It’s almost a full-time job tracking all the volunteer help we receive. If we left your name out, please forgive us and know that you are essential to advancing OVEC’s issues.

As you check out this list of Thank Yous, please consider the "Michael Morrison Challenge." Michael has won OVEC’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Year two years in a row. He’d like to see of one of you take his title!

Writers’ Tour: Chris Green, Jeff Mann, Denise Giardina, Bob Henry Baber, Cathy Pleska, Larry Gibson, Vernon Haltom, Judy Bonds, Cindy Rank, Bill Price, Julian Martin, Gordon Simmons, Mike Sublette, Kate Long, Diane Fisher, Adam Brown, Rob Merritt, Delilah O’Haynes, Beth Wellington, Laura Bentley, Katie Fallon, Sam Martin, Irene McKinney, Edwina Pendarvis, John Van Kirk, Mary Miller, Pauline Canterberry, Mike and Leslie Maynor, Chuck Nelson, Ed Wiley, Donetta Blankenship, Versi Sims, Paul and Nanette Nelson, SouthWings, Taylor Barnhill, Caroline Douglas, Bridget Nelson, Darwin Jones and Tom Komer.

Bob Ross Don’t Live Here No More Art Show Fund-raiser: Dr. Joseph Touma, Chris Worth, Clayton McNearney, David Seth Cyfers, Peter Massing, Poochie Myers, Allen Toney, Tony Mancini for catering (wow!), Higher Ground, Dennis Butcher at PJ Florist, One Track Minds, Plebe, Zach Kohns, Noel Sayre, Kathereine Mohn, Jarad Lemley, Grant, Michael Morrison, Joe Lung, Elwyn and Joan Bellis, Jonas McNearney and Stephanie for pouring the wine, Jeff Ruff, Ben Robinson, Emilie Ritchie, Micah McMaster, Sam St Clair, Jason Archer and Amber at the Java Joint for providing essential support, all the artists and patrons who made this such a super event. Without a huge volunteer effort, this event would not have happened.

Treehuggers’ Ball: Stephen Perry, Holderby’s Landing, Eric Fout, Aristotle and the Excellent Lovers, Big Rock & the CandyA** Mountain Boys, Bud Carroll, Chris Allen, Brad & Christina Roush at Raw Times Health Bar, Tem Kirk at the WV House of Music, Paul Callicoat at Rt. 60 Music, Tracy Toler with Visual Grove Productions, Chris Morris with Music in Motion Production, DJ Jason 1L, Ronda Harper, Chrystal Gunnoe, Mike Morrison (1000 times), Chuck Wyrostok, the waitress at Blue Grass Kitchen, Frog Creek Books, to all the individuals who donated for our silent auction, Old Village Roasters, Scent from Heaven, Happy Camper and – in Pullman Square – Borders, Starbucks, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Coldstone Creamery. Thanks to so many volunteers and everyone who came out to make this a super fun event.

Sludge Safety Project: Matt Hepler, The Youngs, the Brown families, the Sammons family, the Blankenship Family, Joe Mollett, the Chafins, Ira Evans, Eddie Hatfield, Luana Cook-Scott, Freda Williams, RS, Denver Mitchell, Melvin Tyree, Regina Hendrix, Fred Sampson, Michael Morrison, Mary Ellen O’Farrell, Kathryn Allen Stone, Cindy Rank. Plus everyone who wrote or called legislators about studying sludge injection during the Interims.

Mountain Community Preservation Coalition: Thanks to everyone supporting OVEC in Boone County! Especially Jim and Jean Foster, Jean, Chrystal and Jesse Gunnoe, Joan Linville.

Blair: Kenny King, CB, and the Aleshires.

Up North: Bobby Mitchell and loads of students, Beth Raps.

Down South: Danny Chiotos, Amanda Haverty, and the UNC Crew who came to Mingo.

SouthWings: You help to open more eyes to the devastation of our mountains than you will ever imagine.

FOCer Bowl: Thanks to Friends of Mountains members who helped cover the cost of flying the "Stop Mountaintop Removal NOW!" banner over the Friends of Coal Bowl.

Meet the Candidates: Brandi Jacobs-Jones, Glen Smith for handing out fliers about the event.

Coal River Mountain Watch and Mountain Sustainability Project: Big Ups!

Larry Gibson and the Stanley Heirs Foundation: Big ups for being so relentless in the fight to stop MTR, for educating so many. We love and respect you for all that you have sacrificed for the love of our mountains.

Left Fork Mud River Watershed Stream Partners Association: Versi Sims, Anita Stanley and Miller, and others.

To the OVEC Board: Thanks for attending trainings, and extra shout out to Regina Hendrix, Michael Morrison and David Duke for massive volunteer work.

Mailings: Ronda Harper; Michael Morrison, Ralph Oberly, Mel Tyree, David Duke.

Tabling: Winnie Fox, Michael Morrison, David Duke.

Editing: Mary Wildfire and Greg Wood.

OVEC v. Army Corps of Engineers Lawsuit: Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment, Earthjustice, Margaret Janes, Cindy Rank, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, CRMW, all the expert witnesses on our side, everyone who came to listen to the trial.

OVEC Listening Project: To the board members who have volunteered to do this important and monumental task and the OVEC community leadership who have started and who will help guide us through this process, and build on what we learn from each other.