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Thank You!We would like to extend our sincere

gratitude and appreciation for all of the hard work and dedication provided by

the volunteers and staff serving the Bettendorf Parks and Recreation

Department. Their efforts in making our community a Premier City where we can all work, play, exercise, and enjoy our families and friends contributes to the quality of life for all of us. Please be sure to take the time to thank these individuals for their hard work when you have an opportunity.

Trees Are Us Committee (600+ hours volunteered in 2013) Diane Borcherding, Louie Fisher, Steve Grimes, Steve Gustafson, Wayne Hannel, Mark Herman, Ellen Kelley, Douglas McDonald, Ron Phillips, Bob Sartor, Scott Swearinger, and Cheryl Traum

Park Ambassador Program (727 hours volunteered in 2013) Dan Alsassa, Dan Aromando, Joanne Beine, Sharon Clemitus, Barb Cook, Jerry Cook, Allison Duffas, Katherine Duffas, Eric Engstrom, Jack Georgen, Jenny Leiby, Tim Leiby, Nancy Maday, Ron Maday, Carolyn Makoben, Dennis McFate, Sarah Mesick, Tim Mesik, Jan Oberhart, Bill Raeder, Greg Shelangouski, Barb Walsh, Margaret Walsh, Kurt Weiler, and John Wellman

Life Fitness Center Advisory and Business Plan Committees Jon Delaney, Ro Goettsch, Jody Himmelman, Sue Johnson, Kevin Kraft, Pat Laas, Erol Melik, Steve Sorensen, and Pete Wessels

Friends of Bettendorf Parks Foundation (650 hours volunteered) Becky Albertson, Daniel Ellard, Marie Feehan, Julie Fick Martin, Ralph Heninger Jr., Pat Flaherty, Denny Glancy, Herb Goettsch, Steve Grimes, Matt Mooney, Emily Perkins, Shirley Rucker, Mikkie Schiltz, Mark Spranger, and Steve Wilger

Dog Park Committee (450 hours volunteered in 2013) Kris Albert, K.C. Barnes, Kathleen Behncke, Doug Cebuhar, Christina Cole, Deb Fisher, Steve Grimes, Kim Hein, Annette Horvath, Pam Falk Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Gretta Knight, Missy Ledbetter, Gerald Lynn, Eric Mitchell, Becki Norton, Peggy Rucker and Matt VanPelt

Fourth of July Committee (200 hours volunteered in 2013) Mark Brenny, Sherri Behr DeVrieze, Jim Crowder, Steve Grimes, Lauran Haldeman, Joe Hutter, Keith Kimball, Debe LaMar, Larry Makoben, Ken Miller, Decker Ploehn, Kim Radcliff, Jason Schadt, Scott Webster, and Don Wells

Centennial Garden Committee (450 hours volunteered) Katie Ainsworth, Sharon Andresen, Martha Balluff, Kim Benson, Martha Burnham, Lin Clarke, Gunda Davis, Linda Emerick, Terri Fry, Jeanne Gale, Joan Gentzkow, Sue Gerdes, Cindy Geurink, Cathy Halligan, Carolyn Hamilton, Julie Hamilton, Ana Kehoe, Marj Kinsler, Sue Laimans, Sherry Lindsay, Ann McCarthy, Kate McGovern, Pat Miller, Bernie Murphy, Jody Ruhl, Mary Shelton, Gala Sunderbruch, Melissa Von Maur, Nan Von Maur, Ruth Ward, Faye Waterman, and Pat Wohlford