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March 25, 1997 <br />Big Island Veterans Camp <br />Board of Governors <br />P.O. Box 598 <br />Excelsior, MN 55331 <br />Dear Dream 2001 Program Presenter: <br />MAR 2 7. 1997 <br />On behalf of the Board of Governors, I would like to thank you for <br />your Dream 2001 Program presentation. The collective dedication <br />of the presenters made a strong statement on behalf of the Board of <br />Governors regarding our commitment to improving the Veterans' Camp. <br />Thank you. <br />Know this, "your efforts made a difference"! Last year we made a <br />commitment to raise the funds and assist in the development of a <br />well thought through architectural plan for the improvement of the <br />Big Island Veterans Camp. Veteran groups contributed over $10,000 <br />for this plan, and we promised them that a draft architectural plan <br />would be completed and PRESENTED to them before May 1, 1997. <br />Thanks to you, WE MADE IT! <br />Know this, "planners for the City of Orono and members of the Lake <br />Minnetonka Conservation District were present". After the Dream <br />2001 Program, they came forward and indicated a strong level of <br />support for our planning efforts and expressed their appreciation <br />for having been invited. Good will and respect must be earned and <br />thanks to your Program contribution, we built upon a good start. <br />Now we must follow up and continue to jointly plan for the Camp's <br />development. <br />Our Camp, like relationships, must be built on promises kept. We <br />need to continue to engage the active support of veterans and <br />veterans groups to share in the vision of creating a family- <br />oriented Rest Camp that provides a high quality recreational <br />experience for disabled and non-disabled veterans, as well as for <br />their families. <br />At this time the May 1st Camp opening is nearly upon us. We must <br />make every effort to also focus upon doing everything we can to <br />inform and invite veterans to use the Camp. We must raise the <br />funds to operate the Camp this season, stay within budget, and <br />make all possible Camp improvements. <br />Again, we thank you. I want to remind you that you have an <br />invitation to "COME TO THE ISLAND" (I'll borrow the "other" <br />island's advertisement) this summer, AND COME OFTEN!