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Become a Friend of the Great Plains Nature Center!

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As a Friend of the Great Plains Nature Center you will receive advance notice of all events at the GPNC through our newsletter, Prairie Reflections.  Plus, you'll receive a Friends-only discount in the Owl's Nest Gift Shop and invitations to special Friends-only events.  And you'll have the satisfaction of knowing your membership dollars are being used to support our educational mission.

The Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center
has 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. 

The supporting membership categories are:

Bison - $500 per year
Bald Eagle - $250 per year
Pronghorn - $100 per year

The family membership categories are:

Family of Educator (K-college) - $25 per year
Family of Senior (age 62+) - $25 per year
Family - $40 per year

The individual membership categories are:

Life Member - $1,000 or more
(life members are recognized with a plaque on the donor wall in the lobby)
Individual - $25 per year
Educator or Student - $15 per year
Senior (age 62+) - $15 per year

To join, download and print the Friends brochure, which includes a membership form.  Right click here to download the brochure! [pdf file]
(On a Windows system, download the file by right-clicking on this link  and choose "Save Target As" to save it to your hard drive, then open it from there.   You will need Acrobat Reader to view this file.  If you don't have that software already, you can get it for free from Adobe.)
You may join by calling the Owls Nest Gift Shop during business hours and paying the dues with a credit card or you may fill out the form and mail it along with your check made out to "FGPNC" to:

FGPNC Membership
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200

Remember - Benefits of membership include:

10% discounts on purchases at our gift shop (excluding sale or special-offer merchandise).
Invitations to Friends-only events.

 

If you are interested in the natural history of the prairies of North America and want to support the efforts of the GPNC to provide public education in that area, please consider joining our Friends group!

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These are the members of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the GPNC for 2013.  
Board elections are in February.
Randy Williams : President
Jay Newton : President-elect
Bob Gress : Vice President
Patrick Mathews : Secretary
Mike Leck : Treasurer
Charlie Cope
Katy Goering
Kevin Groeneweg
Rick Hartwell
Jill Lokke
Tim Martz
Cheryl Miller
George Naylor
Greg Novacek
Tom Safley
Steve Sorensen
Lorrie Beck - ex officio for US Fish & Wildlife Service
Jim Mason - ex officio for Wichita Department of Park & Recreation
Marc Murrell - ex officio for Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism

Questions?
Contact Mike Leck at:
(316) 683-5499 x 109 - phone
Mike@gpnc.org - email

Questions or comments?  Send Email to Jim Mason Spidey
Or write us at: 
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200             Call:  316-683-5499            Fax:  316-688-9555

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