Friends of Bighorn Lake - About

Please join us . . .

Won’t you join us in making a good lake great? Your membership in Friends of Bighorn Lake is crucial. We’ll work together to make Bighorn Lake an even greater resource. Membership in Friends of Bighorn Lake will allow you to support an organization that will work hard on your behalf.

Your annual membership gives you a voice at our summer annual meeting and a voice on public policy issues throughout the year. You will have a direct pipeline to state and federal officials and a source for information and support throughout the year.

We offer several annual membership levels. They are:

Sign up is currently free for 2018-2019.

Thereafter:

• Silver Family Membership, $20;
• Gold Family Membership $50;
• Silver Business Membership, $100;
• Gold Business Membership, $250;
• Platinum Business Membership, $1,000

Please print and mail with your check to
Friends of Bighorn Lake, 919 Sylvan Ct. Powell, Wyo 82435

I have checked the membership level that works for me, and I have included a check payable to
Friends of Bighorn Lake.

Name ___________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________

Telephone _______________________________________________

E-mail*__________________________________________________

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______ Family Membership $20 (Silver)
______ Family Membership $50 (Gold)
______ Silver Business Membership $100
______ Gold Business Membership $250
______ Platinum Business Membership $1,000

We will not give or sell your e-mail address to anyone. Please provide us this information so we can keep you informed.

Bylaws

The Friends of Bighorn Lake (FOBHL) shall function under the authority of US IRS Code 501(c)(6). The FOBHL are incorporated in Wyoming (August 2006) as a nonprofit corporation. The organization is organized exclusively for charitable, educational or scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.

ARTICLE I — MISSION

The mission of the Friends of Bighorn Lake is to build on the recreational, economic and environmental opportunities of Bighorn Lake.

ARTICLE II – GOALS

Friends of Bighorn Lake, a 501(c)6 organization was formed to:

Partner as communities and destinations around the lake in our marketing efforts so we can draw a greater number of tourists to Bighorn Lake.

Work with state and federal funding sources to improve the Bighorn Lake infrastructure, such as boat ramps, docks, slips, camping facilities, and silt management.

Work towards the completion and implementation of an updated Bighorn Lake “master plan” that will guide budgets and other decisions for future improvements.

Educate the public about the economic impact of Bighorn Lake, as driven by its superb recreational amenities; further, help business leaders and the public to understand the serious impact of lake levels on these recreationalamenities and in turn on our local economy.

Be the public’s voice and work tirelessly to make a good lake great.

Take the lead in volunteer efforts to assist BICA when ever and where ever possible.

A full copy of the bylaws is available by email.