.com.
The 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year selects a conservation organization to receive a $50,000 grant from Budweiser and the Foundation. The three runners-up each direct a $5,000 grant to a conservation organization of their choice.
“Volunteers can have a powerful impact on conservation efforts. By recognizing outstanding individuals each year through this program, we hope to inspire others to follow in their footsteps,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year will be recognized during the industry’s largest trade show, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, Feb. 2-5 in Las Vegas.
G. Richard Mode, the 2007 Budweiser Conservationist, has spent the last three decades mobilizing outdoorsmen into a powerful force that has impacted local, state and federal resource management decisions and legislation. Mode, of Morganton, N.C., is the founding father of the Table Rock Trout Unlimited (TU) chapter in North Carolina, was named TU’s National Conservationist of the Year, and serves as North Carolina’s Affiliate Representative to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
“Recognition for doing what you love is truly an honor,” Mode said after receiving the award. “I am elated to win the 2007 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year award. We're going to take this $50,000 and turn it into $250,000 worth of programs and wildlife enhancement.”
Since Anheuser-Busch was founded in 1852, the company has been committed to supporting the environment and conserving natural resources. Budweiser, its family of wholesalers, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, five other leading conservation organizations and loyal consumers raised more than $1.5 million in 2006 – and $8 million over the past eight years – to conserve vital habitat and wildlife across the country through the “Help Budweiser Help the Outdoors” program. More than 180 participating Anheuser-Busch wholesalers donate a percentage of proceeds Budweiser sales during the months of September and October as part of this national sales promotion.
A nonprofit established by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation sustains, restores and enhances the nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. Through leadership conservation investments with public and private partners, the Foundation is dedicated to achieving maximum conservation impact by developing and applying best practices and innovative methods for measurable outcomes. Since its establishment, The Foundation has awarded more than 8,800 grants to more than 3,000 organizations in the United States and abroad and leveraged – with its partners – more than $375 million in federal funds, for a total of over $1.2 billion invested in conservation. For more information, visit www.nfwf.org.
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.4 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world’s largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine’s Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2007. Anheuser-Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminum cans.